Swampscott News

Ipswich High 1979 graduate Deahn Berrini will read from her novel "Milkweed" on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Swampscott Public Library, 61 Burrill St.

Jeff Grayson, who lost the race for Ward 4 city councilor by a single vote, confirmed yesterday that he will ask for a recount.

Flynnies on the Avenue is now Ataraxis Tavern, thanks to an unusual arrangement that sends the liquor license to new owner Dean Santamaria-Capetanelis. After more than a decade at both the Atlantic Avenue restaurant and, until recently, Flynnies on the Beach, owner Jeff Flynn is retiring from the business - or so he hopes.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday outlined his plan to reduce the state's $600 million deficit and help struggling municipalities by, among several other revenue raising measures, installing red light cameras.

One of the nation's most patriotic towns is attracting national attention after Marc Shea of Gravity Fitness reported that a few of his customers have rejected the appearance of the American flag in their gym.

A small number of Swampscott High School and Middle School students have been staying home the last few days with what doctors describe as H1N1 flu symptoms.

A lawyer from Swampscott has been nominated to the state's Parole Board by Gov. Deval Patrick.

Beauty doesn't have to be expensive, as floral designer Bill Graham will show in "Holiday Decorating on a Dime" on Wednesday, Nov.

Boston has the Emerald Necklace, a string of linked parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted that provide green oases in what is often a concrete and asphalt urban desert.

Leave it to six big "Star Wars" fans to name their band The Force. Well, to be fair, the group's name was originally A Force to be Reckoned With, according to lead singer Vic Foresta, but it was abbreviated to its current name soon after members got together three years ago.

No one alive saw them build Marblehead's Jeremiah Lee Mansion in 1768. In fact, there's not even a surviving document to describe how it was done.

At 84 years young, Millie Garfield is one of the Internet's oldest bloggers, according to The Ageless Project.

Call it a gun in the holster that you hope you never have to fire. Proponents of a proposed bylaw that would empower town voters to remove elected officials describe it as a crucial safeguard, something to have in the arsenal - but hopefully never be forced to use.

With U.S. unemployment near 10 percent, small businesses - which the government says created 64 percent of new jobs in the past 15 years - will need to play a major role in the recovery.

Retail sales in the U.S. probably fell in September as dealer showrooms emptied after the a oecash for clunkersa plan expired, economists said before a report today.

"Slow down for Allie." It seemed a senseless tragedy, but Marbleheaders are finding ways to give meaning to the loss of high-schooler Allie Castner, killed in a road accident Aug.

There is a pulse. And it is strong and healthy. The Blue Ox of Oxford Street is resurrecting the idea that there can be an exciting nightlife in downtown Lynn.

A group of youths gathered at Lori's Market on Burrill Street was an indication to police that something was not right.

Police are investigating the town's third armed robbery in the past eight days. No one has been injured in the robberies, two of which appear to be related.

The oval, light-blue bumper stickers with a white silhouetted butterfly seem to be on everyone's car in downtown Marblehead these days.