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LYNNFIELD — A Lynnfield High School senior has been named as one of 16,000 semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program

Rachel Lim will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a…

LYNNFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is currently reviewing the town’s 75 percent submittal for Phase 1 of the Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail

The rail trail will connect both Lynnfield and Wakefield via the abandoned MBTA rail bed. The Lynnfield section of the rail trail will consist of a 2.8-mile multiuse path and boardwalk…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A new state law allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) by right in single-family residence zoning districts will go into effect in early February.

Gov. Maura Healey recently signed into law the $5.1 billion Affordable Homes Act. The new law will allow ADUs, more commonly referred to as in-law apartments, by…

LYNNFIELD — The second annual See The Good 5K Walk in honor of the late Sharla Sieve will take place on Sunday, Sept. 8, beginning at 9 a.m. on the Town Common.

Sieve passed away from a heroic battle with stage 4 metastatic colorectal cancer in December 2022 at the age of 49. The walk…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee sparred over how a former administrator’s departure was handled during an Aug. 21 meeting.

Former Chelmsford-based McCarthy Middle School seventh and eighth grade English teacher Dana Courtney was recently hired to serve as Lynnfield Middle School’s new assistant principal. She succeeded former Assistant Principal Jeremy Greenwood, who…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Committee unanimously approved a new policy cellphone and electronic device policy during an Aug. 7 meeting.

School Committee member Jim Dillon, who serves on the Policy Subcommittee, gave an overview of the finalized cellphone and electronic device policy. He said the policy applies to students in grades K-12.

Dillon…