Author name: Dan Tomasello

$80.7M operating budget for FY27 proposed

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — With the holiday season now in the rearview mirror, town officials are turning their attention to budget season.

Town Administrator Rob Dolan unveiled a proposed $80,766,936 operating budget for fiscal year 2027 during the Select Board’s Jan. 6 meeting. The recommended spending plan for the next fiscal year represents a…

 

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$2M capital budget recommended for FY27

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Town Administrator Rob Dolan unveiled a recommended $2,035,000 capital budget for fiscal year 2027 during the Select Board’s Jan. 6 meeting.

While the Select Board has yet to finalize the recommended capital budget for FY27, Dolan said the internal Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Committee has been reviewing each department’s capital…

 

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Three Traffic Safety Advisory Committee members resign

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Three members of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) have resigned over the past month.

According to the town website, “the TSAC is an advisory committee reporting to the Select Board.” The committee is tasked with evaluating “public safety and nuisance issues involving traffic, roads and related infrastructure in the town…

 

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Bogart, Kumar pull nomination papers

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two incumbents who are currently running in uncontested races pulled nomination papers for the April 14 Town Election last week.

Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Vice Chair Tom Bogart pulled papers for a two-year term in the April Town Election on Thursday, Jan. 8.

“I have had an interest in…

 

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UPDATE: Icemen tie Newburyport after edging rival North Reading

Post-publication updates:
Lynnfield ties Newburyport 3-3 in OT. (Jan. 10)
Lynnfield defeats North Reading 3-2. (Jan. 7)

 

Published January 7, 2026

Icemen tie Gloucester, fall to Amesbury

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

 

THE BOYS’ hockey team has a big week in store at the McVann-O’Keefe Rink with CAL matchups against North Reading on Wednesday

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New electric vehicle showroom proposed for MarketStreet

AN UNIDENTIFIED electric vehicle company is looking to open a new showroom at the old Capital One location at MarketStreet Lynnfield. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new electric vehicle showroom is being eyed for MarketStreet Lynnfield.

WS Development Manager Kyle Greaves said during a recent Planning Board meeting that an unidentified…

 

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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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