Author name: Dan Tomasello

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — School Committee member Kate DePrizio got into a heated debate with her colleagues about the board’s approach to public participation during an April 5 meeting.

DePrizio, who aired her concerns a week before the Town Election, asked School Committee Chair Rich Sjoberg during the break between the annual public hearing on…

LYNNFIELD — The Town Election on Tuesday, April 12 features a three-candidate race for two seats on the School Committee.

The three candidates running for a three-year term are School Committee Chair Rich Sjoberg, Vice Chair Stacy Dahlstedt and Homestead Road…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Town Administrator Rob Dolan unveiled the proposed operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2023 during the Select Board’s March 28 meeting.

Dolan said the proposed $62,827,639 operating budget for FY23 represents a 3.3 percent increase over FY22’s $60,843,554 spending plan.

“This budget reflects the priorities of the Select Board…

THE LYNNFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT held its second annual Light Up Blue event in the Town Hall parking lot on April 2, which was Autism Awareness Day. The Police Department will be holding a variety of community events throughout Autism Awareness Month. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board expressed its support for the School Department’s proposed operating budget for fiscal year 2023 during a March 21 meeting.

Superintendent Kristen Vogel has proposed a $28,515,911 spending plan for FY23, which represents a 3.5 percent increase over FY22’s $27,551,605 operating budget. The School Department has also requested…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to accept an over $490,000 settlement from a large opioid manufacturer and several distributors during a March 21 meeting.

Town Counsel Tom Mullen recalled that the town retained the national law firm Scott+Scott four years ago to join a class action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers…