Post Office Mailboxes to be Moved

The town and Postal Service have yet to determine the new location for the boxes.

  Town and US Postal Service representatives expect to talk soon about where to move the four mailboxes in front of the US Post Office. That was the word last week. A week earlier, Town Administrator Tom  Younger told selectmen that the Postal Service had agreed to move its blue mailboxes. The move will hopefully curb crowded offstreet parking and u-turns in the area in front of the 49 Elmwood Road facility. Town officials have been meeting with Elmwood Road neighbors since about July on a variety of Post Office related items, the town administrator said. Those issues include traffic, parking, u-turns and the hours of mail transportation, he said.  

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Homemade Candy and Wonderful Hideous Sweaters

Town Hall employees crafted some fine, fine homemade candy, and arranged some eye-popping holiday sweaters.

  OK, the sweaters weren't hideous. They weren't ugly and they didn't just say holiday though those were the two themes town employees were following for Wednesday's dress-up day at Town Hall. Call the look hugly. Eat your heart out Lady Gaga. Following the recent crazy hat day — a fundraier for My Brother's Table — the women and men of Town Hall donned sweaters hung and strung with holiday lights, ornaments and whatever else the imagination invited. Marcia Willis wore a red sweater hung with 10 years worth of town historian Lou Gallo's handmade wooden ornaments. Each year the local historian crafts a new design for his Christmas ornament and replicates it for his holiday gift. He's been at it 30 year. That's 30 designs.  They include …

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VIDEO: Tour Town Hall Gingerbread Houses With Our Guest Tour Guide

To vote, donate $1 or a nonperishable food item such as a canned good. The money and food will feed the hungry at My Brother's Table in Lynn.

  The gingerbread houses reflect whimsy and Swampscott. Come to Town Hall during regular business hours though Friday to see them and breathe in the sweet spicy smell of gingerbread. The dozen entries stand like a block of enchanted homes along a streetscape where icing and cake make good neighbors. Town Tresurer Denise Dembkoski arranged the display inside Town Hall's rear entrance. To vote, donate $1 or a nonperishable food item.  Your donation will feed the hungry at My Brother's Table in Lynn. Awards will be judged on various categories: Most Creative Best Holiday Spirit Best Adult (18 & over)  Best Teen (age 14-17) Best Youth (age 10-13) Best Child (9 & under) Prizes will be awarded 

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Election Day

The polls at the town's six precincts will be open from 7 am to 8 pm

    Information for this article was provided by Town Clerk Susan Duplin. Swampscott polls will be open on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 7 am to 8 pm at its six precincts. As of Aug. 17, the town had 3,268 registered Democrats, 1,149 registered Republicans, 5,631 Undeclared, 9 Rainbow Party members, 8 Libertarians, 1 American Independent Party member, and 2 Inter Third Party members.   Swampscott Polling Locations Precincts 1 & 2. Swampscott Senior Center, 200 Rear Essex St. Precincts 3 & 4. First Church, Congregational, Monument Ave. Precincts 5 & 6. Swampscott Middle School, Forest Ave.   Addresses With Precincts                                                                   Sign up for Swampscott Patch’s daily newsletter, “like” us on …

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5 Things To Know Today: July 17

The School Building Committee is scheduled to meet tonight at 6 in the selectmen's room at Town Hall. Agenda items include a review of the School Building Forum, future steps for the committee and staffing the farmer's market.

  1) Newsbit of the Day: The School Building Committee is scheduled to meet tonight at 6 in the selectmen's room at Town Hall. Agenda items include a review of the School Building Forum, future steps for the committee and staffing the farmer's market. 2) Swampscott Scholars:   Haley Samiljan graduated from Ithaca College's School of Humanities and Sciences with a major in sociology. The degree was awarded in May.  3) Food For Thought: A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. Mark Twain 4) Weather Watch: The National Weather Service is predicting a hot and humid day with temperatures in the upper 90s.  5) Business Listing Watch: VIDEO: Businesses: Time to Claim Your Listing on Patch! It's Free! And Comes With Extra Cheese! …

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See The Red Sox at Fenway With Swampscott Fans Wednesday

The Recreation Department has 10 tickets for sale for the July 18 game vs. the Chicago White Sox.

