Sam Snitkovsky, a senior at Swampscott High School, is the youngest member of the town’s Climate Action Plan Committee. Appointed to the committee in the fall of 2022, the 16-year-old is in … [Read more...] about A young voice on the Climate Action Plan Committee
People & Places
Frankly, Swampscott got it right
Big Blue, bigger impact. If you walked into the Dick Lynch Gymnasium at Swampscott High School ahead of the boys basketball game against Winthrop on Jan. 16, you would have witnessed lots of hugs, … [Read more...] about Frankly, Swampscott got it right
Pulitzer-winning editor reflects on coverage of synagogue shooting
Almost five years after the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s coverage of the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting earned the publication a Pulitzer Prize in 2019, retired Post-Gazette Executive Editor David … [Read more...] about Pulitzer-winning editor reflects on coverage of synagogue shooting
Don of many trades
When he's not tending to his duties as a husband, foster parent, and pharmaceutical proofreader, Don Hammontree is working on his art. The musician and painter often spends time at the Panera Bread in … [Read more...] about Don of many trades
Drumming up a good vibe
The sound of African drums echo through the halls of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn Sanctuary on a cold February afternoon, bouncing off the walls like the hands on the percussive … [Read more...] about Drumming up a good vibe