Lynnfield News

LYNNFIELD — Longtime Lynnfield resident John K. “Jack” Harrigan passed away on July 3, 2024.

Harrigan and his wife, Judy, have lived on Fernway for the past 50-plus years. Raised in…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee voted 4-1 to appoint Tom Geary as permanent superintendent of schools, subject to successful contract negotiations, during a contentious July 10 meeting.

Geary, who had been serving as interim superintendent since February, began working for the district in July 2006 as the School Department’s finance director. His…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Teachers Association’s two leaders criticized the School Committee during a July 10 meeting.

LTA Vice President Nicole Hawes recalled that the teachers’ union presented a resolution to a prior incarnation of the School Committee last December that declared the district in a “crisis” that needs to be addressed…

A LARGE CROWD of parents and educators attended the School Committee’s July 10 meeting.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A number of parents urged the School Committee to conduct a superintendent search and hold off appointing Interim Superintendent Tom Geary as the district’s permanent leader during a July 10 meeting.

The parents aired their…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee approved a revised class size policy during a July 10 meeting.

Policy IIB pertains to the district’s class size guidelines. While a previous incarnation of the School Committee discussed revising Policy IIB last November, the school board held off on approving the change.

School Committee member Jenny…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee voted 4-1 to form the Assistant Superintendent Search Committee during a July 10 meeting.

The search committee was formed after the School Committee voted to appoint Interim Superintendent Tom Geary as permanent superintendent of Lynnfield Public Schools (see separate story). The next assistant superintendent will succeed former…

READING — Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD) has hired Michael O’Neill as its new director of operations.

With a career spanning over two decades in the electric utility industry, O’Neill brings a wealth of experience after having held key roles at National Grid and Eversource.

O’Neill occupied various leadership…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously approved an open space trails license agreement with the Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) during a recent meeting.

Town Counsel Tom Mullen said the license agreement with the LCWD pertains to open space that the district owns by the town-owned Willis Woods conservation land on upper…