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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 11h

I hope the irony isn’t lost here that the same people who are trying to say rainbow crosswalks are against state code and thus “less safe” also have zero interest when it comes to making pedestrian safety improvements in town.

Screenshot of a Facebook comment:

Marty Cohan
Maybe because road markings are standardized in the uniform traffic control manual and political statements are not on the standards and make enforcement an issue when someone gets hit in the crosswalk that doesn't conform to standards.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The “ambient noise of buildings” is a common white noise track option so I get this.

Screenshot of article:

Gina Frey, who said she has lived in the potential 40R District for most of her time in town, noted the "ambient noise of buildings."
"I noticed over time the neighborhood is louder, not just neighbor sounds but the ambient noise that comes from more density in buildings and spaces," Frey said.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The license plates are just saying the quiet part out loud now…

Photo of a vanity license plate that reads “BFASH”.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

MA Republicans giving big NIMBY energy. Nice to see alignment between progressives and MA Dems though.

Infographic table of all 9 MA ballot measures abd where 4 groups stand on them:

Sources: progressivemass.com (Aug. 5, 2026); LWVMA statement (Jan. 22, 2026); Mass. Democratic Party;
MassGOP 2026 Ballot Guide (Sept. 20, 2026).

2026 Mass. Ballot Questions:
Where Four Groups Stand
Massachusetts state election, November 3, 2026

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Progressive
Mass
League of Women Voters
Mass.
Democrats
Mass.
Republicans
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Public records for Governor and Legislature
YES
YES
YES
YES
2
Union rights for public defenders (CPCS)
YES
No position
YES
No position
3
All-party "top two" primary
NO
No position
NO
NO
4
Election Day voter registration
YES
YES
YES
NO
5
Cap on state tax revenue growth, with rebates
NO
NO
NO
YES
6
"Nature for All" conservation fund
No position
No position
YES
NO
7
Smaller minimum lots for single-family homes
YES
YES
YES
NO
8
Repeal recreational marijuana sales
NO
No position
NO
No position
9
Keep the 2024 gun law (YES = keep,
NO = repeal)
YES
YES
YES
NO

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What is the opposite of tokenmaxxing? It took 2 minutes just to figure out my name. It used to take 2 minutes to just call someone and handle this…

Screenshot of a “live” chat with a couple of different bots on the Chewy support chat. It took 2 minutes just to figure out my name.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Swampscott did the whole “let me rename this body of water for no reason at all” thing before Trump. swampscotttides.org/featured/swa...

In the 1902 brochure, Ainslie and Grabow rename Orient Street, calling it "Puritan Road," a full 13 years before the town of Swampscott adopted the name change at Town Meeting.
They experimented briefly in attempting to change the name of Nahant Bay to Swampscott Bay (see postcard caption at top), but the Lynn Daily Item wouldn't hear of it, so that name change didn't stick.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Great symposium today from @abundanthousingma.org which brought together housing advocates across the state to share and collaborate on the shared goal of bringing more housing to Massachusetts. Excellent conversation between @jessekb.bsky.social and @jamellebouie.net too. @berkie1.bsky.social

Photo of Jesse Kanson-Benanav and Jamelle Bouie discussing housing.

Photo of Lt Governor Kim Driscoll discussing the need for housing in the state.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Should have seen the denial of basic flock audit logs coming, but nice to get confirmation they never put a specific policy in place pertaining to the Lynn system they had access to. I suspect most police departments are a little fast and loose with policies around access to sensitive info.

Screenshot of an email:

RE: Audit records
Good afternoon,
The Swampscott Police Department does not have a Flock specific policy. Attached is our Automated license plate reader policy.
The department owns one ALPR system (cruiser mounted) however it has not functioned in approximately five years. Subsequently, it is not installed on anything currently and is in storage.
Regarding your Flock specific information request, under M.G.L. c.4 s.7(26)(f) materials pertaining to on-going and active investigations, it cannot be released.
Regards,
Lt. Michael J. Frayler
Administrative Lieutenant
Video/Records Unit
Firearms Licensing/Firearms & Taser Instructor/ Armorer
Fleet Management
Swampscott Police Department

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I love it when NIMBYs treat attempts at transit-oriented development like their house is in some ecological preserve next to the commuter rail station.

