Lynnfield News

By ALAN FOULDS
Lynnfield Historical Society

LYNNFIELD — On April 18 and 19, 1775, the village of Lynn End – today Lynnfield – went to war against the world’s most powerful army.

Lynn End joined forces with neighbors in Lexington, Concord, Reading, Woburn, Salem, Danvers and nearly all of Eastern Massachusetts in defending the rights…

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THE CAST OF Lynnfield Middle School’s production of “The Lightning Thief” last weekend included, from left, Nora Hutter portraying Grover, Aidan Rystrom starring as Luke and Anthony Paone portraying Percy Jackson along with camper Allison Friedman, camper Emmy Yunes, camper Clara Connors, camper Sophia DePrizio, camper Soraya Soto, camper Avani Kapri and camper Leah Steer.…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Three warrant articles pertaining to Phase 1 of the Lynnfield Rail Trail project is headed to Spring Town Meeting on Monday, April 28.

The rail trail, which will be funded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), will connect both Lynnfield and Wakefield via the abandoned…

A RENDERING OF the proposed Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse’s new enclosed four-season patio project (at left) and the new covered patio that would be located in front of the existing Bluemercury building that the restaurant will be taking over as part of an expansion project. (WS Development Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Three Planning…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board voted to appoint two new members to the Finance Committee during a recent meeting.

Lovell Road resident Bill Ketelhut and Bancroft Street resident Matt Curtis were two of the five candidates the Select Board interviewed for two vacant Finance Committee seats. Ketelhut and Curtis succeed current Finance…

LYNNFIELD — Two hundred and fifty years ago this April, Lynnfield and about 30 additional towns and villages started the American Revolution, leading to our independence a year later.

Led by Captain Bancroft, the local militia company fought the royal troops in Menotomy, which is now known as the town of Arlington.

This April, those…

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LYNNFIELD — The Friends of the Lynnfield Library is holding a Pop-Up Book Sale on Saturday, March 8, taking place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

“Grab a book at a price that’s hard to beat and leave having supported your community,” said FOLL President Jeana Tecci. “There will be the usual variety of book selections to…