Swampscott Stories
Action at Jackson Says Park
Jackson Park work is a welcome sight for many, especially its many supporters and those who look forward to using the park when it opens in spring.
Crews, equipment and turf excavation at Jackson Park are laying the foundation for spring recreation. The hands, dump trucks and soil are a pleasing sight to those who have given the time, labor and cash — as well as scrap metal — that helped make the project happen. "We've been saying year after year that we are hoping to see it happen," said project supporter Kevin Donaher. Now, for the first time, Donaher is seeing action at Jackson. Others, including the kids Donaher saw hanging around the contruction site last week, have an eye on the progress. "The kids were sitting there with a basketball and I was thinking: 'This is a place that the kids are going to play,'" he said. A basketball hoop will join walkways and benches, and …
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