This page was updated Jan. 2026.
The Swellesley Report accepts letters to the editor. Letters must be of general local community interest and must be signed. Community shout-outs are also accepted (example: a non-profit may thank an organization for a donation received).
Letters to the editor are published each week on Friday.
Deadline is Wednesday at noon for letters to appear on Friday.
Letters must be written for The Swellesley Report only—we do not accept form-type letters sent to multiple news agencies.
Send letters to the editor to theswellesleyreport@gmail.com
We strive not to cut letters for space, but please keep word count to under 1,500 words. Letters may be edited by The Swellesley Report for length or clarity.
Letters must include the author’s first and last name.
Multiple letter signers are discouraged. The Swellesley Report will not list more than six signers on any Letter to the Editor.
Please include a phone number and street address to allow confirmation.
The street address and phone number will not be published.
The Swellesley Report reserves the right to reject letters for publication due to matters of taste and/or inaccuracy.
Letters are voices from the community and do not represent The Swellesley Report in any way.
Authors are limited to one letter published per month.
We do not permit hate speech, name-calling and personal attacks; gratuitous links to your personal website, political party/campaign, or product/service you represent.
The Comments section of Letters to the Editor is turned off. If you would like to send a comment in response to a letter to the editor, please send it via a letter to the editor.
Election season guidelines
Please see above—the same rules apply for election letters.
Letters endorsing candidates; pro/con on ballot initiatives; “get out the vote” type letters; etc. are accepted.
As a general policy, if a sampling of letters on a particular issue has already been published, subsequent letters on that same issue may not be published.
No political or election-related letters will be published the week before the election.
