Lynnfield News

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The town is currently facing a $5 million budget shortfall for fiscal year 2026 and a Proposition 2½ override will need to be considered this spring, Town Administrator Rob Dolan said during the Select Board’s Feb. 27 meeting.

Dolan said town officials have “developed the frameworks for the 2026 fiscal year…

REPRESENTATIVES from the Boston Bruins Foundation, National Grid and Blue Cross Blue Shield presented Huckleberry Hill School with a $3,000 donation during a health and wellness assembly on Feb. 26.  Kneeling in front is Johnny Moran. Second row, from left, Jonathan Randall, Porter Pegoraro, Marcus Guiliano, Anzo Lee, Ava Gemmill and Parker Beal. Back row,…

JENNIFER O’CONNELL

New Student Services director

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously voted on Feb. 25 to sign off on Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommendation that Winthrop Public Schools Pupil Personnel Services Director Jennifer O’Connell be appointed as the next Student Services director.

O’Connell has served as Winthrop’s pupil personnel services director since…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Three parents who have children receiving special education services weighed in on the current state of the Student Services Department during two recent School Committee meetings.

After the School Committee finished interviewing incoming Student Services Director Jennifer O’Connell (see separate story) on Feb. 25, Special Education Parent Advisory Council Interim Co-Chair…

LYNNFIELD — The town’s real estate market is off to a slow start to begin the year.

According to The Warren Group, there were five single-family homes sold in Lynnfield during the month of January that had a median sales price of $962,500. The median sales price represented a 28.3 percent increase over the five…

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Public Library has local artist Frank Gelott’s paintings on display. 

Born and raised in New England, Gelott attended the University of Massachusetts, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in Human Resources Management. Thereupon, he turned his attentions to graphic art and opened Mad Hatter Design, a graphics design…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Let the campaigning begin!

The April 8 Town Election ballot was finalized on Tuesday, Feb. 18 when the deadline to pull and return nomination papers at the Town Clerk’s Office took place.

A three-candidate race for School Committee headlines the Town Election.

The rematch of the April 2024 Town Election…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The school system’s technology infrastructure and equipment are aging and need to be replaced, Educational Technology Department Head Rochelle Cooper said during a recent School Committee meeting.

Superintendent Tom Geary is requesting a $650,000 capital budget for fiscal year 2026 to address the district’s aging technology infrastructure as well as…