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Swim team holding Christmas tree disposal fundraiser Jan. 4 and Jan. 11
LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield-Wakefield co-op swim and dive team is hosting a Christmas tree pick up and disposal event this holiday season for Lynnfield residents only. Residents are encouraged to let the Pioneers pick up and dispose of their Christmas tree. The Pioneers...
Centre Church Christmas Concert Sunday
LYNNFIELD — Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer St., is holding its annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Residents are invited to celebrate the season with festive Christmas music presented by the Centre Congregational Church Choir and the...
Early deadlines Friday
With Christmas and Hanukkah taking place on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and New Year's Day taking place on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, the Villager will have early deadlines for editorial and advertising content for the Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 issues. All press releases and editorial...
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Sports
Pioneer golfers hand out team awards at annual banquet
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI LYNNFIELD — Four members of the Lynnfield High golf team took home awards at the team's end-of-season awards banquet. The team MVP Award went to senior captain Paul Daley. Daley averaged a team-high 29.8 points this season...
Lynnfield girls’ basketball team starts up promising season
After press time: Lynnfield falls to Hamilton-Wenham 46-36 (Dec. 20) Lynnfield falls to Pentucket 58-48 (Dec. 17) By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI LYNNFIELD — Sue Breen is back for her fourth year in her second stint as the head coach of the Lynnfield High...
Sports: December 18, 2024
Four All-Stars named for boys’ soccer team
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI LYNNFIELD — Four members of the Lynnfield High boys’ soccer team were recently named to Cape Ann League All-Star teams. Two Pioneers made the All-Conference (First Team) roster and two other made the All-Stars (Second Team). Rocco Scenna and...
Obituaries
Gail Lowe Giannetto, 76
An accomplished woman who was a valued member of Villager staff LYNN – Gail Lowe Giannetto, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2024, at Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 76 years old. Gail was born on...
Aldo Agnoletti Jr., 56
Dedicated father worked in construction MELROSE — Aldo A. Agnoletti Jr., 56, proud father, beloved son, brother and friend to many, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. Aldo was born in Malden on May 15, 1968 and was raised and educated in Melrose. A 1986...
Richard Henshaw, 91
Prom king, sports star, best Dad WAKEFIELD — Richard A. “Hoop” Henshaw, 91, of Wakefield, died on Dec. 5, 2024 at Life Care Center of Stoneham, of Alzheimer’s Disease. A fall and injured arm kept him from his home for 12 days, the first time he had been hospitalized...