Lynnfield News

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Retaining call firefighters continues to be a challenge for the Fire Department, Chief/Emergency Management Director Glenn Davis said during the Select Board’s Jan. 28 meeting.

Davis gave an overview of the Fire Department’s proposed fiscal year 2027 operating and capital budgets to the Select Board. He has budgeted a $6,547,629…

THE SELECT BOARD unanimously voted to sign off on Police Sergeant Marco DePalma’s promotion during a Jan. 28 meeting.  Front row, from left, Damon, Mila and Luca DePalma. Back row, from left, Stacey DePalma, Police Sgt. DePalma, Select Board Chair Phil Crawford, Select Board Vice Chair Alexis Leahy, Select Board member Dick Dalton and…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Police Department’s staffing changes have led to overtime costs being controlled, Police Chief Nick Secatore said during the Select Board’s Jan. 28 meeting.

Secatore appeared before the Select Board in order to give an overview of the Police Department’s proposed $4,231,192 operating budget for fiscal year 2027. The spending plan…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent Tom Geary gave an overview of the School Department’s recommended fiscal year 2027 operating and capital budgets to the Select Board on Jan. 28.

Geary has recommended a 4.3 percent operating budget increase for FY27, totaling $35,665,314. Town Administrator Rob Dolan has budgeted a 3.7 increase for the School Department…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Town Election on Tuesday, April 14 will feature vote-by-mail and in-person early voting once again this spring.

Town Clerk Stephanie Jarosz requested that the Select Board approve four policies related to the April Town Election during a Jan. 28 meeting. She asked that the Select Board vote on each policy…

The Villager has always offered candidates running for municipal office the chance to tell our readers about themselves, and it will be no different in 2026.

With nomination papers for the Town Election that will take place on Tuesday, April 14 now available in the Town Clerk’s Office, we would like to lay out some…

LYNNFIELD — The number of single-family homes sold in Lynnfield increased last year.

According to The Warren Group, there were 130 single-family homes sold in Lynnfield during 2025, representing a 5.7 percent increase over the 123 single-family homes that were sold in town over the course of 2024. The median sale price for a single-family…

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LYNNFIELD — Local artist Angela Addonizio has been named as the Lynnfield Art Guild’s featured artist for two months, beginning on Sunday, Feb. 1 on the LAG website at www.lynnfieldarts.org/angela-addonizio/.

“With paintings showcased on three continents and the Pacific Islands, Angela’s art transcends borders,” said…