Author name: Dan Tomasello

A COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER is going to be launched to replace the Lynnfield High School tennis courts, which are completely covered with cracks. The damage is beyond repair. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new fundraising initiative seeking to replace Lynnfield High School’s tennis courts is going to be launched soon.

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LYNNFIELD — The Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail’s design is slowly progressing, Lynnfield Town Engineer Patrick McAlpine stated last week.

The rail trail is a proposed shared-use path that will connect Wakefield and Lynnfield via the abandoned MBTA rail bed. The rail trail will begin at the Main Street and Bennett Street intersection in Wakefield near the…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Spring Town Meeting voted to appropriate $325,000 to fund the design of the public safety buildings and Town Hall project on Monday night.

Town Administrator Rob Dolan said Article 12 requested Town Meeting to appropriate $325,000 from the Capital Facilities Maintenance Fund to finance the architectural and engineering plans for…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Better late than never.

After an almost hour-long delay, Spring Town Meeting finally reached the required 150-voter quorum requirement on Monday night. Voters were able to conduct the town’s business in just over an hour.

There was an extensive debate about the town’s proposed operating and capital budgets, which appeared…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — With Old Man Winter wreaking havoc on Lynnfield streets, the Select Board unanimously voted to allocate more funds to the DPW’s road construction program during an April 25 meeting.

Town Administrator Rob Dolan proposed appropriating $550,000 to the road construction program as part of the fiscal year 2023 capital budget…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town is facing a crossroads over whether to comply with new multi-family zoning district regulations that are being mandated by the state.

Planning and Conservation Director Emilie Cademartori recalled during the Select Board’s April 25 meeting that Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law an Economic Development bill in February…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new athletic director will be overseeing Lynnfield High School’s sports teams along with the district’s physical education and health programs next year.

Superintendent Kristen Vogel informed the School Committee during an April 26 meeting that current Wilmington Athletic Director Mia Muzio will become LHS’ new AD…