A screenshot of a digital flyer:

SAVE OUR STREETS!
SWAMPSCOTT RAILROAD AREA: SMART GROWTH ZONING DISTRICT
ZONING IS TRYING TO BE CHANGED SO THAT MORE HOUSING CAN BE BUILT
STAND UP AGAINST THIS AT THE MEETINGS AND MANY OTHER NEW BUILDING UNITS IN SWAMPSCOTT-SAVE OUR TOWN!
MEETINGS SELECT BOARD
9/23
PLANNING BOARD
10/6
SPECIAL MEETING ABOUT
PROPOSED ZONING
CHANGES
10/19
PLANNING BOARD MEETING

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The irony too of Swampscott knowing the historic fish house won’t survive climate change and not just being ok with tearing it down and making it an actually useful facility for the fishing industry like this one in Chatham certainly exemplifies how we view history here.

Photo of the Swampscott historic fish house.

Photo of the Chatham fish processing building at the town pier.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I have zero sympathy for people who can afford a >$4million house and this happens on the road in front of your house every minor rainfall event. I also think the town should start eyeing ways to take over any and all coastal properties so we can use them as public spaces.

Screenshot of a real estate listing on Zillow for a coastal home in Swampscott listed at $4.3million.

Photo of an SUV plowing through a flooded Puritan Rd in Swampscott with the water splashing higher than the vehicle and onto the neighboring lawn over their hedges.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is always an interesting topic to me and why I’ve been mostly hands-off in pushing for housing for the Hawthorne location, because if the private course takes up 7% of Swampscott’s land, the FEMA flood risk zones apply to…well much more than that.

Screenshot of a FEMA flood map showing the entire Swampscott coast, maybe 20% of the entire land area of the town, eyeballing it, is in either the AE or VE areas.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It should be noted that the nearest housing is an assisted living facility tucked away a good 200 yards from the closest corner of this site, so I’m sure the person asking about pool hours was definitely on the level.

Screenshot FP article text: Public commenters asked for full descriptions of pool timing; environmental impacts; the effects on Tedesco Pond Place and the country club; the reason for chimneys; concrete plans to maintain the Glover House; and overall "better descriptions" of the project.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I see they are going with 90s colonial as their architectural style to appease the most discerning of neighborhood character critics.

A screenshot from the project presentation showing 5 different renderings of the proposed buildings. It states: The Proposed Project will have intentionally designed structures, with a maximum height of 50 feet.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sorry for the bad picture but all the houses on this street in Swampscott have these S.O.S (save out street) signs because of a proposed 5 unit condo and I can’t stop laughing at them.

A blurry photo of a yard sign with “S.O.S.” In bright red letters (Save or Street in blue above it), and “no condos on our street” below it.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

My least popular and most correct opinion is that fewer people should own dogs. To be clear: this is because the people cannot handle owning dogs. The dogs are fine. We should have fewer Home Depots too but that’s because the owner is a POS.

Screenshot of a post.

Boston's Wicked North Shore
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**DELAYED POST**
Dog attack -
Home Depot - Salem, Massachusetts
A child was attacked by a dog inside the Home Depot store off of Highland Ave.
Child transported to Salem Hospital with bite wounds on face and nose.
Incident occurred shortly before 7 this evening.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Again, my unsolicited advice for local elected officials is to not go spouting off your very probable bigotry in the comment section of Facebook. Here is a newly elected Swampscott Select Board member:

Screenshot of a Facebook comment

Wayne Spritz
Not for Belsito in a million years. Not in this lifetime nor in the next. She belongs nowhere near the gears of power. She runs in DSA adjacent circles and exploits her Arab roots to push anti-Israel propaganda. Her exploitation for Free Palestine and the "No AIPAC money" is code for not taking any Jewish money.
And Bob Kraft's mission to support
Jewish causes over decades is applauded.
Meanwhile Belsito's BS leads to whack jobs showing up at Porch fest with a bullhorn to taunt Dan Koh? The hijacking of the far left by the Free Palestine crowd is a danger to the entirety of the Anti trump movement. To me Belsito, is the Left's version of Q-Anon.
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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I asked Claude to generate a bio for an upcoming conference based on a web search and now I’m tempted to spend the rest of the day convincing it that I am all of these “unrelated persons”.

Screenshot of a Claude chat:

Searched the web
That search didn't turn up anything relevant to you - no results actually mention "Aaron
Berdofe." Let me search more directly.
Searched the web
I found nothing that's actually you - every result is an unrelated person (a 16th-century kabbalist, a Yiddish theater star, a bodybuilder/actor, etc.), and none mention Zus Health, health informatics, or FHIR/HEDIS work.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Chat, is it bad that this street (and a number of others in Swampscott) always flood when there is moderate (0.1 - 0.3”/hr) rain? The photos were taken about 1.5 hours after the rain stopped Maybe we need infrastructure improvements? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Photo of a large wagoneer SUV plowing through water on Puritan Rd in Swampscott after a rain. The spray is twice as tall as the vehicle.

