Town Expands Committee's Scope To Waterfront

Once the Swampscott Harbor Advisory Committee, the panel is now the Harbor and Waterfront Advisory Committee.

  The town's Harbor Advisory Committee is now the Harbor and Waterfront Advisory Committee. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to add waterfront to the name of the long-standing committee, which currently supervises only Fisherman's Beach. Selectman Glenn Kessler proposed the change, saying the members of the committee are "ready and willing to step up" to expanding their concerns to the entire waterfront between the city limits of Lynn and the town line with Marblehead. Town Administrator Thomas Younger supported the change, telling the Selectmen, "I need help." He said the waterfront is Swampscott's greatest asset for economic development and recreation. "It can not be duplicated," he said. But there is so many things that need to …

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Sundown at Swampscott Harbor

House-cam view of Swampscott Harbor from 5:15 pm Thursday.

Here's a 5:15 pm photo from Feb. 23, taken by George Allen's house cam. Pictured is Swampscott Harbor.  George's twin Olympus house cameras take sweeping shots of the harbor every 15 minutes. They document haze and offer grand views. Thanks George. For a look at the latest harbor shot in Swampscott visit http://hazecam.net/images/main/boston_right.jpg

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 3

Quote of the Day: “There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all fun

  1) Weather Watch — Sunny. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a sunny day with a high temperature near 35.  2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at Fisherman's Beach is 1:45 pm (.98 ft). High tide is 8:04 pm (7.61 ft). The sun will rise at 6:55 am and set at 4:59 pm.  3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted Monday): duqsi Thursday's answer: Sunshine 4) Quote of the Day: “There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.”  Bill Belichick 5) …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 3

Twain of the Day: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." Mark Twain

  1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a sunny day with a high temperature near 28.   2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at Fisherman's Beach is 12:40 am (1.23 ft). High tide is 6:56 pm (7.89 ft). The sun will rise at 7:13 am and set at 4:22 pm.  3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow): lagslue Monday's answer: history 4) Quote of the Day: Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. Mark Twain 5)  Blue Watch: Students are back to school today after their holiday break.  Swampscott High girls and boys basketball teams play Marblehead's squads in Marblehead. The …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Jan. 2

Twain of the Day: "Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident." Mark Twain

  1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting a mostly cloudy day with a high near 46.  2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at Fisherman's Beach is 11:43 am (1.28 ft). High tide is 6 pm (7.81 ft). The sun will rise at 7:13 am and set at 4:21 pm.  3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow): tsyiroh Friday's answer: pastor 4) Quote of the Day: Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident. Mark Twain 5) Big Blue Watch: Swampscott High hockey plays against Amesbury High School  at the Haverhill Valley Forum Ice Rink, 7 Parkridge Road, in Haverhill.

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Floats Pulled for Winter

A Department of Public Works crew hauled the landings out Thursday. The six floats sit stacked in a corner of the parking lot at Fisherman's Beach.

A DPW crew pulled floats from the town pier Thursday, marking the end of another boating season at Fisherman's Beach. The crew took advantage of extremely high water — almost 12 feet. They had the floats hauled to the parking lot and stacked in their corner by mid-afternoon, a few hours after the 11:45 am high tide, DPW Director Gino Cresta said. The crew detached the bobbing and creaking floats, hand-towed them to the boat ramp and chained them to a front loader for a ride to the corner. The director wanted the landings out before the weekend. Stormy weather is predicted. This was their second time out of the harbor in 2011. The first was the end of August before Hurricane Irene struck.  Even so, other heavy weather and wear have worn the…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 27

From music history to local tides. Things to know in Swampscott on this fall day in October.

1) Weather Watch — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting rain. The day's high temperature will be near 46. 2) Tide Watch — Today's low tide at Fisherman's Beach is 5:32 am (1.15 ft). High tide is 11:46 am (11.82 ft). The sun will rise at 7:10 am and set at 4:43 pm.  3) Swampscott Scrambler — Unscramble these letters to spell the name of a Swampscott person, place or thing (answer to be posted tomorrow): disppenta Wednesday's answer: Preston (Beach) 4) In Music History —  In 1975,  Bruce Springsteen was simultaneously on the cover of Time and Newsweek. (From http://www.on-this-day.com)  5) Costume Watch — Patch is hosting a national Halloween costume contest. Here are the details http://patch.com/A-nbQN

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Swampscott Stories

Tea to Sea to Me

Swampscott sea glass artist Judy Trujillo is showing her works at the National Sea Glass Festival today and tomorrow on the Jersey Shore.

There’s lots of Swampscott on the New Jersey Shore, today. Mostly water-worn bits and pieces that Judy Trujillo hand picked at her feet, starting and stopping day after day on Swampscott beaches. She arranged the shards and sea glass into mosaics many of which picture Swampscott scenes. So at her booth this weekend at the National Sea Glass Festival in Long Branch, New Jersey visitors will see not only colorful pieces of sea glass but local color of the Swampscott kind.   Fisherman’s Beach is there in a mosaic or two. Ghosts of fishermen, too. Tea cups, saucers and plates that likely slipped from the harried kitchen hands and waitresses at the Lincoln House Point Hotel and were later tossed into the sea make her piece: Tea to Sea to Me. …

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Photo of the Day: Swampy Lady

The Swampscott sailboat Swampy Lady was the lone sailboat in the parking lot at Fisherman's Beach, recently. It will soon be joined by others as the sailing season comes to an end.

The Swampscott sailboat Swampy Lady was the lone sailboat in the parking lot at Fisherman's Beach, recently. It will soon be joined by others as the sailing season comes to an end.

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Then and Now

Historical Photo: Then and Now

Then and Now asks When. In what year was this photograph of Fisherman's Beach taken. One guess per person. Be first to enter the correct or closest answer — click the Add a Comment link to the right and enter your guess — and win a prize.

Then and Now asks When? In what year was this photograph of Fisherman's Beach taken? One guess per person. Be first to enter the correct or closest answer — click the Add a Comment link to the right and enter your guess — and win a prize. If the clicking doesn't work, you can email me your guess at terry.date@patch.com Check back Monday to see the answer and the winner. We'll also keep the Then and Now feature going by posting  another photograph of a historic house or location on the following Saturday. The Then photograph was courtesy of the Swampscott Historical Society.

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