Author name: Dan Tomasello

THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE recognized three retirees during a recent meeting. Front row, from left, School Committee member Kim Baker Donahue, School Committee Chair Kristen Grieco Elworthy, Summer Street School second grade teacher Deb Guenard and Summer Street School secretary Karen Roberto. Back row, from left, School Committee member Jamie Hayman, Superintendent Tom Geary, School Committee…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Six residents weighed in on whether Superintendent Tom Geary should continue leading the district during the School Committee’s June 10 meeting.

The residents expressed their viewpoints two days before the School Committee voted 3-2 to extend Geary’s contract through June 30, 2029 (see separate story).

Huntingdon Road resident Brian Lambert…

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…

By DAN TOMASELLO

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…