LYNNFIELD — The town is currently facing a $5 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026 and a Proposition 2½ override will need to be considered this spring, Town Administrator Rob Dolan said during the Select Board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
Dolan said town officials have “developed the frameworks for the 2026 fiscal year…
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REPRESENTATIVES from the Boston Bruins Foundation, National Grid and Blue Cross Blue Shield presented Huckleberry Hill School with a $3,000 donation during a health and wellness assembly on Feb. 26.Kneeling in front is Johnny Moran. Second row, from left, Jonathan Randall, Porter Pegoraro, Marcus Guiliano, Anzo Lee, Ava Gemmill and Parker Beal. Back row,…
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LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously voted on Feb. 25 to sign off on Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommendation that Winthrop Public Schools Pupil Personnel Services Director Jennifer O’Connell be appointed as the next Student Services director.
O’Connell has served as Winthrop’s pupil personnel services director since…
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LYNNFIELD — Three parents who have children receiving special education services weighed in on the current state of the Student Services Department during two recent School Committee meetings.
After the School Committee finished interviewing incoming Student Services Director Jennifer O’Connell (see separate story) on Feb. 25, Special Education Parent Advisory Council Interim Co-Chair…
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LYNNFIELD-NORTH READING co-op wrestling senior captain James Fodera (at left) finished fifth in the 190 lb. weight class during the All-State Tournament on Feb. 28 and March 1. Fodera’s fifth place finish enabled him to qualify for the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship in Providence this weekend. (File Photo)
By DAN TOMASELLO
METHUEN — Lynnfield-North…
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THE LHS boys’ hockey team celebrates’ Anthony Calla’s game-winning goal in double overtime of a state tournament victory over North Middlesex. (Shlok Kudrimoti Photo)
THE LHS boys’ hockey team celebrates’ Anthony Calla’s game-winning goal in double overtime of a state tournament victory over North Middlesex. (Shlok Kudrimoti Photo)
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
FRANKLIN — The season came…
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HAYDEN VALITON had 12 points and 6 rebounds in a state tournament game against Groton-Dunstable at LHS. (Shlok Kudrimoti Photo)
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield High girls basketball team was edged, 39-37, by guest Groton-Dunstable in the Div. 3 state tournament preliminary round on Feb. 25.
With that defeat, the 30th-seeded Pioneers ended the…
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NORTH ANDOVER — Barbara A. (Bommer) Tufts, 95, of North Andover and formerly of Wakefield, North Reading and Medford, died at Brightview Assisted Living in North Andover on February 18, 2025.
Born in Medford on March 16, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Arno M. and…
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LYNNFIELD — David C. Savage, 82, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2025, surrounded by family.
Born on July 4, 1942 to Warren and Mary Savage, David discovered a love of flying while in high school that shaped the course of his life. After obtaining his pilot’s license at 17 (before obtaining his…
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LYNNFIELD — George Franklin Hayden, 75, of Lynnfield, passed away at Kaplan Family Hospice House on Feb. 11, 2025.
George was born on Oct. 12, 1949 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. He served in the Air Force during the Vietnam…
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NORTH ANDOVER — Barbara A. (Bommer) Tufts, 95, of North Andover and formerly of Wakefield, North Reading and Medford, died at Brightview Assisted Living in North Andover on February 18, 2025. 
LYNNFIELD — David C. Savage, 82, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2025, surrounded by family.
LYNNFIELD — George Franklin Hayden, 75, of Lynnfield, passed away at Kaplan Family Hospice House on Feb. 11, 2025. 
LYNNFIELD — Joseph M. Supino, 90, of Lynnfield, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 in Salem.