Lynnfield News

Published November 4, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Teaching and Learning Director Kevin Cyr gave an overview of a parent survey during the School Committee’s Oct. 27 meeting.

School officials administered the survey a couple of weeks ago in order to collect feedback about how the hybrid learning and remote learning plans have been…

Published November 4, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new advocacy group has been formed in support of the elementary schools’ expansion project.

Due to increasing elementary school enrollment, the Board of Selectmen scheduled a Special Town Meeting for Saturday, Nov. 21 in order to ask townspeople to approve expanding the two elementary schools…

Published October 28, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Get ready for Round 3.

The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted on Monday to schedule a Special Town Meeting for Saturday, Nov. 21, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Lynnfield High School’s Pioneer Stadium. The selectmen scheduled the Special Town Meeting in order to ask townspeople to…

Published October 28, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Building Committee (SBC) made the case for the elementary schools’ expansion project to the Board of Selectmen last week.

SBC Chairman John Scenna said the expansion project entails constructing permanent additions onto both schools that would each contain five classrooms. Two existing classrooms at…

Published October 28, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town is back in the “red” zone.

Due to 19 positive cases of the novel coronavirus from Oct. 4 to Oct. 17, the Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center designated Lynnfield as a “red” community for the fourth time in the past two months on Thursday, Oct…

Published October 28, 2020

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Center Water District is looking to partner with Wakefield in order to provide supplemental water in addition to improving the district’s existing infrastructure.

Following an extensive study of options for supplementing its water supply, including a recent review of possible partners from which to “wheel” supplemental water…

Published October 28, 2020

Published October 21, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — In the midst of total confusion and a chaotic debate, Fall Town Meeting voted to indefinitely postpone the proposed Open Space…

Published October 21, 2020

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Fall Town Meeting voted to indefinitely postpone the proposed Tree Protection Bylaw on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Planning Board Chairman Brian Charville made a motion to indefinitely postpone Article 8, which resulted in gasps coming from the crowd.

“The Planning Board would like to proceed with Article…