Author name: Dan Tomasello

Sagamore over-55 development taking shape

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The permitting process for a new over-55 housing development on upper Main Street is progressing.

The 2022 Fall Town Meeting approved two zoning changes associated with the Sagamore Spring Golf Club that will allow Toll Brothers to construct an over-55 development on the eastern side of the golf course along…

 

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Swing music on the Common

THE SOFT TOUCH BIG BAND entertained a large crowd during Lynnfield Rotary’s recent Concert on the Common on July 24. (Photo by The Priestley’s)

 

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15 goats recovered after Bluejay Road escape

LYNNFIELD POLICE PATROLMAN Franco Pisano leads five of the 15 recovered goats to safety on Tedford Lane on July 30. (Lynnfield Police Department Photo)

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Fifteen goats that escaped from a Bluejay Road property were safely rescued after a 24-hour ordeal last week.

“Goats to Go” co-owner Michelle Aulson said…

 

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Lynnfield trio reflects on undefeated Prep tennis season

MARK MCDUFFEE

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

DANVERS — The St. John’s Prep boys tennis team, which features three starters from Lynnfield, won the Division 1 state title this spring.

On June 15, the Eagles defeated Concord-Carlisle, 4-1, at MIT in Cambridge to win their first state championship since 2001.

St. John’s finished the year undefeated going a…

 

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School Committee hires new attorney

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously voted to hire a new attorney during a recent meeting.

School Committee Vice Chair Kristen Grieco Elworthy said the Budget Subcommittee that is comprised of her, School Committee Chair Kate DePrizio and Superintendent Tom Geary recently interviewed attorneys to represent the School Committee. She said the…

 

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MassDOT receives rail trail ‘Phase 1’ engineering documents

LYNNFIELD — Stantec Consultants, Inc., the contractor working on the town’s portion of the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail project, recently submitted the 75 percent Phase 1 engineering documents to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

The rail trail will connect both Lynnfield and Wakefield via the abandoned MBTA rail bed. The Lynnfield section of the rail trail…

 

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Select Board appoints new FinCom, L.I.F.E. Board members

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board appointed new members to the Finance Committee and the Lynnfield Initiatives for Elders, Inc. (L.I.F.E.) Board of Directors during a recent meeting.

Summer Street resident Anthony Marino was unanimously appointed to the Finance Committee. He succeeds longtime Finance Committee member Chris Caprio, who stepped down at the…

 

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Updated school facility rental policy OK’d

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously approved an updated school facility rental fee policy during a recent meeting.

A previous incarnation of the School Committee approved Policy KF in March 2023 in order to raise additional revenue for the School Department. Superintendent Tom Geary said the previous version of Policy KF’s included three…

 

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Traffic Safety Advisory Committee established

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board voted to form the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) during a July 22 meeting.

Select Board Chair Dick Dalton recalled that Spring Town Meeting voted to create the TSAC in late April. Upper Main Street resident Tom Manning submitted the citizens’ petition for Spring Town Meeting.

“The…

 

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Girls’ tennis celebrates ‘a season of constant improvement’

THE GIRLS’ TENNIS team elected, from left, rising junior Lily Alves, rising senior Paige Martino and rising senior Ella Hayman as captains for the 2025 season during the recent end-of-the-season banquet. Martino also served as a captain during the 2024 season.   (Jamie Hayman Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The girls’ tennis team recently…

 

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SC gets feedback on revised dress code policy

RISING LYNNFIELD HIGH SCHOOL seniors, from left, Emma Rose, Ella Hayman and Maeve Donovan discussed the revised dress code policy during the School Committee’s July 23 meeting.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Three Lynnfield High School seniors, a teacher and community members provided feedback about the revised dress code policy during the School Committee’s July…

 

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SC making headway on new cellphone, device policy

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee is inching closer to approving a new cellphone and electronic device policy that will be implemented for the 2024-2025 academic year.

School Committee member Jenny Sheehan, who serves on the Policy Subcommittee, gave an overview of the latest version of the cellphone and electronic device policy during…

 

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