Tuesday, August 29, 2006
A New Blog Covering Swampscott
For almost a year, I've been blogging about Massachusetts politics; I've learned a lot and had a great time doing it. However, having spent my entire life in Swampscott, I really want to blog about this wonderful town too.
I don't want this to be the traditional, opinionated blog. Fisherman's and a Quarry is going to be another outlet for news, both hard and soft, that will provide an alternative to the great people of this town. Most importantly, it will provide an opportunity for residents to have a say in what's going on.
Anyone from Swampscott can write on this blog; it's going to be comprised of Swampscott residents because it's we who have a stake in this town (not the Boston Herald, owners of the Reporter). The only requirements are that blogs be written competently and that things are backed with facts (and preferably links). If anyone is interested in this project, send me an email.
Writers can cover events, news, the school system, building projects and even ideas that will help move the town forward. Hopefully, with a diversity of people writing, we'll get Swampscott-related news that no other media outlet could hope to achieve.
I don't want this to be the traditional, opinionated blog. Fisherman's and a Quarry is going to be another outlet for news, both hard and soft, that will provide an alternative to the great people of this town. Most importantly, it will provide an opportunity for residents to have a say in what's going on.
Anyone from Swampscott can write on this blog; it's going to be comprised of Swampscott residents because it's we who have a stake in this town (not the Boston Herald, owners of the Reporter). The only requirements are that blogs be written competently and that things are backed with facts (and preferably links). If anyone is interested in this project, send me an email.
Writers can cover events, news, the school system, building projects and even ideas that will help move the town forward. Hopefully, with a diversity of people writing, we'll get Swampscott-related news that no other media outlet could hope to achieve.
# posted by Ryan @ 10:36 PM 
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What if there's nothing happening in Swampscott? Outside of the occasional murder/suicide, it's a pretty quiet place.
# posted by 
: August 30, 2006 8:55 AM
: August 30, 2006 8:55 AM
There's always something going on, that's why this blog is hopefully going to be all about the community. There are things going on that we don't know about and some people would like to read about those events.
Plus, stuff in the area can be important to Swampscott too and there's nothing wrong with including that information. Not to mention the fact that I'm hoping we can field ideas and dialogue that would make the town a better place to live in.
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Plus, stuff in the area can be important to Swampscott too and there's nothing wrong with including that information. Not to mention the fact that I'm hoping we can field ideas and dialogue that would make the town a better place to live in.
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