Lynnfield News

Published in the November 15, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Fiscal year 2019 is going to be a tight budget year, Town Administrator Jim Boudreau said during the annual Budget Summit at the Senior Center Nov. 8.

Selectmen Chairman Chris Barrett noted the Budget Summit was scheduled a month earlier than previous years.…

Published in the November 8, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Local senior citizens were given an overview of…

Published in the November 8, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A two-lot subdivision is being eyed for the Perley Burrill property on Salem Street in South Lynnfield, Selectman Phil Crawford said Monday.

Crawford said the Perley Burrill property clean-up process has been completed. He said the town is working to develop an engineering plan…

Published in the November 8, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — National Development has pledged to make landscaping improvements on the berm located between Walnut Street and MarketStreet Lynnfield, MarketStreet Advisory Committee (MSAC) member Brian Charville told his fellow committee members recently.

The Berm Subcommittee, compromised of Charville, MSAC Vice Chairwoman Paula Parziale and…

Published in the November 1, 2017 edition

LYNNFIELD — Old trees were toppled, residents lost power, a Forest Hill Avenue home caught fire and some neighborhoods here looked like they’d lost a few…

Published in the November 1, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — About a month after being offered the Scituate town administrator job, Town Administrator Jim Boudreau has accepted the position and will be returning to the South Shore.

Selectmen Chairman Chris Barrett confirmed the long-anticipated announcement in an email sent to the Villager.

“Lynnfield…

Published in the November 1, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Last week, the MarketStreet Advisory Committee (MSAC) recommended taking a wait-and-see approach with noise-related issues associated with the outdoor mall for the next year.

MSAC member Anne Mitchell, who serves on the Noise Subcommittee along with MSAC Vice Chairwoman Paula Parziale, gave an…

Published in the October 25, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has begun laying the groundwork for finding a new town administrator in the event of Jim Boudreau accepts the same position in Scituate.

During last week’s meeting, the selectmen voted unanimously to create the Town Administrator Search Committee as…

Published in the October 25, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The results from both the Legacy MCAS and the Next-Generation MCAS exams are in, and Lynnfield students performed well on both versions of the state test.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released the results of the Next-Generation MCAS exams taken…

Published in the October 25, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — It’s a brand new era for the MCAS exam, Superintendent of Schools Jane Tremblay and Teaching and Learning Director Kevin Cyr said in an interview with the Villager last week.

The state released the results of the “Next-Generation MCAS” last week. Students in…

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Published in the October 18, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The number of liquor stores in town will not be expanding after Town Meeting shot down a proposal that would have done just that Monday night.

Warrant Article 12 sought to expand the number of liquor licenses for restaurants and liquor stores by petitioning the…