Author name: Dan Tomasello

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board will be making a final recommendation on the proposed $5 million Proposition 2 ½ override for fiscal year 2026 on Tuesday, April 8.

Before Town Administrator Rob Dolan gave an overview of the proposed $5 million override during the Select Board and Finance Committee’s annual joint public…

PATRICK MALONE

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A Lynnfield High School freshman has written a play that the Lynnfield Public Library will be putting on in mid-June.

Library Director Abby Porter said during a March 24 program that Lynnfield Middle School Drama Director Shay Wainwright recently approached her about putting on a play that LHS…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A number of residents weighed in on the proposed 11 percent school budget increase and $650,000 capital budget for fiscal year 2026 during a public hearing held on March 25.

Superintendent Tom Geary has recommended a…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously approved the recommended fiscal year 2026 operating and capital budgets for local education during a March 25 meeting.

Superintendent Tom Geary has recommended a $34,196,514 operating budget for FY26, which is an 11 percent increase over FY25’s $30,806,245 appropriation. Due to a $4 million budget shortfall…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A number of factors have contributed to the town’s current $4 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2026, Town Administrator Rob Dolan said during the Select Board’s March 20 meeting.

In the wake of the town facing a $4 million budget deficit and the School Department needing $1 million for…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board is in the process of studying the current $5 million Proposition 2 ½ override proposal to cover school and municipal government operating expenses.

After Town Administrator Rob Dolan gave an overview of the proposed $5 million override of Proposition 2 ½, the budget strains that caused the…

SOPHOMORES, from left, Maggie Hatzis, Katie McGuinness, Ella Price and Sophia Tramontozzi proudly displayed the recommendations they developed for improving Town Meeting during Lynnfield High School’s fourth annual Civics Action Projects Showcase on March 19. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A number of issues impacting the community took center stage during Lynnfield High…