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Cocoa for kids!

CLOSE FRIENDS, from left, Lydia Doyle, Abby Sheehan, Harper Crosbie, Tori Sheehan and Marlowe Doyle braved temperatures in the low 20s and a 3-degree wind chill to sell hot chocolate in order to raise funds for Boston Children’s Hospital on Stillman Road on Dec. 30. (Michaelann Herook Photo)

 

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Violet Circle trail easement OK’d

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously approved a pedestrian trail easement for 3 Violet Circle during a recent meeting.

Planning Board Vice Chair Amy MacNulty, who also serves on the Open Space and Recreation Working Group, said the 3 Violet Circle trail easement agreement has been in the works for the past…

 

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Essex Tech implementing blind lottery admissions process

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, which is more commonly referred to as Essex Tech, is moving to a new blind lottery-based admissions process beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved several new policies pertaining to statewide access to career…

 

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LET awards $55K in grants for educational initiatives

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Educational Trust has awarded $55,000 to educators over the past two years, LET Co-Presidents Erin Howard and Kathryn Price said during a recent School Committee meeting.

Howard recalled that the LET is a “volunteer-run nonprofit organization.”

“It was created by a group of parents back in 1990,” said…

 

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Violet Circle trail easement OK’d

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously approved a pedestrian trail easement for 3 Violet Circle during a recent meeting.

Planning Board Vice Chair Amy MacNulty, who also serves on the Open Space and Recreation Working Group, said the 3 Violet Circle trail easement agreement has been in the works for the past…

 

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UPDATE: Lynnfield defeats Hamilton-Wenham and Georgetown after earning David Green Tournament championship

Post-publication updates:
Lynnfield defeats Hamilton-Wenham 42-39 (Jan. 9)
Lynnfield defeats Georgetown, 60-45 (Jan. 6) 

 

Published January 7, 2026

Lynnfield girls’ basketball takes David Green Tournament

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

THE PIONEERS celebrate their 61-23 victory over Winthrop in the championship game of the David Green Memorial Tournament on Dec. 30 at Winthrop High. Lynnfield

 

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UPDATE: Boys’ hoop (6-1) defeats Hamilton-Wenham after wins over Georgetown and Reading

Post-publication updates:
Lynnfield defeats Hamilton-Wenham 61-47 (Jan. 9)
Lynnfield defeats Georgetown 79-73 (Jan. 6)

 

 

Published January 7, 2026

Boys’ hoop edges Reading, improves to 4-1

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

THE LHS boys’ basketball team won an 83-76 thriller against Reading on Saturday for their fourth consecutive victory. The Pioneers (4-1) host Hamilton-Wenham (2-4)

 

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UPDATE: Co-op girls’ hockey team ties Winthrop in OT following shutout win over Marblehead

 

Post publication: PLNR ties Winthrop in OT, 2-2 (Jan. 7)

Published January 7, 2026

Co-op girls’ hockey team earns 2-0 shutout over Marblehead

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

SARAH MITCHELL and the PLNR girls’ hockey team beat Marblehead 2-0 in their home-opener on Saturday at the McVann-O’Keefe Rink. The Tanners visit Winthrop on Wednesday night and

 

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Update: Wrestlers defeat Triton after sweeping Watertown quad meet

Update: Lynnfield/North Reading defeats Triton, 54-27 (January 7, 2026)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

DANVERS — On Jan. 2, the Lynnfield-North Reading High co-op wresting team traveled to Danvers High to compete in a quad-meet. Along with Danvers, the team faced Foxboro and Arlington.

Lynnfield-North Reading went 1-2 on the day. They beat Danvers, 57-24, but lost to

 

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Alberta McMahon, 101

Wonderful cook, loved to dance

LYNNFIELD — Alberta P. (Parisi) McMahon, 101, of Lynnfield, entered into eternal rest on Dec. 29, 2025 with her family by her side.

Born on Feb. 1, 1924 in Chelsea, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Josephine (Ferullo) Parisi. Alberta was raised in Revere and graduated…

 

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Robert Carbone, 83

Educator loved his family, cooking

LYNNFIELD — Robert (“Bob”) A. Carbone, 83, of Lynnfield, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025 after a brief battle with cancer.

Bob was the beloved husband of Judith (Rose) Carbone, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. He was born in Boston on Sept. 21, 1942, and was

 

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Strong performances for girls’ track team in matchup with Hornets

Update: Lynnfield defeats Hamilton-Wenham 75-24 (January 7, 2026)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

BOSTON — On Dec. 30, the Lynnfield High girls’ indoor track and field team took on Manchester-Essex at The Track at New Balance in Brighton.

The Pioneers ended up losing 61-39, to fall to 0-2. The Hornets, meanwhile, improved to 2-0.

“We did have some

 

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