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John Harriss and the original Lynnfield Master Plan

JOHN E. HARRISS

 

By HELEN BREEN

LYNNFIELD — International business executive John E. Harriss (1896-1986) served on the Lynnfield Planning Board in the 1950s when the town’s population was expanding rapidly.

Harriss supported engaging the services of Town Planner Alan Benjamin, who created the town’s first Master Plan.

Return of the native

In 1945, Harriss…

 

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Lynnfield home sales plummeted in 2023

LYNNFIELD — The bottom fell out of the town’s real estate market in 2023.

According to The Warren Group, there were 105 single-family homes sold in Lynnfield during 2023, which represented a 23.4 percent decline from the 137 homes sold in town during 2022. Additionally, the median sales price for a single-family home increased by…

 

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LHS Coffeehouse Feb. 7

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield High School Music Department is hosting a Coffeehouse on Wednesday, Feb. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Band Room.

Music students will be performing a wide variety of music during the Coffeehouse.

While the entrance fee is $5, the fee will be waived if residents bring food donations for the…

 

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Laura Newman is the LAG featured artist

MANDALA ARTIST LAURA Newman.

 

 

LYNNFIELD — North Shore artist Laura Newman has been named as the Lynnfield Art Guild’s featured artist for the next six weeks.

Newman, the mother of two adult daughters and the registrar at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, is a mandala artist.

“My love of mandalas started about…

 

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Tree Committee welcomes ecologist Monday

Erica Holm

 

LYNNFIELD — The Tree Committee is holding a presentation with Massachusetts Audubon Society urban ecologist Erica Holm on Monday, Jan. 29, taking place from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Meeting House.

Attendees will learn about connecting and caring for trees from Holm.

Urban and community forestry is a broad and complex field, and…

 

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Front Page: January 24, 2024

 

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Winter in a small town

A VINTAGE RED TRACTOR creates a classic wintery scene on Cooks Farm Lane during a recent snowstorm. (Doug Coonrod Photo)

 

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Revised new library design taking shape

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Library Building Committee (LBC) is looking to cut between $2 million and $3 million from the new building’s proposed cost, William Rawn Associates Architect Kevin Bergeron said during a recent forum.

LBC Chair Russell Boekenkroeger, who also serves on the Board of Library Trustees, recalled that the Massachusetts Board…

 

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Providence man arrested after crashing into cruiser

ALEXANDER ENCARNACION

 

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Massachusetts State Police arrested a 29-year-old Providence, Rhode Island man after he allegedly crashed into a lamppost and a parked police cruiser in the Town Hall parking lot on Jan. 15.

Alexander Encarnacion was being pursued by Massachusetts State Police after he and other unidentified suspects allegedly…

 

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Charville enters 3-year School Committee race

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — There are now two contested races for School Committee that will be appearing on the Town Election ballot on Tuesday, April 9.

Planning Board Chair Brian Charville pulled nomination papers for a three-year term on the School Committee on Jan. 17. He has joined a three-candidate race for two three-year…

 

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LHS eyes international exchange student program’s return

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield High wants to continue offering an international exchange student program next year, Principal Patricia Puglisi said during a recent School Committee meeting.

Puglisi recalled that Educatius Group is a F-1 Public High School program that allows international students to attend a public high school for either a semester or…

 

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Winter fun

SAUNDERS ROAD neighbors, from left, Madelyn Murtagh, Will Murtagh, Sophia Brown and Christian Eldridge had a blast while making a snowman during last week’s snowstorm. (Courtesy Photo)

 

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