The library at 100: An alternative community cultural center and meeting place
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 earlier this month. By DAVID LISCIO Construction of the Swampscott Public Library, which opened its doors 100 years ago, unveiled […]
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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 into the U.S. Army the previous April, was killed in action by enemy shell fire at the […]
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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.
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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 raised in Bath, England, hails from a family of artists.
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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 beautifully captured sailboats or yachts staring back at them from photographer Cory Silken’s work.
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