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FOUR HUCKLEBERRY HILL STUDENTS and two staff members gave an overview of the new Be A Hero initiative during the School Committee’s March 4 meeting. Front row, from left, Jordyn Qualter, Liliana DeSimone, Mia Gemmell and Ethan Quigley. Back row, from left, Superintendent Tom Geary, School Committee Vice Chair Jim Dillon, School Committee member Jamie…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously approved increasing Lynnfield High School’s athletic fee during a March 4 meeting.

As part of the School Department’s proposed fiscal year 2027 operating budget totaling $35,545,631, Superintendent Tom Geary recommended increasing the high school’s athletic fee from $600 to $800. The athletic fee increase will go into…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The state needs to provide more financial assistance to cities and towns.

That was the message Superintendent Tom Geary sent to state lawmakers during the North Shore Superintendents Roundtable’s annual legislative luncheon at Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School in Haverhill…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department has put an international exchange student program on hold for the time being.

After Superintendent Tom Geary gave an overview of the School Department’s recommended $35,545,631 operating budget for fiscal year 2027 during the School Committee’s March 4…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on March 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously voted to a recommended a $425,000 capital budget for fiscal year 2027 during a March 4 meeting.

Superintendent Tom Geary’s recommended $425,000 capital budget for FY27 includes $100,000 that would be put towards a new preschool/kindergarten playground…