Lynnfield News

Published April 10, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Tuesday will go down as one of the most memorable days in town politics in quite some time.

Voters narrowly approved the non-binding rail trail ballot question by 181 votes. National Development also announced it has scrapped plans to move forward with a proposal to build…

Published April 10, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A Lynnfield fire captain has been placed on paid administrative leave after he was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge in Middletown, Rhode Island on April 3.

Fire Captain John Walsh, 60, was arrested after he allegedly entered the 7-Eleven on Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown completely…

Published April 10, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Developer Angus Bruce made the case for a proposed elderly housing development in front of 20 residents during an April 3 community forum held at the Meeting House.

Attorney Jay Kimball submitted Article 16 on behalf of Bruce. Article 16 seeks to rezone a parcel of…

Rail trail question, contested races headline Town Election

Published April 3, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The fate of the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail project and two contested races will be decided by voters during the April 9 Town Election.

Voters in all four precincts will be voting at Lynnfield High School from 7 a.m.…

Published April 3, 2019

By JILLIAN STRING

LYNNFIELD — School Committee member Dorothy Presser will be stepping down from her position next week after 21 years of service to the school system.

A member of the committee since 1998, Presser said she was inspired to run for office after spending time on the Summer Street…

Published April 3, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — It’s a new era for the Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) Board of Water Commissioners.

Carol Ann Road resident Joseph Maney and Pine Hill Road resident Anders Youngren were elected as water commissioners during the LCWD’s Annual Meeting on Monday. Both candidates defeated Housing Authority member…

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Posted on: Friday, March 29, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Tensions ran high between Selectman Chris Barrett and Selectmen Chairman Dick Dalton following a March 26 discussion of the revised MarketStreet Lynnfield development agreement.

After Town Counsel Tom Mullen concluded an overview of the revised Planned Village Development District (PVDD) development agreement, Barrett requested…

Published March 27, 2019

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The fight over the controversial Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail continued to escalate during the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s March 19 public hearing in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

MassDOT held the three-hour public hearing in order to gain feedback about the rail trail’s 25 percent design. MassDOT…

By DAN TOMASELLO

Published March 27, 2019

LYNNFIELD — The April 29 Town Meeting warrant is set.

The Board of Selectmen closed the 17-article warrant last week. Town Meeting will take place on Monday, April 29, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

Town Meeting will be headlined by Article 14, which…