Author name: Dan Tomasello

ECSTATIC Lynnfield High School graduates toss their mortarboards in the air at the conclusion of commencement exercises for the Class of 2025 on June 6. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The threat of thunderstorms and overcast skies did not stop the Lynnfield High School Class of 2025 from taking flight into a bright…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Voters overwhelmingly approved the $4.65 million Proposition 2 ½ override during the Special Town Election on Wednesday, June 4.

According to the official results released by Town Clerk Amanda Haggstrom, voters approved the $4.65 million override with 1,897 votes in favor to 1,042 votes opposed.

The Special Town Election featured a…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A town employee has resigned and an investigation is underway after inappropriate and racist language was overheard during a livestreaming of Lynnfield High Class of 2025’s graduation ceremony on June 6.

Town Administrator Rob Dolan and Assistant Town Administrator Bob Curtin wrote in a joint statement that they were informed…

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LYNNFIELD — Tensions ran high during the School Committee’s discussion about Superintendent Tom Geary’s evaluation during a June 3 meeting.

Geary established four goals for the 2024-2025 academic year as part of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) state-mandated superintendent evaluation system that pertained to English/math/performing arts curriculum, technology, school…

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LYNNFIELD — That’s a wrap.

The School Committee and Lynnfield Teachers Association ratified three memoranda of agreements (MOAs) pertaining to three contracts last week. The LTA voted to ratify the three MOAs on Monday, June 2 and the School Committee unanimously voted to ratify them on Tuesday, June 3. The three-year pacts with…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield High School will send the Class of 2025 off in style during commencement exercises held at Pioneer Stadium on Friday, June 6, beginning at 5 p.m.

If it rains on Friday, the high school’s 66th commencement ceremony will be moved inside the gymnasium. The Class of 2025 is hoping…

THE NEW FIRE HEADQUARTERS is expected to be operational in late October or early November. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The new Fire Headquarters will be occupied and operating by either late October or early November, Department of Public Works (DPW) Director John Scenna said during a recent Select Board meeting.

Voters…

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LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield High School Field 1 turf replacement project is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 9.

Department of Public Works (DPW) Director John Scenna recalled during a recent Select Board meeting that the 2024 Fall Town Meeting approved transferring $915,000 from the Recreational Capital Trust to the DPW’s FY25…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Department of Public Works (DPW) is gearing up for road construction season this fall, Director John Scenna said during a recent Select Board meeting.

Scenna said the town has been awarded a Complete Streets grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) that will be used to overhaul the…