Photo of a jeep plowing through water on Puritan rd in Swampscott. The spray is bigger than the size of the vehicle.

Screenshot of precip.ai showing the last rain event in Swampscott was 0.48” over 4 hours from 11-3pm on August 23. This was the total for the past 24 hours too. The photos were taken around 4:30pm.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I mean, hello…we are hot. Two images. Same point.

Screenshot of a data map showing Lynn and Swampscott. Dots show the price of housing in census blocks within walking distance of the train stops. Lynn has mostly yellow with a tiny cluster of blue on the south side of the line and a small cluster of orange and red on the north side. Swampscott is all orange within walking distance. Dark Blue is cold, yellow is warm ($300k - $500k), orange is hot ($500k - $800k), red is red-hot (>$800k)

Same photo from before of drone shot of Lynn and Swampscott.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Ironically, the most dense area of Swampscott is Vinnin Square, not near the train station and we don’t have any good ways to get between the two besides a very uncomfortable >1.5 mile walk, a very infrequent bus (most freq is every 45m) that doesn’t even drop you at the station, or driving.

Screenshot of a map showing walking directions from a collection of multifamily buildings in Vinnin square to the commuter rail station which is a 34 minute walk (1.6 miles)

Screenshot showing bus directions from multifamily housing in Vinnin square to the commuter rail station which is 15 minutes. 11 of which are walking.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Recently, a Swampscott Select Board member said they were concerned about the amount/pace of growth near the commuter rail station and I keep coming back to this picture I took showing how much more Lynn has developed in walking distance to our station than we have.

A drone shot from out over the ocean looking landward. The border of Lynn and Swampscott is down the middle drawn in. Just past the Swampscott border a purple circle indicates where the commuter rail is. On the Lynn side there is clearly much denser development that drops off dramatically on the Swampscott side.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The worst part about AI slop is that the people farthest removed from reality will use it to justify their own reality. The sad part is that this is pretty much standard NIMBYism these days, it’s just a fear of cars other than your own.

Screenshot of a Facebook post that contains a before/after AI generated shot where the before is a single family home with 2 cars in the drive and the second is the same home modified to be a two family and the garage converted to be an ADU and there are something like 18 cars in the picture now.

Christina Delisio for State Represe..
Christina Delisio for State Representative in City of Gloucester, MA.
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Maura, while you're in Gloucester today, take a drive around.
Look at our roads. Look at the parking. Look at our centuries-old neighborhoods.
You already signed ADUs by right. Now you're asking these same neighborhoods to go from single-family to two-family, with an ADU by right.
Maura, Dru ask yourselves: how much more density can this infrastructure actually handle?
And have you asked the residents of Cape Ann if they want this? - in City of Gloucester, MA
VISUALIZING THE IMPACT OF ZONING CHANGES:
SINGLE-FAMILY STREET TO 2-FAMILY + ADU
BEFORE: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE
AFTER: TWO-FAMILY + ADU
Two-Fanty Conversion
Single Farmay Home
ADU (By-Right)
Single Uhit
Duplex Entrance
Single Driveweway

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I will never not find it hilarious that boomers have no idea how QR codes work, but are absolutely certain they need to put them on everything digital instead of just a link.

Screenshot of a social media post:

Swampscott Democratic Town Committee You can apply here by clicking this QR
Code:

[it is then followed by a QR code which you absolutely cannot “click”]

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

How quickly does this become bEcAuSe ImMiGrAtIoN!!!

Screenshot of a Facebook post:

Jacqueline Earley • Follow
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Save the Lynnway please sign this petition, this cannot happen all the surrounding towns will suffer , losing businesses, traffic nightmares. Stress is bad enough now with the bicycle lanes that are bit utilised either. More busses causing major congestion. Job losses. Businesses losing revenue, pollution and accidents, more policing and the quiet life on the coast that we all enjoy so much!. urge you to sign and think by of your property values and all that this entails.
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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It's a little depressing that when the DOT re-did this entire length of Rt. 1 for both traffic and pedestrian improvements, the pedestrian "improvements" seem to be "we timed the lights at one spot to have a pedestrian only crossing period"...thank you...but...may we have just a little more?

Google Maps view of vinnin square with the length of Paradise Rd/Rt 1 highlighted from Vinnin St all the way down to road adjacent to the bank next to CVS

Screenshot of an email from the DOT noting how they put in timed traffic signals that would be all red when a pedestrian pushed the cross button.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

They want to claim the land they have never paid taxes on. Honestly this is similar to the claims rail trail abutters have made over the past few years too.

