Author name: Dan Tomasello

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 8, 2026

LYNNFIELD — Two candidates are running for one seat on the Select Board during the Town Election on Tuesday, April 14.

The two candidates running for a three-year term are Select Board Chair Phil Crawford and Library Trustee Joe Gallagher.

Voters in all four precincts will…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 8, 2026

LYNNFIELD — Two political newcomers are running for an open School Committee seat that has a three-year term in the Town Election on Tuesday, April 14.

Huntingdon Road resident Brian Lambert and Willowdale Drive resident Jillian String are looking to succeed School Committee member Jamie…

Published in the April 8, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Spring Town Meeting warrant is set.

Spring Town Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 28, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium. A quorum of 175 voters is needed for Spring Town Meeting to be…

A LARGE CROWD OF residents attended Lynnfield For Love’s “We All Belong: A Community Rally for Inclusion and Anti-Racism” on the Town Common on Saturday, April 4. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A large crowd of residents gathered on the Town Common on April 4 in order to denounce racism.

Lynnfield For…

Published in the April 8, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Don’t forget about the uncontested candidates!

In addition to the three contested races headlining the April 14 Town Election ballot, there are three candidates running unopposed and one municipal office that has no candidates appearing on the ballot.

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 8, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board on March 30 condemned the recent racist incidents that occurred at Lynnfield Middle School.

Two parents of an LMS sixth grader spoke during the public participation portion of the School Committee’s March 24 meeting in order to…

STEPHEN RALSTON

LMS principal

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School Principal Stephen Ralston has taken a leave of absence.

In the wake of three separate racist incidents where three separate students targeted a sixth grader in less than a week, Superintendent Tom Geary informed LMS families in a March 31 letter that Ralston has…