Author name: Dan Tomasello

UPDATE: Girls’ hoop impressive in wins over Essex Tech and Triton following loss to Clippers in opener

Post publication update:
Lynnfield defeats Essex Tech 61-18 (Dec. 19)

Lynnfield defeats Triton 52-27 (Dec. 16)

 

 

Published December 17, 2025

Girls’ basketball falls to Clippers 38-34 in first game

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

CHLOE GRIEVES had 12 points, 13 rebounds and seven steals in Lynnfield’s season-opener against Newburyport at LHS on Friday night.

 

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Season Preview: Co-op girls’ hockey team embracing new era

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Peabody/Lynnfield/North Reading (PLNR) falls to Reading 4-0 (Dec. 27)
PLNR falls to Woburn 10-0 (Dec. 22)
PLNR falls to Beverly 3-1 (Dec. 20)
PLNR defeats Medford/Malden 3-2 (Dec. 17)

 

 

Published December 18, 2025

Co-op girls’ hockey team embracing new era

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

THE PLNR girls’ hockey team starts their

 

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UPDATE: Boys’ hoop defeats Bishop Fenwick 76-61

 

Post publication updates:

Lynnfield defeats Bishop Fenwick, 76-61 (Dec. 27)
Lynnfield defeats Pentucket 74-58 (Dec. 22)
Lynnfield defeats Triton 81-46 (Dec. 16)

 

 

Published December 17, 2025

Boys’ hoop comes up short to Newburyport in hard-fought opener

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

 

 

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FRESHMAN BRANDON DOHERTY had seven 3-pointers and 25 points in

 

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Alice G. Long, 85

Retired RN who enjoyed caring for others

PEABODY — Alice G. (Wolsey) Long, 85, of Peabody, formerly of Lynnfield and North Reading, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

Born in Malden on May 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred A. (Hudson) Wolsey.  She was raised and attended

 

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Janet Riester, 91

Accomplished pianist enjoyed skiing and boating

LYNNFIELD — Janet Evans Riester, 91, of Lynnfield, passed away on Dec. 10, 2025.

Born in Winchester, Janet was the daughter of the late Harvey Bolles Evans and Arlene (Woodman) Evans. She grew up in Wakefield and often spent her summers at Crow Island on Little Sebago Lake in…

 

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Schools seeking 4.9 percent budget increase

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…

 

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LHS athletic fee increase eyed

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…

 

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Elementary school class size increase concerns aired

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…

 

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Menorah Lighting Ceremony Tuesday

LYNNFIELD — The Chabad of the North Shore and the Town of Lynnfield will be holding the 10th annual Lynnfield Public Menorah Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 16, taking place at 6:30 p.m. on the Town Common.

Latkes and donuts will be served to attendees after the ceremony.

The Chabad of the North Shore is…

 

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‘Tree Lighting: A Whobilation Celebration’ draws hundreds

THE LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Tri-M Music Honor Society, Chamber Singers and Lynnfield Girl Scouts sang “Let It Snow” during Lynnfield Recreation’s Tree Lighting: A Whobilation Celebration on the Town Common on Dec. 6. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Lynnfield Recreation transformed the Town Common…

 

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Country Store celebrates the holiday season

SIBLINGS LOGAN AND LACEY DIAS were smiling from ear-to-ear while meeting Santa Claus at Historic Lynnfield, Inc.’s Country Store on Dec. 6. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The tradition continues.

Hundreds of residents kicked off the holiday season in style when the Meeting House was turned into Historic Lynnfield, Inc.’s Country Store…

 

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Lynnfield Golf changes eyed to increase revenue

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Golf Interim Director Andrew Green unveiled a series of proposed changes to the town’s two golf courses that would raise additional revenue during a recent Select Board meeting.

Green recalled that the town owns two nine-hole golf courses: The King Rail Golf Reserve and the Reedy Meadow Golf Course…

 

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