Screenshot from article:

She said the document has raised new questions about property boundaries and whether it affects the rights established by the court more than four decades ago.
"It's unclear from the document where the dividing line is, but they made this claim," Bandrowicz said. "It gets even more
complicated because apparently they're not paying taxes on part of the property they claim they have under the same agreement."

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I see people on here uncritically sharing anecdotal stories about how a person definitely finally found a cure for what ails them by turning to LLM products, but then ignore the cases where things go terribly wrong.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Last week(?) the Planning Board reviewed the current draft proposal for a new 40R Smart Growth district around Swampscott’s MBTA station. I’m sure it will go through some iteration, but it’s a decent start. Note that they are trying very hard to not include too many existing SFHs here.

Screenshot from the presentation showing a map of Swampscott zoomed into the MBTA commuter rail station area. The highlighted zone sits next to the MBTA 3A zone which runs along Essex st from the high school towards the train station. The proposed zone encompasses both sides of the tracks running to the Lynn line. It’s not terribly big.

Screenshot of a proposed timeline to get this zoning passed. Aiming to get it passed at town meeting in December.

40R Project Approval Timeline
MAPC Technical &
Open Town
Meeting
Warrant
Meeting
Warrant
Staff post 4oR on website and add
40R Application
Staff submit to
Review
July 13. 2026
July - August
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MAPC base mapping of existing conditions. site analysis. financial calcs & incentive revenue
zoning parameters
Late August
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September 2. 2026
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October 7. 2026
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October 21. 2026
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MAPC Write Basic
Design Standards
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Annual Fall Town
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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This real estate agent (what’s with them all trying to be influencers?) made a video which had a joke about the new bike lane on the Lynnway and I guess got so much criticism he posted a follow-up video saying he actually likes bike lanes but was just trying to point out Lynn’s bad priorities.

Screenshot of an Instagram video where a guy is sitting in his car, recording himself talking to random strangers on the internet. Totally normal behavior in 2026 sadly.

marcioreboston Apparently questioning $30 million makes you anti bike *
Believe it or not, 1 own a bike. I ride a bike. Bikes are great!
What I actually said: Lynn spent $30 million on bike lanes while our public schools are graded a C, our roads are falling apart, and residents don't feel safe.
This was never about bikes. It's about whether that was the best use of $30 million for the city of Lynn! For the people of Lynn! Make it make sense. I'm listening.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Science: slowing down cars is a great way to reduce pedestrian deaths. Also, protected bike lanes do that too. Drivers: but I don’t wanna!

Screenshot of a Facebook post that has a photo of the new speed bumps on Puritan Rd in Swampscott near the crosswalk in front of Johnson park which is in front of Eisman’s beach.

Text:

Swampscott Nest
Michael Bass • 3h •
Curious what people's opinions are about the new speed bumps on regular streets in Swampscott.
They seem about as useful to me as the new bicycle lane on the Lynnway
And I will be cleaning my truck's dash and doing a full detail after the next few days of heat

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

What are the odds that this article actually grapples with the historic lessons of Glover to note he was only successful because he could cobble together a racially diverse and highly skilled regiment in a location that is no longer as racially diverse? Spoiler: it does not grapple.

Photo of the Swampscott Neighbors magazine with the cover story entitled: How one Revolutionary War Hero’s final Home Became the Focus of a Modern Preservation Debate

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I guess the plus side of having a multifamily building already permitted is that you at least know all these people are just cranking yelling into the wind.

Screenshot of a Facebook post.

What are they building in Vinnin square behind stop and shop?
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Crazy. Going to be traffic from hell
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Dan Berg Already is, there just turning up the heat.
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More crappy apartments to degrade the town

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

How divorced from reality is this guy whose bill will be dead unless Republican leadership calls them back into session because Trump refuses to sign the bill?

Screenshot of article:

"You can't just take the position, 'I hate the president.' That doesn't work in reality if you're actually trying to govern and deliver on these issues," Lawler said, calling the housing bill "the latest example" of that approach.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

How the World Cup should be viewed. With community! #worldcup2026 #swampscott

Photo of a World Cup game being viewed on the Swampscott town lawn.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Money is coming. Let’s see if we can start doing good things.

Screenshot of an Instagram post from Jenny Armini, the State House Rep for Swampscott, Marblehead, and part of Lynn:

jennyarmini
BUDGET UPDATE
Senator Brendan Crighton & Representative
Jenny Armini Secure Funds from the FY26
Fair Share Supplemental Budget:
$40,000 for Marblehead Public Schools for the purchase and installation of cameras for school buses
$25,000 for Marblehead Public Schools to support its music program and culinary arts program
$40,000 for Swampscott High School robotics devices
[this next item is circled by me]
$40,000 for wayfinding and street signage in Swampscott

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I consider this a little coup that I got language into the Master Plan that tells Swampscott that we need to actually define what “neighborhood character” is before using it as an excuse to not build things.

