Lynnfield News

The Lynnfield School District will have grief counselors and other staff available to meet with the students, parents, staff and friends of Benjamin “Sonny” Tropeano who passed away on Monday night, July 13.

The grief counseling session will be held on Wednesday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lynnfield Middle School library…

Published in the July 8, 2015

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — Proponents of a new freestanding CVS Pharmacy on the site of the current Bridgewell office building at 471 and 495 Broadway have eliminated plans to include a drive-thru pharmacy window in the design.

It was also revealed at the neighborhood informational meeting held June…

Published in the July 8, 2015

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD —Partners HealthCare’s proposal to close Union Hospital was criticized by several local officials last week.

According to Partners, the plan entails consolidating North Shore Medical Center’s medical, surgical and behavioral health services on one campus at Salem Hospital. Partners said in a statement, “All inpatient…

Published in the July 8, 2015

By DAN TOMASELLO

PHILADEPHIA, Pa. — Lynnfield native James Roumeliotis briefly set a Guinness World Record for Most Consecutive Bounces on a Pogo Stick at the annual World Championships of Xpogo in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 2.

Roumeliotis recorded 86,757 bounces in eight-and-a-half hours in the highly…

Published in the July 8, 2015

The Buckley Brothers Band of Wakefield makes its first appearance at the Lynnfield Rotary Club’s Summer Concert on the Common series on Wednesday, July 8 (rain date July 9).

The Buckley Brothers promise to bring down the house with their classic rock and pop dance music.

The free concert begins at 6 p.m and runs…

Published in the July 1, 2015 edition

Published in the July 1, 2015 edition

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Published in the July 1, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield native James Roumeliotis has raised thousands of dollars for scleroderma research while trying to set Guinness World Records with his trusty pogo stick. Roumeliotis is going to try and set a new world record this week for one last time.

Roumeliotis headed to…

Published in the July 1, 2015 edition

READING — At its June 25 meeting, Reading Municipal Light Department’s (RMLD) Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to increase rates by approximately 3 percent for residential and commercial customers. The increase varies slightly by rate class and usage and will be effective July 1.

“The necessity of the…

Published in the July 1, 2015 edition

The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to make an appointment now to give blood or platelets and help prevent a summer shortage. The Villager supports this call for donors from our community, which has been so generous in the past with this life-saving gesture.

The call for donations is supported by a recent survey…