North Shore's King's Beach Among 7 Closed Across MA As Temperatures Soar

One of the first warm stretches of the spring coincided with a set of beach closures.

Swampscott High-Dose Flu Shot Clinic At Senior Center

The flu shot clinic is for those 65 years old and older.

Swampscott Flu Clinic For 18+ Residents Set For Senior Center

The Swampscott Health Department will hold the clinic using the trivalent (non-high-dose) vaccine at the Senior Center.

West Nile Virus Detected In Swampscott Mosquitoes

Swampscott becomes the latest North Shore city or town with infected mosquitoes.

Swampscott High-Dose Flu Shot Clinic Set For Senior Center

The high-dose clinic is scheduled for Sept. 24.

Swampscott Beach Contamination The Talk Of Select Board Meeting

Health Director Jeff Vaughan detailed the weekend Lynn sewage outflow and general stormwater runoff concerns after all heavy rain events.

Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area: See Latest Numbers

See how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

See how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

Updated federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Essex County and across MA.

Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

Here's an update on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area: See Latest Numbers

Updated federal data shows how many hospital beds are currently filled in Essex County and across MA.

How Close Are Swampscott Area Hospitals To Capacity? Latest

See how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

Latest: Check Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

See how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

Latest Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

Here is updated data on which hospitals are nearing capacity in Essex County.

Coronavirus Cases Up 20 Percent Recently In Essex County: CDC

Essex County is part of the national trend of growing coronavirus cases.

Essex County Coronavirus Transmission 'High': CDC

The rate of new cases has decreased recently in Essex County.

Essex County Ranks Well In New 'Maternal Vulnerability' Index

The U.S. ranks poorly among developed countries for maternal health. Here is how Essex County compares to the U.S.

Swampscott To Offer High-Dose Flu Shot Clinic For Seniors

The Swampscott Health Department will run the drive-thru clinic on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Congregation Shirat Hayam.

Swampscott Second North Shore Town To Detect West Nile Virus

Swampscott joined Danvers on Friday in finding a mosquito pool test that was positive for the virus.

Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area: Update

See how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

King's Beach Potentially Unsafe For Swimming 75% Of 2020: Report

Environment Massachusetts release a report calling King's Beach on the Swampscott/Lynn line the most frequently polluted beach in the state.

How Much Of Essex County Population Is Vaccinated?

Here is how the Swampscott area is doing with coronavirus vaccinations.

Update: Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

Here's how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Essex County.

How Much Of Essex County Population Is Vaccinated?

This is how the Swampscott area compares to Massachusetts and the nation for coronavirus vaccinations.

Coronavirus Cases Up In Swampscott Area Despite Vaccination Increase

Massachusetts is doing better than most states in the race to vaccinate its population.

Update: Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

See how the waning coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital capacity in Essex County and across MA.

Weekly Update: Check Hospital Capacity In Swampscott Area

Here are the latest numbers on which hospitals are closest to capacity in Essex County as the pandemic wanes.

Weekly Update: See Which Swampscott Area Hospitals Nearing Capacity

Here's how the coronavirus epidemic is affecting hospitals and their ICUs in Essex County.

Swampscott Launches Mental Health Referral Service For Residents

The town has opened a free outpatient mental health service through William James College INTERFACE Referral Service.

Weekly Update: See Which Swampscott Area Hospitals Are Nearing Capacity

New federal data shows how many inpatient and ICU hospital beds are currently filled in Essex County and across MA.

Hospital Capacity In The Swampscott Area: Weekly Update

New federal data shows how the coronavirus epidemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across Massachusetts.

Swampscott Fire Suffers First Coronavirus Outbreak

Positive cases come the same week the union president criticized the Board of Selectmen for questioning first responders.

Here's How Close Swampscott Area Hospitals Are To Capacity

New federal government data shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in Essex County.

Here's How Close Swampscott Area Hospitals Are To Capacity

New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in the Swampscott area.

'Our Goal Is To Educate People': Swampscott Director Of Health

Swampscott Director of Public Health talks trick-or-treating, what it means to be a "close contact" and concerns about indoor gatherings.

Face Masks Create New Challenges For People With Hearing Loss

Everyday speech becomes muffled and difficult to follow.

Essex County Coronavirus Update: 11,432 cases, 669 Deaths

​There are 11,432 cases of the new coronavirus and 669 coronavirus-related deaths in Essex County as of Monday afternoon.

Love Thy Neighbor? It's Not Always Easy In A Coronavirus Pandemic

Some Massachusetts residents are taking to social media to shame neighbors who don't appear to be doing their part to fight the coronavirus.

Swampscott Coronavirus: Town Has First Presumed Case

The Swampscott resident, who is the sixth case of COVID-19 in Essex County, is self isolating, Swampscott officials said.

Swampscott Schools Taking Precautions Against Coronavirus

Until further notice, all local and area school field trips are canceled, school officials announced Wednesday.

Flu Season Sends People To Their Doctors In Droves

Visits to the doctor for the flu haven't been this high since 2009.