Author name: Dan Tomasello

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — School officials are looking to address a number of concerns that were identified in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

After Jon Snow, Inc. Senior Consultant/Project Director Alec McKinney gave an overview of the survey’s results during the School Committee’s Feb. 1 meeting, Lynnfield High School Principal Bob Cleary and Lynnfield…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — There are now two contested races in the April 12 Town Election.

Town Clerk Linda Emerson informed the Villager on Monday that Lynnfield Historical Society Treasurer Bob Gillon pulled nomination papers for a three-year term on the Select Board. The Main Street resident is challenging Select Board Chairman Dick Dalton…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Town Administrator Rob Dolan is staying in Lynnfield for the long-term.

The Select Board unanimously voted to extend Dolan’s contract on Jan. 24. Dolan, who served as Melrose’s mayor for 16 years, began his tenure as Lynnfield’s top municipal official in February 2018. He succeeded former Town Administrator Jim Boudreau…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new subdivision that is currently under construction off of upper Main Street has a number of problems, a group of homeowners said during the Planning Board’s Jan. 26 meeting.

Attorney Robert Lavoie appeared before the Planning Board in order to request the deadline for finishing the Sagamore Place subdivision…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to expand the Library Building Committee during a Jan. 24 meeting.

Library Building Committee Chairman Russell Boekenkroeger said the Board of Library Trustees endorsed the proposed 11-member Library Building Committee. He also serves as a trustee in addition to serving as the Library Building Committee’s…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Sagamore Spring Golf Club’s owners are once again exploring the possibility of developing the eastern side of the popular upper Main Street course.

The Planning Board unanimously voted on Jan. 26 to endorse the Approval Not Required (ANR) plan for Sagamore Spring Golf Club. The state’s Subdivision Control Law allows…

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By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — There are a number of steps parents and guardians can take to keep children safe online, Internet safety expert Katie Greer said during a virtual presentation on Jan. 19.

A Healthy Lynnfield and the School Department sponsored Greer’s presentation on Zoom teleconference. Over…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The number of COVID-19 cases reported to the Board of Health is trending downward.

Fire Chief/Emergency Management Director Glenn Davis informed the Villager there are 268 active COVID cases in Lynnfield as of Monday morning. There have been 2,874 total cases since the start of the pandemic and 2,575 people…