  Get on the bus at 5 pm and travel to Fenway Park to see the Red Sox with fellow fans on Wednesday. The Recreation Department has 10 tickets remaining for the 7:10 pm game against the Chicago White Sox. So far, 45 people have bought tickets. The seats are in the grandstand on the third base side in Section 26. The tickets are $55 without transportation and $70 with coach bus transportation. Please call the Recreation Department @ 781-596-8854 or email dstrauss@town.swampscott.ma.us. The bus will leave from Town Hall at 5 pm and drop you off at the entrance to Fenway. The bus returns immediately after the game. Come root for the home team as they make their move in the second half of the season.

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Former Temple Development Proposal Could Go To Fall Town Meeting

Selectmen have extended the sales negotiations with the property developer.

  Selectmen have extended the sales negotiations agreement the town has with the developer of the town-owned Temple Israel property until April. Charing Cross Realty Trust has proposed to buy the property from the town for $2.2 million and build 19 new homes on the site. But proposed zoning changes needed for the development failed to get the required two-thirds vote at Town Meeting in May. The item failed to receive a simple majority, going down to defeat by a vote of 93-104. Representatives from the development company said after last week's selectmen meeting that they plan to talk to residents about the project in the coming weeks and months. They also said they may present a new proposal to the expected fall Town Meeting and then seek …

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Amy OConnor

7:48 am on Friday, June 29, 2012

What brings down property values are derelict buildings. Not houses with small lots. The developers are not asking you to buy a property with little frontage or setback, they are for permission to build/sell to those who do want them. I for one don't care if they are small and clustered. Some desire that. Seems like a real niche in the housing market where one can buy new construction without …   more ›

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5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 27

Nicholas Hartmann will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Prokofiev on Friday, June 29, at 7 pm at the Congregational Church of Topsfield, 9 East Common, Topsfield. For information please call (617) 966-8923. A reception will follow the concer

1) Newsbit of the Day: Nicholas Hartmann will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, and Prokofiev on Friday, June 29, at 7 pm at the Congregational Church of Topsfield, 9 East Common, Topsfield. For information please call (617) 966-8923. A reception will follow the concert. Nick's Bio: Nicholas Hartmann is 18 years old and has recently graduated as class salutatorian from Swampscott High School.  He has studied piano for a total of 14 years, and has studied with Professor Dietrich at the Chopin Conservatory for the past ten.  Nicholas has given four solo concerts during his time at the Chopin Conservatory.  In January of 2011, Nicholas made his orchestra debut, performing Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto with the Salem Philharmonic …

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Wooden Box and Balls Make the Ballot

On Wednesday the town clerk determined the order in which candidates' names will appear on the ballot.

  The wooden balls rattled around in a wooden box Wednesday and three candidates were on hand to see where their names will fall on the ballot. Town Clerk Sue Duplin put two numbered balls in the box for the selectmen's race. She turned the crank and spun the box and pulled out a ball that determined incumbent, Matt Strauss, got the first position. His opponent, challenger Glenn Kessler, was in the room. "That works for me," he said. It had to be one or two since only two people are running for the three-year seat. Another Kessler was in the selectmen's room for the drawing, Nelson Kessler — he and Glenn are not related — and he ended up with the third postion in the three-candidate Board of Health race. Deborah Shelkan Remis, who was also…

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Selectmen Table Room Naming For Andrew Maylor

Historical Commission members requested the first-floor conference room at Town Hall be named for the former town administrator.

  Selectmen will wait and hear what residents think about naming Town Hall's first-floor conference room in honor of Andrew Maylor before they take any action. Historical Commission members brought the idea to the board Wednesday, saying Maylor played a pivotal role in preserving what is a local gem and a National Historic Landmark — Town Hall. Commission Chairman Jean Reardon and member Sylivia Belkin said Maylor truly cared about the former home of prolific inventor Elihu Thomson. The town administrator forged ahead with its restoration, they said. "He took a pride in this building and he took a pride in restoring this building," Reardon said. Selectmen agreed with the sentiment but not necessarily with the action. Selectman Jill …

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