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Village Happenings

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15

Open Space and Recreation Working Group, 6 p.m., Town Hall conference room.

Lynnfield Rotary Concert on the Common, 6-8 p.m., Town Common.

Coloring Club, 6-8 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

THURSDAY, JULY 16

Classic Film Club: Road Movies, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

Virtual Yoga…

 

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Group to discuss John Lewis’ ‘March’ Thursday

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

MELROSE — Indivisible Melrose Wakefield and Beyond is holding a group reading of the graphic novel “March, Vol. 1,” Rep. John Lewis’s memoir of the Civil Rights Movement. Indivisible MWB will host a Zoom discussion of the book, with March artist Nate Powell as a special…

 

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Joint Book Club on disability allyship formed

Published in the North Reading Transcript on July 9, 2026

NORTH READING — Have you ever worried about saying the wrong thing to someone with a disability, or wonder when it’s appropriate to offer help?

Three local advocacy groups, the North Reading Human Rights Group (NRHRG), North Reading Special Education Parents Advisory Council (NR SEPAC…

 

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Lewis, colleagues work to lower costs while protecting climate goals

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on July 10, 2026

BOSTON — State Senator Jason Lewis joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Senate to pass new energy affordability legislation that is projected to deliver billions in savings to ratepayers across the Commonwealth while keeping Massachusetts on track to meet its climate goals.

An Act to…

 

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Assessment: LMS needs more staff

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

 

LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL Acting Principal/Assistant Superintendent Adam Federico gives Matt DeTore a fist bump on the last day of school on June 22. (Michael Foley Photo)

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — During a recent School Committee meeting, Assistant Superintendent Adam Federico gave an overview…

 

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Subcommittee reviews three SC policy proposals

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — During a July 9 meeting held at Lynnfield Public Schools Central Office, the school board’s Policy Subcommittee recommended that the School Committee consider three proposed policy changes at a future meeting.

School Committee member Jim Dillon, who serves on the…

 

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Town enters 99-year MBTA lease for rail trail

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — During a recent meeting, the Select Board unanimously approved entering into a 99-year lease agreement with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for the Lynnfield Rail Trail.

The rail trail will be a 2.8-mile-long multiuse path and boardwalk extending from…

 

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‘Concerts on the Common’ continues through July 29

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Rotary’s Concerts on the Common will continue taking place through Wednesday, July 29.

The Rico Barr Band will playing from 6-8 p.m. on the Town Common on Wednesday, July 15.

Rick Desanctis will be performing from 6-8 p.m. on the Town Common on…

 

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Fire Dept. log

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

LYNNFIELD — During the week of Sunday, July 5 through Saturday, July 11, the Lynnfield Fire Department responded to 34 calls.

SUNDAY, JULY 5

7:19 a.m., 5 Wing Rd., EMS call; 8:18 a.m., 21 Tophet Rd., fire/smoke alarm; 8:47 a.m., 2 Lakeview Dr., EMS call; 9:55…

 

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Wildlife issues, reckless e-bikers among police reports

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

LYNNFIELD — An owl in distress at Lynnfield High, a turtle crossing the well-traveled Chestnut and Main streets intersection and a report of fireworks on the Fourth of July kept police on the move recently.

On Saturday, July 4 around 7:20 a.m., a concerned citizen told…

 

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Cannonball run

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on July 15, 2026

 

BRYCE GRYSKA flies down the inflatable waterslide at Recreation Station on July 9. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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On Beacon Hill: Anti-poverty bill ‘putting cash in people’s hands advances

By ELLA ADAMS
State House News Service

BOSTON — Senators in the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities advanced a sweeping bill aimed at reducing the state’s poverty rate with just about three weeks left before lawmakers face a July 31 deadline to get bills shuttled into conference committee.

Sen. Sal DiDomenico said his…

 

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