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Sports: April 23, 2025

 

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WEF honors two with Dr. Kim Smith Excellence in Education Award

WEF leaders, Cary Mazzone and Melissa Holmes, Suzanne Burns and family, Rick McKenna and family, along with Assistant Superintendent Kara Mauro, Superintendent Dr. Doug Lyons and Dr. Kim Smith, for whom the award was named.

WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Educational Foundation (WEF) celebrated its 29th annual Celebration of Learning on Wednesday, April 16, honoring students…

 

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Softball 2025

Wakefield softball hits into three-game winning streak

Softball 2025
JADE WATERHOUSE came through with a 2-RBI double to tie the game against Andover in the 7th inning on Saturday morning. She later came around to score what ended up being the game-winning run. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

WOBURN — The Wakefield High softball team defeated Andover 6-5 on Saturday and Woburn 24-12 on Monday to…

 

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Dombroski takes four-man Treasurer’s race

NEWLY ELECTED TOWN TREASURER Edward Dombroski with supporter Joyce Wood holding signs outside the Galvin Middle School polling place yesterday. (Mark Sardella Photo)

Voters pick new members of Town Council, SC too

 WAKEFIELD — Several new faces and a couple of familiar ones will help oversee the town’s operation over the next three years…

 

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Lynnfield’s midnight rider

LYNNFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY member Ann Marie Greenleaf reenacted Martin Herrick’s ride to the Meeting House with Captain Bancroft’s Company during the Patriots Day on the Common celebration on April 19. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

 

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Town Meeting Tuesday

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Spring Town Meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 29, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

A quorum of 175 voters is needed for Town Meeting to proceed.

Spring Town Meeting will include 21 warrant articles, including Article 9 that pertains to the town’s fiscal year…

 

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250th anniversary of American Revolution’s beginning commemorated

HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT Ron Sarro leads residents from the library to the Town Common during the Patriots Day on the Common celebration on April 19. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two hundred residents came together to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution during the Lynnfield Historical…

 

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Schools will lay off 56 employees if override fails

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department will be forced to layoff 56 employees and fees significantly if voters don’t approve a Proposition 2 ½ override at Spring Town Meeting, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s April 16 meeting.

The proposed $4.65 million override that will be voted on during Spring Town…

 

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Educators speak out on potential budget cuts

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two educators raised concerns during the School Committee’s April 16 meeting about the potential layoffs that will occur if voters reject the proposed $4.65 million Proposition 2 ½ override during Spring Town Meeting on Tuesday, April 29.

If voters do not approve the proposed override at the Spring Town Meeting…

 

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SC concerned about potential layoffs, budget cuts

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee on April 16 spoke out against the 56 layoffs and other budget cuts that would occur if Spring Town Meeting rejects a proposed $4.65 million Proposition 2 ½ override.

After Superintendent Tom Geary gave an overview of the 56 layoffs, program reductions and increased user fees that…

 

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SC eyes sponsorship opportunities at LHS fields’ complex

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LYNNFIELD — The School Committee is looking to raise additional revenue by implementing new sponsorship opportunities at Lynnfield High School fields’ complex.

School Committeeman Jamie Hayman said during an April 16 meeting that the panel began discussing potential sponsorship opportunities at LHS’ fields’ complex in 2018.

“It was sponsorships around the fields…

 

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Local nine comes back to beat North Reading, 6-3

Updates after press time:
Lynnfield defeats Triton 10-3 (April 25)
Lynnfied falls to Pentucket 6-5 (April 22)

 

 

Published April 23, 2025

 

LUKE DISILVIO hit a two-run homer during Lynnfield’s 6-run, 4th inning in their victory over rival North Reading on Saturday. (Alicen Encarnacao Racca Photo)

 

 

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