Lynnfield News

Published in the June 14, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — The town has one less affordable housing unit following a ruling by the state Appeals Court issued in favor of the mortgagee, Citibank.

The case, known as the “Partridge Lane Unit Owners’ Trust vs. Lisa Peachey and others,” involves what the trust identified…

Published in the June 8, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The threat of pop up thunderstorms didn’t…

Published in the June 8, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — In the wake of ongoing traffic issues, Lynnfield’s MarketStreet Advisory Committee (MSAC) discussed the possibility of having the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) overrule the Wakefield Zoning Board of Appeals decision that prohibits MarketStreet from advertising the mall via Exit 42 on Route…

Valedictorian’s address

Published in the June 9, 2017 edition

“We must be confident in ourselves and our abilities and approach every new situation with a level of poise and persistence that inhibits fear from convincing us to turn around. Ultimately, the mistakes that we make are what builds our character and make us stronger individuals.…

Published in the May 31, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

Lynnfieldians officially observed the Memorial Day weekend with the reverence it rightly deserves to honor the ultimate sacrifices of men and women lost in military service, past and present, protecting our freedoms.

This past weekend, however, also marked an unheralded anniversary. It was the one-year…

Published in the May 31, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — Sometimes being the squeaky wheel pays dividends.

That’s what the residents of a South Lynnfield neighborhood discovered when they voiced their strong opposition to a proposed amendment to the city of Peabody’s zoning bylaws that had the potential to create a section of…

Published in the May 31, 2017 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — In the wake of Selectman Dick Dalton’s recent criticism of the School Department in a Facebook post, the School Committee fired back at Dalton last week.

Dalton’s main criticism of the School Department focused on three different areas: Content, personnel matters and performance…

Published in the May 31, 2017 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — “Pleasantly overwhelmed” was how Selectman Dick Dalton described the response to the board’s request for members to volunteer to serve on the MarketStreet Advisory Committee (MSAC).

“I got a lot of people applying and it made it difficult to make recommendations,” he said…

Published in the May 31, 2017 edition

Published in the May 24, 2017 edition

Published in the May 24, 2017 edition