Author name: Dan Tomasello

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Retaining call firefighters continues to be a challenge for the Fire Department, Chief/Emergency Management Director Glenn Davis said during the Select Board’s Jan. 28 meeting.

Davis gave an overview of the Fire Department’s proposed fiscal year 2027 operating and capital budgets to the Select Board. He has budgeted a $6,547,629…

THE SELECT BOARD unanimously voted to sign off on Police Sergeant Marco DePalma’s promotion during a Jan. 28 meeting.  Front row, from left, Damon, Mila and Luca DePalma. Back row, from left, Stacey DePalma, Police Sgt. DePalma, Select Board Chair Phil Crawford, Select Board Vice Chair Alexis Leahy, Select Board member Dick Dalton and…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Police Department’s staffing changes have led to overtime costs being controlled, Police Chief Nick Secatore said during the Select Board’s Jan. 28 meeting.

Secatore appeared before the Select Board in order to give an overview of the Police Department’s proposed $4,231,192 operating budget for fiscal year 2027. The spending plan…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Tom Geary gave an overview of the School Department’s recommended fiscal year 2027 operating and capital budgets to the Select Board on Jan. 28.

Geary has recommended a 4.3 percent operating budget increase for FY27, totaling $35,665,314. Town Administrator Rob Dolan has budgeted a 3.7 increase for the School Department…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Town Election on Tuesday, April 14 will feature vote-by-mail and in-person early voting once again this spring.

Town Clerk Stephanie Jarosz requested that the Select Board approve four policies related to the April Town Election during a Jan. 28 meeting. She asked that the Select Board vote on each policy…

CLOSE FRIENDS, from left, Mason Fusco, Hannah Doherty, Brandon Doherty, Kellen Farias, Mia Capodilupo, Allison Sweeney, Charlotte Rose and Justin George gear up for a fun night at Lynnfield High School’s Snowball on Jan. 24, which was held the day before a massive blizzard rolled into New England. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town received 20 inches of snow during a lengthy colossal winter storm that roared into the region on Sunday, Jan. 25 and Monday, Jan. 26.

The long duration storm that featured deep snow and frigid temperatures began Sunday morning and continued throughout Monday. Department of Public Works (DPW) Director…