Swampscott

Swampscott has been the site of a number of political protests in recent months. For weeks, however, supporters of 32-year-old Ernst Jean-Jacques have gathered in town to demand that an assault case stemming from one of those protests be dismissed — and the case is going to trial. Jean-Jacques disputes a police report that alleges he “clenched and closed his…

Despite calls to dismiss assault charges stemming from a protest in Swampscott, Massachusetts last year, the case of Ernst Jean-Jacques is going to trail.

Police in Swampscott are looking into a rope found dangling from a tree, which people in the area said looked like a noose

Swampscott High School is going fully remote for the next two weeks in what district officials are calling the “largest outbreak of COVID cases,” the Massachusetts town has seen throughout the entire pandemic. About 100 high school students and parents have either tested positive for COVID-19 or were in close contact with somebody who did, according to town officials. “These…

A Massachusetts high school has switched to remote learning after what officials are calling the largest coronavirus outbreak in Swampscott since the start of the pandemic. Swampscott High School is closed to in-person learning until at least April 5 after the potential exposure of about 100 students and families. “This week, the high school was forced to switch back to…

At least four people were arrested Thursday morning for trespassing outside Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s home in Swampscott calling for all votes to be counted in the election.

DeRosa has been ordered not to go within 100 yards of Gov. Baker’s house. However, he intends to appeal the decision.

A harassment order against a Boston activist accused of leaving hypodermic needles at Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s home in Swampscott earlier this month was upheld in Lynn District court Monday. The needles were part of a protest about drug use in the area of Boston known as “Methadone Mile,” and Domingos DaRosa said he and his group were only...

The man accused of brazenly breaking into Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s home last week walked through an unlocked door and left behind an envelope of documents before being questioned by authorities, court documents show.

Dozens of protesters made their voices heard on Massachusetts’ eviction moratorium Wednesday evening outside Gov. Charlie Baker’s home, despite heightened security since it was broken into last week. The protesters gathered both outside the governor’s Swampscott home and nearby to call on Baker to extend the moratorium on evictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. The moratorium ends Oct. 17 and...

All that matters to Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker after a break-in at his Swampscott home last week is that everyone is safe, he said Wednesday, refusing to elaborate further. “Everybody’s safe. That’s the only thing that really matters and that’s all I’m going to say about it,” Baker said when asked about the incident during a news conference on...

Dozens of people protested outside of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Massachusetts home Wednesday to make their voices heard on the state’s eviction moratorium.

The man accused of breaking into Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s home faced a judge, saying it was a misunderstanding, while the governor offered his first comments on the incident. And a security expert sounded off on the ramifications of the break-in.

A man has been charged with breaking into and entering the home of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker last week and is now forbidden from contacting the Baker family or going near the Swampscott residence, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Officials in Swampscott, Massachusetts, want answer after a coyote was found illegally trapped and injured.

A child was rescued from the ocean off Massachusetts Tuesday after being taken away from shore by the tide, police said. The girl was on a raft at Preston Beach in Marblehead when she was carried out into the water, according to the Swampscott Police Department. Adults tried to catch her and the raft but couldn’t, according to the...

After Gerry Manzo couldn’t visit his son and grandchildren in the Netherlands due to coronavirus, Swampscott firefighters, police and an opera singer helped celebrate his 80th birthday.

An employee at the Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, Massachusetts, died from the coronavirus this week, the company confirmed Friday. “Whole Foods Market is mourning the loss of a member of our community who passed away on April 15, 2020 due to COVID-19,” a company spokesperson said. “Our hearts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time, and…

An employee at a Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, Massachusetts, has died of the coronavirus, according to officials with the company.

A man who police said broke into about a dozen cars and a garage early Christmas morning in Swampscott, Massachusetts, faced a judge Thursday, as prosecutors outlined his lengthy criminal history and drug addiction. Dante Diodati, 27, of Gloucester, drove around without a license, breaking into random, unlocked cars, according to prosecutors. He got away with a large TV, gift…