Author name: Dan Tomasello

BREAKING NEWS: Superintendent Tom Geary informed Lynnfield Middle School families in a March 31 letter that “Principal Stephen Ralston has taken leave effective immediately, and will separate from the district on June 30.” Assistant Superintendent Adam Federico will serve as acting principal for the remainder of the academic year, and Assistant Principal Dana Courtney will…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — School Committee member Jamie Hayman was honored for his 12 years…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 1, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — School officials have pledged to address a series of racist incidents that have occurred at Lynnfield Middle School, but a debate has erupted over when the process should begin.

Tree Top Lane residents Eva Benoit Allien and Carl Allien reported…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on April 1, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town’s fiscal year 2027 operating and capital budgets have been finalized, but the Select Board and the Finance Committee are at odds over how the process has been handled.

The FY27 operating budget totals $80,565,960 and the capital budget equals…

Published in the March 25, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

A TWO-ALARM FIRE at 105 Summer St. injured a resident and severely damaged the single-family home on March 18.  (Dan Tomasello Photo)

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 25, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

STATE REP. BRAD JONES
House Minority Leader

LYNNFIELD — In a surprising turn of events, House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. (R-North Reading) announced on Monday morning that he is not running for re-election this November.

Jones was elected to…

THE LYNNFIELD CENTER WATER DISTRICT’s $17 million water treatment plant on Glen Drive is currently behind schedule. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Center Water District’s $17 million Glen Drive water treatment plant is currently behind schedule, LCWD Executive Director John Scenna said in an interview with the Villager.

Ratepayers approved the…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 25, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A longtime business on Route 1 North may be razed in order to allow an automotive dealership company to construct an overflow parking lot on the site.

During a recent Conservation Commission meeting, Williams & Sparages professional engineer Chris Sparages…