Author name: Dan Tomasello

LOCAL OFFICIALS, from left, Food Services Director James McCarthy, Middle School Principal Stephen Ralston, Superintendent Tom Geary, School Committee Chair Kristen Grieco Elworthy, Town Administrator Rob Dolan, A Healthy Lynnfield Program Director Diana DeLeo and Recreation Director Jimmy Olsen discussed implementing local policy changes with eighth graders during a panel discussion held in the Lynnfield…

A LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL rock band comprised of, from left, lead vocalist Isabelle Ruocco, bassist Kenneth Waldron-Price, guitarist Jacob Cordero, guitarist Shea Moore and guitarist Anna Raslavicus performed a cover “American Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers during the Music In Our Schools Month Concert in the LHS gym on March 12. Missing from…

JOHN BECCIA

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Local resident John Beccia is looking to bring a new perspective to Congress.

Beccia is one of eight candidates who are running for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the Sixth Congressional District this September. He is looking to succeed U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, who decided against running for…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to designate the month of April as Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month during a March 9 meeting.

Select Board Chair Alexis Leahy read the Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month proclamation during last week’s meeting.

“Autism…

BY DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Mark your calendars.

The Select Board unanimously voted during a March 9 meeting to set the date for Spring Town Meeting as Tuesday, April 28, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

“We have done this before when we moved it from Monday to Tuesday,” said Select…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee approved a revised version of the new Lynnfield Middle School Pathway Exploration Policy pertaining to career and technical education (CTE) during a recent meeting.

Last October, the School Committee approved the LMS Pathway Exploration Policy due to the…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee approved recommending a $35,545,631 operating budget for fiscal year 2027 to the Select Board during a March 4 meeting.

After initially recommending a 4.9 percent operating budget increase that was trimmed to a 4.3 percent increase, Superintendent Tom…

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…