Screenshot from article. Second paragraph highlighted by me:

One challenge identified in the Master Plan is balancing fiscal needs with residents' concerns about preserving the town's character. Swampscott has 13 base zones and nine overlay districts.

The Master Plan suggests Swampscott needs to define town and neighborhood character while enabling diverse housing, managing CPA and zoning recodification for clarity and equity. There is also the need for green infrastructure for stormwater management and flood resilience.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

One of my favorite things to come across are signs welcoming you to an area and inviting you to do things there. It’s such a low-cost, easy thing for a place to do.

Photograph of a couple of metal signs tacked to an electrical pole. The top one is an artistic rendering of the tower that sits atop a local park and the bottom one invites you to explore it:

EXPLORE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Did you know?
Miantonomi Park is 30 acres and has 1.5 miles of trails.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I guess I see why the wanted to make their “fuck those kids on bikes they were asking for it” comment anonymous….

Screenshot of a Facebook post:

Hi all, can we please educate our kids on how to drive their bikes around here. Was on my way home passing parsons and 5-6 boys maybe around 12-13
came out of nowhere and went flying into the street. Didn't look or anything. Almost caused an accident with myself and 2 other cars and definitely didn't look before crossing walker either, everyone slammed their brakes on

Screenshot of a comment on the previous Facebook post:

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The only person I'll have sympathy for when a kid gets hit and killed is the driver. If parents don't care about the kids safety why should I?
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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

An example of how the news just regurgitates police reports without applying a critical lens to them. The police report provided zero details on whether the child was actually in danger/harmed, but prints the police’s own back patting about how good of a job they did.

Screenshot of part of the article:

It's unclear if the car had been running, or how long the child was left inside the vehicle. Further details about the child, including their age and whose custody they were being released to, were not provided.
Police said Lopez Veloez was arrested without incident after officers located him and identified him
as the car owner.
The Northborough Police Department recognized the quick actions of the public safety personnel and the bystander who called 911.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Yeah, “shattered its 20-year turnout”numbers does not indicate a suppression of votes (and only those that would have voted no) due to parking.

Screenshot of a FB post from the Marblehead Independent with a bar chart showing turnout yesterday as 47.5% and the closest turnout to that historically was a few years ago at 40.5%. The average is around 23%.

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

There was a pretty significant turnout yesterday in Marblehead (certainly much higher than for town meetings), but if you lose, then suddenly it’s not that the majority doesn’t agree with you…it’s something else.

Screenshot of a Facebook comment that was on an article post by the Marblehead Independent news outlet.

Ruth Deignan
I would like to know how many people tried to vote at the high school but gave up due to no parking - this IMO had an impact on voter turnout - middle class
-start packing your bags - you will, without a doubt, be taxed out of your homes.
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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I find it cruel that these people that continuously fight against both new taxes and new growth have the gall to pretend they want to help those struggling with affordability and blame it on “reckless spending”. The math doesn’t math when you look at the numbers.

Screenshot from previously linked article:

Better Way
Meanwhile, John DiPiano, spokesman for the anti-override group Better Way Marblehead, wrote the following on social media Tuesday night.
"With the passage of the override, there is no reason for Better Way Marblehead to continue to seek a special town meeting.
Better Way Marblehead remains very concerned that the ramifications of this override will not be fully recognized by taxpayers for a few years and will negatively impact Marblehead residents who may already struggle with affordability. Moreover, committee members are also concerned that this outcome will further incentivize reckless spending."

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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I think this conspiracy theory is my favorite: that the UN/NWO (and yeah, that gets to antisemitism real fast) is going to start forcing people to live in 15-minute cities and only be able to get around via walking, biking, or bus, oh and no nuclear families.

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Doreen Giles McCaul
Walking accessibility when they start taking away your vehicles.. UN AGENDA
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Aaron Berdofe @aaronberdofe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Chances are sadly high that in the next week there will be a post in this group criticizing the Lynnway Multi-Modal project and asking for people to rally against it because it will “slow drivers down”.

Screenshot of a Swampscott Facebook group post:

Stay away from the Lynnway.
Someone else got killed crossing it. Body is still there.
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Another pedestrian fatality on Lynnway?
Very sad to hear. I wish there were more pedestrian bridges over the road like at the community college.
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Anonymous participant 433 part of the problem is people often jaywalk right across six lanes while the cars have a green light and they don't even bother looking.

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