Lynnfield News

Published November 18, 2020

By DAN…

Published November 18, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A handful of parents attended a question-and-answer session about the $17 million elementary schools’ expansion project that was held on a Zoom teleconference on Nov. 12.

Town Administrator Rob Dolan said residents will be voting on the elementary schools’ expansion project during a Special Town Meeting…

Published November 18, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — School officials criticized the state for urging districts to implement more in-person education while refusing to loosen current social distancing regulations during a Nov. 10 meeting.

Gov. Charlie Baker and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) officials have been pushing school districts across the state…

Published November 18, 2020

This Saturday’s Special Town Meeting is one of the most significant sessions in the last decade. When Town Meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. at Lynnfield High School’s Pioneer Stadium, we encourage residents to vote in favor of the $17 million elementary schools’ expansion project.

We don’t take this endorsement lightly and…

Published November 11, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The elementary schools’ expansion project is critically needed, a group of educators stated during an episode of “Town Talk” on Nov. 4.

Town Administrator Rob Dolan, who hosts the Lynnfield Media Studios show, explained that a Special Town Meeting has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21 in…

Published November 11, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — In the wake of the state overhauling its COVID-19 color-coded map, Lynnfield went from a “red” to a “yellow” community on Friday, Nov. 6.

Under the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s revised COVID-19 Community Level Data Map, a municipality will be given the “gray” classification if…

Published November 11, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A local developer is looking to construct a new subdivision off of Lowell Street.

Atty. Jay Kimball said during a recent Planning Board meeting that local resident Linda Vallis and developer Paul Caggiano have a purchase-and-sale agreement for the 109 Lowell St. property. He said the…

Published November 11, 2020

Published November 4, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Brad Jones (R-North Reading) topped their respective tickets during Tuesday’s election.

According to the unofficial election results released by Town Clerk Linda Emerson just before midnight on Tuesday, 8,329 out of 9,742 registered voters cast ballots in…

Published November 4, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Call it another case of coronavirus déjà vu.

The Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center designated Lynnfield as a “red” community for the second straight week and the fifth time in the past two months on Thursday, Oct. 29. The town’s average daily incident rate totaled 13.5.

As…