Author name: Dan Tomasello

FOUR HUCKLEBERRY HILL STUDENTS and two staff members gave an overview of the new Be A Hero initiative during the School Committee’s March 4 meeting. Front row, from left, Jordyn Qualter, Liliana DeSimone, Mia Gemmell and Ethan Quigley. Back row, from left, Superintendent Tom Geary, School Committee Vice Chair Jim Dillon, School Committee member Jamie…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously approved increasing Lynnfield High School’s athletic fee during a March 4 meeting.

As part of the School Department’s proposed fiscal year 2027 operating budget totaling $35,545,631, Superintendent Tom Geary recommended increasing the high school’s athletic fee from $600 to $800. The athletic fee increase will go into…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The state needs to provide more financial assistance to cities and towns.

That was the message Superintendent Tom Geary sent to state lawmakers during the North Shore Superintendents Roundtable’s annual legislative luncheon at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in Haverhill…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department has put an international exchange student program on hold for the time being.

After Superintendent Tom Geary gave an overview of the School Department’s recommended $35,545,631 operating budget for fiscal year 2027 during the School Committee’s March 4…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously voted to a recommended a $425,000 capital budget for fiscal year 2027 during a March 4 meeting.

Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommended $425,000 capital budget for FY27 includes $100,000 that would be put towards a new preschool/kindergarten playground…

SHAY WAINWRIGHT

LMS Drama Director

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School Drama Director Shay Wainwright’s love of theater has come full circle.

After developing a love of theater as a child and stepping away from it for a period of time as an adult, Wainwright has been working to help students develop a…

THE AMERICAN FLAG gently blows in the wind in front of the Veterans Memorial while the site was encased with snow on Feb. 26. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Let the campaigning begin!

The April 14 Town Election ballot was finalized on Tuesday, Feb. 24 when the deadline to pull and return nomination papers at the Town Clerk’s Office took place. There will be three contested races on the ballot this spring for Select Board, School Committee and Planning Board…

ZARRAR RAJA

Board of Registrars member

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to appoint two people to two different committees during a recent meeting.

Lynnfield High School senior Zarrar Raja was appointed to the Board of Registrars. According to the town’s website, the Board of Registrar’s “responsibilities include registering voters, making…