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Scrimmages set to start as Wakefield fall teams prepare for season

THE WARRIOR football team will host Pentucket in their first scrimmage on Saturday at 10 a.m. Wakefield will also scrimmage North Reading on Aug. 29 to prepare for the regular season which starts on Friday, Sept. 5 with a home game against Greater Lawrence Tech. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca File Photo)

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Twi League 2025

Slappers even Twi Finals with 5-4 win over Brewers

Twi League 2025
BRENDAN DUDMAN singled and scored a run during the Slappers’ 4-run 1st inning and earned the victory on the mound, keeping the Brewers mostly at bay during a 5-4 Slapper win in Game 2 of the Twi League Finals. With the series tied 1-1, Game 3 is scheduled for tonight, 5:30 p.m. at Moulton Park.

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Median selling price of houses off last month

WAKEFIELD — Twenty three single-family homes sold around town last month, fetching a median price of $830,000, according to the latest report from The Warren Group, a leading provider of national real estate and transaction data.

The median sales price is down from that of July 2024, when 19 single-families sold for a median price…

 

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Endless summer fun!

CAMPERS, from left, Mia Crawford, Mikayla Pagliuca, Ava LaBonte and Kenzie Schedin take a break from sliding down the inflatable waterslide at Recreation Station on July 29. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

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Lynnfield boys’ tennis coach Joe Dunn retires after nine terrific seasons

JOE DUNN (pictured far right) is retiring as head coach of the LHS boys’ tennis team after nine seasons. Dunn had an overall record of 135-33, led the Pioneers to the state finals the last four consecutive seasons and the CAL Kinney Division title for the last six seasons. (File Photo)

 

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Pioneer fall teams start preseason with plenty of excitement

THE PIONEER football team is working hard to get ready for the regular season opener on Sept. 12 at Shawsheen Tech. Lynnfield will scrimmage Peabody on Aug. 23 and Melrose on Aug. 29. (File Photo)

 

LYNNFIELD — The fall sports season at Lynnfield High School is in full swing this week with tryouts and practices…

 

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New strategic plan for schools eyed

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new strategic plan for the school system will begin being developed this year, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Aug. 14 meeting.

Geary established four goals as part of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)-mandated superintendent evaluation system for the 2025-2026 academic year. The goals…

 

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Kelley Lesko named next Senior Center director

KELLEY LESKO

New Senior Center director

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new era at the Lynnfield Senior Center will begin in September.

The Select Board unanimously voted to appoint Portsmouth, New Hampshire Housing Authority Resident Services Director Kelley Lesko as the Senior Center’s next director during an Aug. 11 meeting. She will be…

 

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A new school year begins on Wednesday

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The clock is ticking before summer vacation ends and a new school year begins.

Students in grades 1-12 will be returning to the classroom on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Kindergarten orientation will take place on Thursday, Aug. 28. An early release day for grades K-12 will occur on Friday, Aug. 29…

 

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Select Board appoints new town clerk

STEPHANIE JAROSZ

New Town Clerk

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to appoint Danvers Assistant Town Clerk Stephanie Jarosz as Lynnfield’s next town clerk during an Aug. 11 meeting.

Jarosz will be succeeding former Town Clerk Amanda Haggstrom, who stepped down from her position in June after agreeing to become West…

 

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SC approves revised student handbooks

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee approved new student handbooks for the 2025-2026 academic year during a recent meeting.

The Administrative Leadership Team told a prior School Committee at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year that the principals wanted to return to school-based handbooks and move away from the district-wide handbook that…

 

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