Lynnfield News

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 11, 2026

Volume 51 – Report No. 6 February 2-6, 2026

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: During the week of Feb. 2-6, the House met for a total of 28 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 37 minutes.

The heat was turned up last week…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager pages

FEBRUARY 11, 1976

Reservoir support: The North Reading Water Study Committee unanimously voted last week to recommend the latest Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) Board of Water Commissioners cost-sharing proposal for the $7 million joint reservoir project to the Board of Selectmen.

LCWD Board of Water Commissioners Chairman Richard…

LYNNFIELD – During the week of Sunday, February 1 through Saturday, February 7, the Lynnfield Fire Department responded to 38 calls.

Sunday, February 1

12:34 a.m., 11 Sparhawk Dr., medical; 5:21 p.m., 2 Country Club Dr., accidental alarm; 10:40 p.m., 9 Hampton Ct., lift assist.

Monday, February 2

11:43 a.m., 1 Willowby Way, malfunctioning alarm…

BOSTON – House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones Jr. (R-North Reading) will be holding his monthly district office hours in Lynnfield on Friday, Feb. 13 from 9-10 a.m. at the Lynnfield Public Library, 18 Summer St.

During office hours, Jones or a member of his staff will be available in the library’s mezzanine area to meet…

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Public Library is joining the Boston Bruins, Cradles to Crayons, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Department of Children and Families/Wonderfund to collect pajamas for kids in need from now through March 15.

The goal is to collect 10,000 pairs of new PJs for local children living in low-income…

Donating blood saves lives by providing a vital resource for surgeries, cancer treatments, blood disorders and emergencies, with a single donation potentially helping up to three people. Blood has a limited shelf life, and donors provide the only source of life-saving blood, which cannot be artificially manufactured.

The following urgent plea comes from the American Red Cross…

Protesters bring police to Main Street and Village Row

LYNNFIELD — Protesters at Main Street and Village Row, a diesel fuel odor at the Yard House and a few motor vehicle accidents kept police on the move recently.

On Thursday, February 5 at about 3:45 p.m. police were told that people holding protest signs at…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Town officials are looking to close an unexpected $400,000 structural deficit in the fiscal year 2027 operating budget, Town Administrator Rob Dolan said during the Select Board and Finance Committee’s joint public hearing on Monday.

Dolan has recommended an $80,640,960 operating…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — There are now three contested races in the April 14 Town Election.

Ashley Court resident Gregory Thomas Antonelli pulled nomination papers for a five-year term on the Planning Board on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Antonelli is challenging Planning Board Chair Page Wilkins, who…

Published in the Lynnfield Villager on February 11, 2026

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School will be implementing new curriculum leadership changes next year, Principal Stephen Ralston said during a recent School Committee meeting.

Ralston said the middle school will be creating a new teaching and curriculum director position, which will be replacing the…