Lynnfield News

Published in the February 10, 2016 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Fire Captain Michael Feinberg will be bidding farewell to the Lynnfield Fire Department later this month when he becomes Nahant’s next fire chief.

Feinberg officially accepted the Nahant fire chief job a few weeks ago. He will begin his tenure in Nahant on…

Published in the February 10, 2016 edition

Posted on February 8, 2016 

LYNNFIELD — A snow emergency will be in effect in town until 7 a.m. on Tuesday, February 9 due to the impending storm that had the town cancel school again on Monday as a precaution. Students in Lynnfield also had a snow day on Friday.

Please be advised that during…

Published in the February 3, 2016 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — Score one for the little guys.

The town received favorable news last week in its ongoing opposition to the proposed closure of North Shore Medical Center’s (NSMC) Union Hospital campus in Lynn within three years by Partners HealthCare.

Following a public hearing held…

Published in the February 3, 2016 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — Fire Chief Mark Tetreault presented a budget request for Fiscal Year 2017 of $2,119,809 to the Board of Selectmen that is nearly 13.5 percent higher than FY ’16.

The bulk of the 13.46 percent combined increase over the final FY ’16 budget of…

Published in the February 3, 2016 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Superintendent of Schools Jane Tremblay proposed launching a tuition free full-day kindergarten program as part of the school department’s $22,865,421 fiscal year 2017 budget Jan. 26.

Tremblay said she incorporated the tuition-free full-day K proposal into the proposed school budget as part of…

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Published in the February 3, 2016 edition

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Fire Department will hold a fundraising Skate for MDA event at The MSt. Rink in the MarketStreet Lynnfield complex on Monday, Feb. 8, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Firefighters will be on hand skating around the rink and you are invited to participate…

Published in the January 27, 2016 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — First-time parents Manessa and Philip Ogren are the lucky winners of the Villager’s ninth annual First Baby…

Published in the January 27, 2016 edition

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Published in the January 27, 2016 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — With the new year underway, transitions are taking place on several town boards and commissions whose members are appointed by the selectmen.

On Monday night, the selectmen accepted the resignation of Conservation Commission Chairwoman Denise Young and voted to appoint Richard Sjoberg to…