Author name: Dan Tomasello

School budget trimmed to 4.3 percent increase

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department’s recommended fiscal year 2027 operating and capital budgets have been reduced, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Jan. 13 meeting.

Geary recalled during the School Committee’s public hearing on the proposed spending plan that he previously recommended a 4.9 percent school budget increase for FY27…

 

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Field of dreams

AFTER A SNOWSTORM left good quality snow for building, one family made a family of snowmen on the Lynnfield High School baseball field last weekend. (James L. Macdonald Photo)

 

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SC Chair: ‘Our technology needs are ongoing’

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department’s technology needs have to be addressed annually.

That was the message Superintendent Tom Geary and the School Committee sent to town officials during a Jan. 13 meeting. Geary and the school board’s discussion occurred a week after Select Board Chair Phil Crawford and Select Board member Dick…

 

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Schools’ strategic plan development progressing

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The school system’s new strategic plan will be finalized this spring, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Jan. 13 meeting.

Geary recalled that the “district launched into a strategic planning process at the start of the school year to really create a cohesive roadmap for the next five…

 

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Flex block incorporated into new LHS schedule

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new schedule is coming to Lynnfield High School next year.

Lynnfield High Principal Patricia Puglisi gave an overview of the new schedule during the School Committee’s Jan. 13 meeting. She said LHS officials and educators have been working to revise the schedule for the past two years. Puglisi said the…

 

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Wilkins, Walsh eye re-election

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two more incumbents have pulled nomination papers for the Town Election on Tuesday, April 14.

Planning Board Chair Page Wilkins took out papers on Monday, Jan. 12 and is running for a second five-year term in the April Town Election. She was elected to the Planning Board during the April…

 

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UPDATE: Boys’ hockey team bounces back with win over Rockport

Post-publication updates:
Lynnfield defeats Rockport 3-1 (January 24)

Lynnfield falls to Westwood, 6-2 (January 19)

 

 

Published January 21, 2026

Two shutouts highlight solid week for boys’ hockey team

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

 

LUKE MANCINELLI and the LHS boys’ hockey team had back-to-back shutouts over Pentucket and Triton on Jan. 14 and Jan.

 

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Wrestlers pin Pentucket, perform well at Cohasset Tournament

THE LNR wrestlers took third at the Cohasset Tournament on Saturday and defeated Pentucket in a dual meet on Jan. 14 to continue their strong season. (Marc Schifano Photo)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

WEST NEWBURY — On Jan. 14, the Lynnfield-North Reading High co-op wrestling team beat host Pentucket, 57-22, up in West Newbury. 

With the win,

 

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UPDATE: Boys’ hoop clipped by Newburyport following ten game winning streak

Post-publication updates:
Lynnfield falls to Newburyport 78-65 (January 23)

Lynnfield defeats East Boston, 89-62 (January 21)

 

 

JUSTIN FLORES led Lynnfield with seven assists in a big win over North Reading on Jan. 13. Flores and the Pioneers are currently ranked No. 18 in Div. 3. (Courtesy Photo)

 

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

LYNNFIELD — The

 

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UPDATE: Girls’ hoop team falls to Newburyport after key, non-league win over Wakefield

Post-publication: Lynnfield falls to Newburyport 58-45 (Jan. 23)

 

Published January 21, 2026

Girls’ hoop team earns key, non-league win over Wakefield, 49-45

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

LYNNFIELD — On Sunday afternoon, the Lynnfield High girls’ basketball team edged Wakefield, 49-45, at home. With that non-league victory, the Pioneers improved to 7-4 overall. The Warriors, meanwhile,

 

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Julie E. Di Meo, 59

Loving wife, caring friend, devoted daughter and loving sister

NORTH READING — Julie E. (LaCoste) Di Meo, 59, of North Reading and formerly of Lynnfield, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 15, 2026.

Born in Melrose, Mass. on July 1, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Richard C. and Virginia E. (Stephan) LaCoste.

Julie was

 

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Robert H. Simmons, 83

Popular longtime teacher in Lynnfield schools

SAUGUS — Robert H. Simmons of Saugus, 83, formerly of Stoneham, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Monday, January 12.

Born on Sunday, October 11, 1942 in Wilmington, Delaware, Robert was the loving son of the late Homer Clay Simmons and Marguerite

 

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