Author name: Dan Tomasello

197 town employees made over $100K last year

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — There were 197 town employees who made over $100,000 last year.

According to documents supplied by Town Treasurer/Tax Collector Wendy Neil and based on employees’ W-2 forms (which the Villager does not have access to), 197 town employees earned six-figure salaries in 2025. Several municipal employees who retired last year…

 

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EDITORIAL: Education funding overhaul needed

For years, municipal leaders here and around the state have said state aid to cities and towns especially for education is simply not enough. Beacon Hill leaders appear to agree, but there is still more work to be done.

Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues recently opened the first of eight Joint Ways and…

 

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School Committee given an Art Department lesson

LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS artwork created in art teacher Myla Zinetti’s class. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Grades K-12 Visual Arts Coordinator Elizabeth Hayden gave a presentation about the Art Department during a recent School Committee meeting.

Hayden, who also serves as a photography/graphic design teacher at Lynnfield High School, said the Art…

 

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UPDATE: Boys’ hoop team’s tourney run ends in sweet 16 loss to Hanover 70-60

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 5, 2026

Boys’ hoop advances to Sweet 16 with two tourney wins

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

JUSTIN FLORES throws one down during Lynnfield’s preliminary round victory over Ludlow on Feb. 25. The junior had 10 points and 10 rebounds in Lynnfield’s win over…

 

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UPDATE: Girls’ basketball beats Watertown, falls to Bishop Fenwick in Sweet 16

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 4, 2026

Girls’ basketball beats Watertown, gets ready for Fenwick in Sweet 16

 

THE PIONEERS beat a strong Watertown team, 54-46 in the first round of the Div. 3 state tournament on Friday night at home. Lynnfield traveled to top-seeded Bishop…

 

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Icemen beat Blackstone Valley in OT, fall to Hanover in second round

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THE No. 17 LHS boys’ hockey team concluded their season at 9-10-3 overall, defeating No. 16 Blackstone Valley on the road in the first round of the Div. 3 tournament before falling to No. 1 Hanover in the Round of 16 on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

PEMBROKE…

 

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Bernadette J. Sorrenti, 78

The quintessential caretaker who had a gift for making others feel special

NORTH READING — Bernadette J. (Correlle) Sorrenti, 78, of North Reading, died on Friday, February 27, 2026 at Beverly Hospital, after a gallant and excruciating struggle with kidney disease.

Born in Stoneham, Mass. on August 20, 1947, she was the daughter of the…

 

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Albert J. Caproni, 85

Valued his family and sharing his enthusiasm for cars, boats, motorcycles and snowmobiles with them

LYNNFIELD — Albert Joseph Caproni, 85, died peacefully at home on February 23, 2026. He was the beloved husband of Karin L. Caproni (Anderson) who predeceased him in 2022, and they lived together in North Reading, Massachusetts for all their…

 

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LHS students eye expanding community service opportunities

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 25, 2026
By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL sophomore Lilly Gately (left) and senior Reagan Chisholm gave an overview of the new Lynnfield Cares Connection (LCC) community service website they created during a recent School Committee member. (Lynnfield Media Studios Screenshot)

 

LYNNFIELD — Two Lynnfield High School…

 

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250th Celebration taking shape

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 25, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town will be holding a three-day celebration to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding this June.

During a recent Select Board meeting, 250th Celebration Committee Co-Chair Joe Connell said the town’s 250th Celebration will be taking place…

 

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LHS Program of Studies OK’d

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 25, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee approved Lynnfield High School’s Program of Studies for the 2026-2027 academic year during a recent meeting.

LHS Principal Patricia Puglisi recently gave an overview of the proposed Program of Studies to the School Committee. She noted that there…

 

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DPW director proposes 4.9 percent budget increase

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Director John Scenna gave an overview of the Department of Public Works’ (DPW) proposed fiscal year 2027 operating budget during a recent Select Board meeting.

Scenna has recommended a $10,033,757 operating budget for FY27, which represents a 4.9 percent increase over the $9,709,765 spending plan for FY26.

“The mission of…

 

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