Lynnfield News

PEG SALLADE

Retired Substance Use Prevention Coordinator

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — It’s the end of an era for A Healthy Lynnfield.

Substance Use Prevention Coordinator Peg Sallade retired last week after leading A Healthy Lynnfield since November 2018.

“It’s bittersweet,” said Sallade. “I love my job, the people I work with…

SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION COORDINATOR Diana DeLeo (second from left) with her family, from left, husband Paul, son Paul Jr., daughter Lilyana and daughter Carina at the Lynnfield High School Class of 2024 graduation ceremony in June. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Diana DeLeo has hit the ground running as the new Substance Use…

A LARGE CROWD of residents gave the School Committee an earful about their recent behavior during a Sept. 24 meeting.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A large number of residents ripped the School Committee and…

SCHOOL COMMITTEE CHAIR Kristen Grieco Elworthy (second from left) said on Sept. 24 that the school board’s attorney ‘did not recommend or require” School Committee member Kate DePrizio (fourth from left) to read a letter that made a series of allegations against School Committee member Jamie Hayman (at far right) during a previous meeting on…

LYNNFIELD ROTARY TREASURER Janice Casoli and Historic Lynnfield Director Kirk Mansfield unveil a bench dedicated in memory of late Village Pharmacy co-owner Brian Ambrefe while his brother Bob looks on during a Sept. 29 ceremony. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Late Village Pharmacy co-owner Brian Ambrefe’s contributions to the community were…

LYNNFIELD — Village Home and Garden Club members were thrilled to celebrate their end-of-the-year gathering as guests of Davio’s MarketStreet.

Host and Davio’s owner…

LYNNFIELD — A Healthy Lynnfield has been selected as a recipient of a $125,000 federal grant from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program.

This grant program, managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), represents an opportunity to strengthen ongoing efforts in…

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Fire Department has been awarded $1,199,469.08 in federal funding from the Department of Homeland Security via the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The funds will be used to hire four additional career firefighters and will pay the full cost of salaries and benefits of these positions for the next three years…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Kristen Grieco Elworthy was appointed as the School Committee’s new chair during a Sept. 24 meeting.

Elworthy, who was elected to a one-year term on the school board during the April Town Election, succeeded School Committee member Kate DePrizio as chair. DePrizio “reluctantly” stepped down as School Committee chair on…