Author name: Dan Tomasello

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to appoint a new member to the Council on Aging Board of Directors during a recent meeting.

Essex Village resident Eugene Gangemi said he has lived in town for the past 34 years.

“The town of Lynnfield is wonderful,” said Gangemi.

Gangemi said his background…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 in a good financial position, Finance Director/Town Accountant Dave Castellarin said during a recent Select Board meeting.

Voters approved a $4.65 million Proposition 2 ½ override during a Special Town Election this past June. The town’s operating budget for FY26…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Tom Geary unveiled a recommended $35,853,866 operating budget for fiscal year 2027 during the School Committee’s Dec. 9 meeting.

Geary’s recommended spending plan for FY27 represents a 4.9 percent increase over the FY26 school budget that totals $34,194,132. The FY26 spending plan, which is being funded in part by…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Tom Geary proposed increasing Lynnfield High School’s athletic fee for the 2026-2027 academic year during the School Committee’s Dec. 9 meeting.   

While Geary was giving an overview of the School Department’s recommended $35,853,866 operating budget for fiscal year 2027, he recommended increasing the high school’s athletic fee…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Teachers Association President Nicole Hawes expressed concerns about a proposed plan that would increase class sizes in two grades at the elementary schools during the School Committee’s Dec. 9.

As part of Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommended $35,853,866 operating budget for fiscal year 2027, he recommended increasing class sizes in…