Author name: Dan Tomasello

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield High School music students are looking to visit and perform in Nashville, Tennessee once again this March.

LHS Choral Director Doug Hodgkins said during the School Committee’s Sept. 25 meeting that the Music Department’s proposed trip to Nashville will take place from Thursday, March 19 through Sunday, March 22.

“This…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A proposed new Lynnfield Middle School Pathway Exploration Policy pertaining to career and technical education (CTE) was unveiled during the School Committee’s Sept. 25 meeting.

Assistant Superintendent Adam Federico said the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is requiring all school districts to create a Pathway Exploration Policy for…

LYNNFIELD RESIDENT Joyce Fukasawa discussed her experience being detained in the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II in front of a large crowd at the Meeting House on Sept. 18. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield resident Joyce Fukasawa shared her powerful story about living in a Japanese incarceration camp…

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LYNNFIELD — Tensions ran incredibly high over a developer’s proposal to convert a single-family dwelling that is under construction to a two-family home during the Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) Sept. 16 meeting at the Senior Center.

Atty. Tim Doyle said his client, RF Homes, LLC, was requesting a Special Permit from…

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LYNNFIELD — The trash strike is over.

Republic Services and Teamsters Local 25 agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement on Sept. 19, which ended the trash collection strike that began on July 1. The work stoppage impacted municipalities across the North Shore and Greater Boston, including Lynnfield.

In a statement posted…

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LYNNFIELD — A Lynnfield educator’s love of language and world cultures inspired her to write a trilogy of books.

Village Row resident Alma Barozzi published the book “What kind of name is that? African Naming Patterns and Traditions,” last month. The book is Barozzi’s third publication in a series…

LYNNFIELD FIREFIGHTERS salute the 2,977 people who died during the 9/11 attacks, including 343 New York City firefighters, during the annual First Responders Day ceremony on Sept. 11. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two hundred residents paid tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and recognized Lynnfield first…

LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL Special Education Team Chair Wendy Leone (second from left) and Summer Street special education teacher/assistant to the principal Emma Bartlett (second from right) were each presented with the Dorothy Presser Award during the School Committee’s Sept. 10 meeting. Front row, from left, Kelty Bartlett and Duncan Bartlett. Back row, from left, Frank…