Then and now: A librarian helps a visitor to the Swampscott Public Library in the 1950s and, in the photo on the right, longtime directors Susan Conner, left, and Alyce Deveau man the main desk … [Read more...] about The library at 100: An alternative community cultural center and meeting place
Archives for September 26, 2017
Field of vision: Town’s foresight helps make new Blocksidge a ‘point of pride’
By STEVE KRAUSE On Sept. 2, 1918, just over two months before World War I would end on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Cpl. John Enos Blocksidge of Swampscott, who had enlisted … [Read more...] about Field of vision: Town’s foresight helps make new Blocksidge a ‘point of pride’
Life is beautiful: For four decades, Raffaele Balducci has been a cut above
By BRIDGET TURCOTTE Raffaele Balducci of Raffaele’s Hair Salon has been snipping hair and styling do’s on Humphrey Street for four decades. … [Read more...] about Life is beautiful: For four decades, Raffaele Balducci has been a cut above
A change of art: Textures and patterns shape Tom Jefferies’ career decision
By MEAGHAN CASEY After decades of putting his artistic passions on the backburner, Tom Jefferies finally acknowledged it was a calling he just couldn’t continue to ignore. Jefferies, who was … [Read more...] about A change of art: Textures and patterns shape Tom Jefferies’ career decision
Living Swell
By Meaghan Casey Entering Diana James’ Living Swell boutique, customers are transported into another world — a world in which they can almost imagine being whisked out to sea, likely on one of the … [Read more...] about Living Swell