Lynnfield News

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Two votes. 

That was what it took for the Department of Public Works’  $12,850,000 road improvement program to pass Fall Town Meeting in a 194-95 vote on Nov. 13. After barely clearing the two-thirds majority threshold required for debt exclusion projects, a townwide vote on the road improvement…

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Art Guild (LAG) is presenting a Woodland Pastel demonstration by Mark Ivan Cole on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Zoom.

You can check out his wonderful paintings at markivancole.com.

“When I was 4-years-old, my family moved from Wisconsin…

With Thanksgiving taking place on Thursday, Nov. 28, the Villager will have early deadlines for editorial and advertising content for the Nov. 26 issue.

All press releases and editorial content needs to be emailed to the Lynnfield Villager by 12 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22. Editorial content can be emailed to [email protected].

All advertising requests…

AMERICAN HEROES, from left, retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral William Merz, Veterans Memorial Committee Chair/retired U.S. Army Col. Joe Connell and Massachusetts Air Force National Col. Chad Forrest salute the American flag while “Taps” was played during the Veterans Day ceremony on Monday.  (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Hundreds of residents came…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board voted 2-1 on Nov. 4 to present the Daniel Townsend Award for Excellence to two residents.

The Townsend Award recognizes residents’ volunteerism. The award is named after Daniel Townsend, who perished on April 19, 1775 in the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

Select Board Chair Dick…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield High’s SAT scores dipped slightly last year, Principal Patricia Puglisi said during the School Committee’s Nov. 7 meeting.

The SAT exam grades students on two different sections, and students can receive a maximum score of 1,600. The test includes an evidence-based reading portion that includes an optional writing component (ERW…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The number of Lynnfield High School students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams increased slightly last year, Principal Patricia Puglisi said during the School Committee’s Nov. 7 meeting.

The AP program provides students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school. AP exams are graded on…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The school system’s MCAS exam results surpassed the state average once again.

Assistant Superintendent Adam Federico said during the School Committee’s Nov. 7 meeting that the MCAS exam evaluates students’ performance in four categories: Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, Partially Meeting Expectations and Not Meeting Expectations.

Federico noted that that the…