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By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Tom Geary unveiled a recommended $35,853,866 operating budget for fiscal year 2027 during the School Committee’s Dec. 9 meeting.

Geary’s recommended spending plan for FY27 represents a 4.9 percent increase over the FY26 school budget that totals $34,194,132. The FY26 spending plan, which is being funded in part by…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Tom Geary proposed increasing Lynnfield High School’s athletic fee for the 2026-2027 academic year during the School Committee’s Dec. 9 meeting.   

While Geary was giving an overview of the School Department’s recommended $35,853,866 operating budget for fiscal year 2027, he recommended increasing the high school’s athletic fee…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Teachers Association President Nicole Hawes expressed concerns about a proposed plan that would increase class sizes in two grades at the elementary schools during the School Committee’s Dec. 9.

As part of Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommended $35,853,866 operating budget for fiscal year 2027, he recommended increasing class sizes in…