• Dick Jauron in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on Nov. 18, 2015.
    Swampscott February 8, 2025 8:58 pm

    Dick Jauron, Swampscott grad who went on to long NFL career, dies at 74

    Longtime NFL player and coach Dick Jauron, a Massachusetts product who led the Chicago Bears to the playoffs and was voted AP coach of the year in 2001, died Saturday. He was 74. The Bears confirmed his death, which came one day before Philadelphia — where Jauron briefly served as an assistant to current Chiefs coach Andy Reid — played…

  • Massachusetts December 3, 2024 11:46 pm

    Dog taken from North Shore yard reunited with owner

    An investigation is underway after a camera caught two people enticing a dog from its front yard into the back of their van and driving away. 

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  • Pets December 3, 2024 6:26 pm

    Dog taken from owner's lawn in Swampscott

    Two people are seen on camera luring the dog into the van, but police have now located the dog. 

  • Police say Trudy, center, was taken from her front yard on Bates Road in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on Tuesday.
    Swampscott December 3, 2024 11:46 pm

    Elderly dog taken from front yard in Swampscott, found after search

    A 14-year-old dog was taken from her front yard in Swampscott, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning before being found, police said, saying she’ll be reunited with her owners. Investigators released photos of a man and a woman seen on camera taking the 14-year-old hound mix, Trudy, from the home on Bates Road around 10 a.m. They were driving a white van....

  • Tom Creamer and Kate Sheer embrace after being reunited months after Sheer helped save Creamer’s life using CPR.
    Swampscott October 23, 2024 5:22 pm

    Swampscott man meets good Samaritan who saved his life

    A Swampscott, Massachusetts, man who nearly lost his life met the people who saved it on Wednesday. In mid-August, Tom Creamer and his wife Mary were wrapping up a busy day of errands. “She wanted to go home but I had a letter to mail,” Creamer explained. He walked to the Swampscott Post Office to mail his letter, and...

  • Swampscott October 23, 2024 5:06 pm

    Swampscott man meets good Samaritan who saved his life

    A Swampscott man who suffered a medical emergency was reunited with the good Samaritan and first responders who saved his life on Wednesdsay.

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    Swampscott September 25, 2024 1:35 pm

    Swampscott chiropractor pleads guilty to indecent assault on patients

    A chiropractor who owned a practice in Swampscott, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to indecent assault of three patients. Ilan Amar, 50, is the owner of A Touch of Health Chiropractic, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. He pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent assault and battery and three counts of open and gross lewdness last week. Amar…

  • Massachusetts July 15, 2024 5:01 pm

    PHOTOS: Whale breaches feet from fisherman off Swampscott beach

    A whale was spotted swimming off the coast of Swampscott and Lynn, Massachusetts, on Monday, giving quite a show as it breached just feet from a fisherman. “I could almost touch him. He was you know within 20 feet of me,” said Clark Scott, who lives in Swampscott. Early Monday morning, NBC10 Boston’s Sky Ranger helicopter caught footage of the…

  • Heavy Equipment being used to bury a decaying humpback whale. Picture by Alexander Falk
    Swampscott May 19, 2024 4:08 pm

    Humpback whale buried after washing ashore in Swampscott

    The whale was buried on Saturday at the beach walkway near the town line at the beach walkway entrance to Preston Beach.

  • Swampscott May 14, 2024 5:33 pm

    Dead whale washes up on Mass. beach — and not for the first time

    The body of a massive humpback whale washed ashore in Swampscott, near Marblehead, weeks after it washed ashore in town and was towed out to sea. Here’s what locals had to say about the shocking sight.

  • Swampscott May 14, 2024 5:48 pm

    Humpback whale washes ashore in Swampscott

    A 42-foot long humpback whale washed ashore in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning. The whale washed up on a beach not far from the Marblehead line. Swampscott Animal Control Officer Scott Considine confirmed the whale is the same one that washed ashore near Preston Beach in Swampscott a few weeks ago and was towed out to sea. “NOAA called. I…

  • Massachusetts April 2, 2024 12:01 am

    ‘Sick to my stomach': String of check-washing crimes under investigation in Swampscott

    Police in Swampscott, Massachusetts, are warning the public to be on the lookout after a series of check-washing incidents. Criminals are stealing checks from people’s mail, changing the names and dollar amounts. The Swampscott Police Department says it is investigating about 20 such cases. Frank Colanto was taking a look at his bank account online when alarm bells started going…

  • Massachusetts April 1, 2024 11:44 pm

    Police investigate check-washing scam

    Authorities in Swampscott are sounding the alarm about a string of check-washing cases.

  • Taxes March 20, 2024 3:52 pm

    Longtime IRS agent caught lying on her taxes, feds say

    A veteran IRS agent who’s taught professional standards and more at a Massachusetts university was arrested Wednesday for allegedly filing false tax returns for three years, federal prosecutors said. Ndeye Amy Thioub was arrested on Wednesday. The 67-year-old Swampscott resident was due in Boston’s federal court Wednesday afternoon. Investigators found that Thioub filed false personal tax returns from 2017...

  • Swampscott January 26, 2024 10:34 am

    PHOTOS: Baby seal spotted at a beach in Swampscott

    A baby seal was spotted at a beach in Swampscott, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. “[The seal] was trying to come up on shore to rest and unfortunately, the beach was too crowded. There were too many dogs and people, so we put it on a private, quiet beach,” said Betsy Cruger, Marblehead Animal Control officer. The gray seal was taken from…

  • Swampscott December 22, 2023 4:37 pm

    Swampscott police welcome diverse class of new officers

    “Little by little, we’re changing the face of policing,” Swampscott’s police chief says — the town made it a goal to diversify its group of first responders, and a group of new recruits shows the result. Officials told us about the changes that made it possible.

  • Swampscott December 22, 2023 4:50 pm

    Swampscott shows signs of progress in diversifying its police, fire departments

    A Massachusetts town is making a significant effort to diversify its police and fire departments. Seven police recruits and two firefighters joined the ranks of Swampscott’s first responders Wednesday night. The swearing-in ceremony happened without much fanfare, but comparing the new composition of these departments to just a year ago, one can’t help but notice a change. “Little by...

  • Swampscott December 6, 2023 12:13 am

    Swampscott police investigate hateful vandalism of pro-Israel yard sign

    Police in Swampscott, Massachusetts, are investigating after a pro-Israel yard sign was defaced with antisemitic graffiti. The vandalism happened overnight Monday into Tuesday, police said. Photos showed swastikas on both sides of the sign, which reads “We Stand With Israel.” Sam, a high school senior, couldn’t believe what he saw in his yard when heading to school Tuesday morning....

  • Massachusetts December 6, 2023 12:02 am

    Pro-Israel signs in Swampscott vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

    Authorities are investigating after a swastika was drawn on a sign voicing support for Israel.

  • Massachusetts August 21, 2023 10:08 pm

    Mass. company aims to make fashion a zip for people with disabilities

    On the eve of her teen’s surgery, Dana Palmer-Donnelly of Hingham, Massachusetts, was in a frantic search to find clothes for him to wear during his recovery. Carter Donnelly, 16, has a genetic disorder limiting his mobility, and an intellectual impairment that confines him to communicating only non-verbally. For six weeks, he was due to have a cast on each…

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