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Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

FEBRUARY 18, 1976

Tax hikes loom: The Long-Range Budget Study Committee outlined a report during a Tuesday meeting that featured 30 residents in attendance, including representatives from the Finance Committee, School Committee, Fire Department and Police Department.

The report, which outlined the town’s fiscal…

Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

READING — Learning history does not always happen behind a desk at Austin Prep. Sometimes, it takes…

Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

Sunday, February 8

2:07 a.m., 758 Salem St., malfunctioning alarm; 3:08 a.m., 758 Salem St., malfunctioning alarm; 5:19 a.m., 17 Wildewood Dr., medical; 5:19 a.m., 16 Partridge Ln., medical; 7:17 a.m., 758 Salem St., false alarm; 11:56 a.m., 510 Ross Dr., citizen arrest; 10:24…

Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

Terrific Tuesdays with North Suburban Child and Family Resource Network, 4-4:45 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

Deadline to submit nomination papers, 5 p.m., Town Clerk’s Office.

The Last Tuesday Book Club, 6-7:30 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Story Time, 10-10:30 a.m., Lynnfield…

Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

LYNNFIELD — “History of the Enslaved in Massachusetts” will be the subject of the Lynnfield Historical Society’s next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, taking place at 7 p.m. in the Centre Congregational Church.

Vijay Joyce will be the guest speaker. He is the founder…

Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Democratic Town Committee (LDTC) will be holding a caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Al Merritt Center, 600 Market St., second floor, beginning at 7 p.m.

The Democratic Town Committee will be holding the caucus to elect delegates to…

Published in the February 18, 2026 edition of the Lynnfield Villager

LYNNFIELD — Two Milwaukee residents will appear in court, charged recently with shoplifting items at a popular MarketStreet retailer.

The pair, both women in their 20s, were charged around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11 with shoplifting by concealing merchandise at ALO, a seller…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Essex Tech School Committee member Gary Hathaway gave an overview of the new blind lottery system and its new enrollment changes during the Lynnfield School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved several new policies pertaining…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department will have budget cuts once again if the district does not receive a 4 percent spending plan increase for fiscal year 2027, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

After initially recommending a 4.9…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — With only two meetings remaining in his tenure, School Committee member Jamie Hayman on Feb. 10 encouraged his four colleagues and Superintendent Tom Geary to examine why an increasing number of students are looking to leave the district.

After Geary informed Hayman…