SHS alumna comes back to lead the Big Blue
Recently, Swampscott High School hired Jaymie Caponigro, Class of 2017, as its next girls varsity soccer coach. Though Caponigro is only 24, she believes she’s ready for this challenge of leading the Big Blue for her first big coaching job. Caponigro was born and raised in Swampscott. Because of her father, Joe, Caponigro mentioned that […]
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Art a lifelong pursuit for Hersh Goldman
The first time Hersh Goldman remembers being noticed for his art was in the third grade. Goldman, a resident of Swampscott for the last 35 years, grew up in Lowell, where he quickly developed a fascination with art and drawing. In the third grade, as his class was taught penmanship, Goldman recalled perceiving the letters […]
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Ben Fernekees takes us all on his mission
Meet 10-year-old Ben Fernekees of Swampscott. Ben is just like every other 10-year-old. Well, almost. What sets him apart from most other kids his age is that he is the co-founder of Ben’s Mission, an organization that does large donation drives in Boston throughout the year. Ben and his mom Danielle Fernekees, the other co-founder, […]
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MiraMar has a passion for printing
If you happen to be strolling down Swampscott’s downtown area, you might stumble upon a small shop on the corner of Humphrey and Redington streets filled with different types of printmaking artwork. Skulls, vehicles, and animals, all in different shapes and sizes, line the front of the shop as you walk in. They are all […]
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All the world’s a stage for these lovers
Julie and Bryan Butters, a Swampscott couple, met via Match.com on New Year’s Day nine years ago. Since then, they have shared their love story through William Shakespeare’s plays. It didn’t take long after Bryan and Julie met to tie the knot. After getting engaged less than a year after meeting each other, they married […]
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Greetings from Swampscott Hotel and Resort Paradise
For the last several years, if someone wants to visit the North Shore, Swampscott is not where they would stay. Currently, there is not a single hotel, inn, or bed and breakfast in town. But it wasn’t always like this. Swampscott was once a preeminent hotel and resort destination on the North Shore. That identity […]
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Riding the wave of Nahant’s surf culture
It may come as a surprise to those who aren’t experienced surfers that there is a specific method of preparing when, where, and how to catch waves on any given day. What may be more surprising is that surfers are finding Nahant to be a more-than-adequate answer to the question of “where.” Amber O’Shea and […]
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