Lynnfield News

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Essex Tech School Committee member Gary Hathaway gave an overview of the new blind lottery system and its new enrollment changes during the Lynnfield School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved several new policies pertaining…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The School Department will have budget cuts once again if the district does not receive a 4 percent spending plan increase for fiscal year 2027, Superintendent Tom Geary said during the School Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting.

After initially recommending a 4.9…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — With only two meetings remaining in his tenure, School Committee member Jamie Hayman on Feb. 10 encouraged his four colleagues and Superintendent Tom Geary to examine why an increasing number of students are looking to leave the district.

After Geary informed Hayman…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The question of who wants to serve a three-year term on the Board of Assessors remains a mystery.

With the Tuesday, Feb. 24 deadline for candidates to return nomination papers to the Town Clerk’s Office quickly approaching, Town Clerk Stephanie Jarosz…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 18, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The sign for Lynnfield’s original Town Hall is now on display at the…

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Democratic Town Committee (LDTC) will be holding a caucus on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at the Al Merritt Center, 600 Market St., second floor, beginning at 7 p.m.

The Democratic Town Committee will be holding the caucus to elect delegates to attend the 2026 Massachusetts Democratic Party’s Nominating Convention taking place on…

LYNNFIELD — “History of the Enslaved in Massachusetts” will be the subject of the Lynnfield Historical Society’s next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 24, taking place at 7 p.m. in the Centre Congregational Church.

Vijay Joyce will be the guest speaker. He is the founder of Rekindled History, a preservation and tour company that uses his educational foundation…

Published February 11, 2026 (Updated Feb. 17)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

Sensory Friendly Movie: Princess and the Frog, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Story Time, 10-10:30 a.m., Lynnfield Library.

Coloring Club, 6-8 p.m., Lynnfield Library.

Open Space and Recreation Plan Working Group, 6 p.m., Fire Headquarters meeting room.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Classic Film…