Lynnfield Villager

LYNNFIELD — Longtime Lynnfield resident John K. “Jack” Harrigan passed away on July 3, 2024.

Harrigan and his wife, Judy, have lived on Fernway for the past 50-plus years. Raised in…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee voted 4-1 to appoint Tom Geary as permanent superintendent of schools, subject to successful contract negotiations, during a contentious July 10 meeting.

Geary, who had been serving as interim superintendent since February, began working for the district in July 2006 as the School Department’s finance director. His…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Teachers Association’s two leaders criticized the School Committee during a July 10 meeting.

LTA Vice President Nicole Hawes recalled that the teachers’ union presented a resolution to a prior incarnation of the School Committee last December that declared the district in a “crisis” that needs to be addressed…

A LARGE CROWD of parents and educators attended the School Committee’s July 10 meeting.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A number of parents urged the School Committee to conduct a superintendent search and hold off appointing Interim Superintendent Tom Geary as the district’s permanent leader during a July 10 meeting.

The parents aired their…