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WENDY AND JOSEPH DIXON each discussed the importance of teaching Black history and other cultures in the classroom during the School Committee’s Feb. 11 meeting.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The school system needs to do more to teach students about Black History Month and cultures around the world.

That was the message Lynnfield…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Tensions ran incredibly high on Feb. 11 when School Committee member Jamie Hayman sparred with his colleagues and Superintendent Tom Geary over the fiscal year 2026 budget development process.

Geary gave an overview of where the School Department’s FY26 budget development process currently stands during a Jan. 28 meeting. He…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two parents urged the School Committee on Feb. 11 to prioritize Lynnfield High School’s needs during the fiscal year 2026 operating budget development process.

The School Department’s current operating budget for FY26 totals $33.2 million, which represents a 7.8 percent increase over FY25’s $30,806,245 spending plan. There are no new…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Public Library is looking to hire a teen librarian in the fiscal year 2026 operating budget, Director Abigail Porter said during the Select Board’s Feb. 10 meeting.

Porter said the library is requesting a $1,116,608 operating budget for FY26, represents a 5 percent increase over the current fiscal…