LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP - WEEK OF 7/30/2023

July 31 - Sewer Overflow Adds to Swampscott King's Beach Troubles - by Scott Souza, Swampscott Patch:​ https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/sewer-overflow-adds-swampscott-kings-beach-troubles

July 31 - Storm pumps a million gallons of sewage into King's Beach - by Anthony Cammalleri, the Daily Item: https://itemlive.com/2023/07/31/storm-pumps-a-million-gallons-of-sewage-into-kings-beach/
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​August 1 - Swampscott's King's Beach Still Closed 3 Days After Sewage Release - by Scott Souza, Swampscott Patch: ​https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/swampscotts-kings-beach-still-closed-3-days-after-sewage-release​

August 2 - Swampscott to host Wazsp Championship Regatta - by Anthony Cammalleri, the Daily Item: https://itemlive.com/2023/08/01/swampscott-to-host-wazsp-championship-regatta/

August 2  - Markey bill puts heat response on front burner - by Maddie Fabian, Daily Hampshire Gazette: https://www.gazettenet.com/Sen-Markey-directs-$100-million-to-address-health-risk-of-extreme-heat-51780021​ 

August 2 - Property sells for $22 Million in Swampscott's Vinnin Square - by Anthony Cammalleri, the Daily Item: https://itemlive.com/2023/08/02/property-sells-for-22-million-in-swampscotts-vinnin-square/​

August 3 - Sewage Overflow Prompts Health Talks in Swampscott - by Anthony Cammalleri, the Daily Item: https://itemlive.com/2023/08/03/sewage-overflow-prompts-health-talks-in-swampscott 

August 3 - Essex County Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for August - by Scott Souza, Swampscott Patch: https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/s/iqqk9/essex-county-sobriety-checkpoint-planned-for-august​

August 4 - Marblehead, Swampscott Earmarks Touted in $56.2B Legislative Budget - by Scott Souza, Swampscott Patch: ​https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/s/iqruq/marblehead-swampscott-earmarks-touted-in-56-2b-legislative-budget

​​August 4 - MA Sales Tax Holiday 2023: What to Know - by Neal McNamara, Swampscott Patch: https://patch.com/massachusetts/swampscott/s/iqrkm/ma-sales-tax-holiday-2023-what-to-know​