Lynnfield News

Published December 9, 2020

Posted on: Thursday, December 3, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD —The town’s schools will be remote for the rest of this week after seven people in the district tested positive for COVID-19 in a five-day period.

Superintendent Kristen Vogel made the announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 2, which occurred 24 hours after Lynnfield Middle School was…

Published December 2, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a shift in the town’s tax classification on Monday.

The 1.37 shift approved by the selectmen means the tax rate will be $13.27 per thousand valuation for residential property for fiscal year 2021, representing a 65 cent decrease from FY20’s…

Published December 2, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The fate of the $17 million elementary schools’ expansion project will be decided during a Special Town Election on Tuesday, Dec. 8.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. in Lynnfield High School’s gym. In addition to being able to vote in-person, townspeople will…

Published December 2, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — School officials are urging parents to inform the district if a student is identified as a close contact of someone who tests positive for COVID-19.

Superintendent Kristen Vogel said during the School Committee’s Nov. 24 meeting that the Board of Health informed school officials that four…

Published December 2, 2020

Next step is a townwide Special Election Dec. 8

Published November 25, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The elementary schools’ expansion project is headed to the ballot box.

A Special…

Published November 25, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection ordered Boston Clear Water Company to close on Friday, Nov. 13 after E.coli was discovered in a water sample.

In a letter sent to BCW owner Anthony Gattineri, MassDEP Drinking Water Section Chief Amy Lachance stated that the agency determined…

Published November 25, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — While the town has been classified as “yellow” by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the past three weeks, the number of novel coronavirus cases in Lynnfield continues to grow.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recently revised its COVID-19 Community Level Data Map. According…