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Swampscott businesses trying to survive COVID era
Linda Werbner
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“I’m hanging on by a shoestring,” said Lisa Boemer, owner of The Hiccup, Inc., a quirky Swampscott gift shop when asked how her fledgling business is faring nearly a year into the pandemic. “It’s day by day.”
To add to her worries, Boemer recently learned that she does not qualify either for the small business loans or small business grants being administered through the Swampscott Community and Economic Development Department because she opened her shop on Feb. 29, two weeks after the Feb. 15 cut-off date.
Swampscott Police Log Dec. 7 - Dec. 17
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The following are excerpts from the Swampscott police log for Monday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 17. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
Monday, Dec. 7
2:13 p.m.: A con/scam was reported on Bay View Drive.
6:26 p.m.: An activated alarm was reported on Paradise Road.
Tuesday, Dec. 8
2:56 p.m.: A con/scam was reported on Lewis Road.
6:10 p.m.: A con/scam was reported on Humphrey Street.
11:12 p.m.: Suspicious activity was reported on Rockland and Rose streets.
Burrill Street bridge installation, lighting celebrate Swampscott
$35K art project spotlights local history
Leigh Blander / Correspondant
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Postcards are a nostalgic, almost romantic, throwback to uncomplicated times, before social media check-ins, when people sent home beautiful photos with the simple message: Wish you were here.
Artist Laura Reeder tapped into the postcard motif for a new art installation under the railroad bridge in Swampscott, highlighting what is special about this seaside community.
“I love the way a postcard allows a picture to tell a story with less emphasis on words,” Reeder said. “A postcard can connect people to a place.”
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