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New Board of Registrars, Historical Commission members appointed

March 4, 2026

ZARRAR RAJA

Board of Registrars member

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to appoint two people to two different committees during a recent meeting.

Lynnfield High School senior Zarrar Raja was appointed to the Board of Registrars. According to the town’s website, the Board of Registrar’s “responsibilities include registering voters, making…

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Advocates cry foul on Healey cuts to DCR budget

March 4, 2026

Published in the Melrose Weekly News on February 27, 2026

By ELLA ADAMS
State House News Service

BOSTON — A public parks nonprofit is raising concerns about cuts proposed for two conservation and recreation accounts in Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget recommendation.

Healey’s $63.36 billion budget proposal (H 2) would increase overall spending by 3.8…

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197 town employees made over $100K last year

March 4, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — There were 197 town employees who made over $100,000 last year.

According to documents supplied by Town Treasurer/Tax Collector Wendy Neil and based on employees’ W-2 forms (which the Villager does not have access to), 197 town employees earned six-figure salaries in 2025. Several municipal employees who retired last year…

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School Committee given an Art Department lesson

March 4, 2026

LYNNFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS artwork created in art teacher Myla Zinetti’s class. (Courtesy Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Grades K-12 Visual Arts Coordinator Elizabeth Hayden gave a presentation about the Art Department during a recent School Committee meeting.

Hayden, who also serves as a photography/graphic design teacher at Lynnfield High School, said the Art…

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UPDATE: Boys’ hoop team’s tourney run ends in sweet 16 loss to Hanover 70-60

March 4, 2026

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 5, 2026

Boys’ hoop advances to Sweet 16 with two tourney wins

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

JUSTIN FLORES throws one down during Lynnfield’s preliminary round victory over Ludlow on Feb. 25. The junior had 10 points and 10 rebounds in Lynnfield’s win over…

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UPDATE: Girls’ basketball beats Watertown, falls to Bishop Fenwick in Sweet 16

March 4, 2026

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Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 4, 2026

Girls’ basketball beats Watertown, gets ready for Fenwick in Sweet 16

THE PIONEERS beat a strong Watertown team, 54-46 in the first round of the Div. 3 state tournament on Friday night at home. Lynnfield traveled to top-seeded Bishop…

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Icemen beat Blackstone Valley in OT, fall to Hanover in second round

March 4, 2026

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THE No. 17 LHS boys’ hockey team concluded their season at 9-10-3 overall, defeating No. 16 Blackstone Valley on the road in the first round of the Div. 3 tournament before falling to No. 1 Hanover in the Round of 16 on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo)

By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI

PEMBROKE…

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Assault alleged

March 3, 2026

Police log published in the Wakefield Daily Item on March 3, 2026

WAKEFIELD — Police are investigating allegations of assault after an employee of a Saugus group home reported a past incident that occurred when she went to pick up a client from a basketball game at the Dolbeare School.

The woman reported the incident…

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Soil testing in Veterans Field lot

March 3, 2026

WAKEFIELD — As part of the Veterans Field Restroom project, the Town will be evaluating existing subsurface conditions by conducting small test pits in the Veterans Field parking lot on Tuesday, March 3 (weather permitting). Staff from the Public Works Engineering Division and the project’s consultant will be on site. Although portions of the lot…