Lynnfield News

LYNNFIELD — The Department of Publics Works (DPW) is set to begin road resurfacing work on Wing Road, Strout Avenue and Mirabeau Lane on Friday, July 17.  The road work on these streets will take approximately two months to complete, weather permitting.

As with any construction project of this nature the DPW is asking for…

Published in the July 15, 2015 edition

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — A decision by the selectmen on whether to suspend the liquor license held by the Yard House Restaurant, 340 Market St., for two alleged violations in May was postponed until the board’s Aug. 17 meeting.

The sanction under consideration by Selectmen Chairman Phil…

Published in the July 15, 2015 edition

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The 11th annual Reid’s Ride bike-a-thon will be making its triumphant return to the North Shore on Sunday, July 19.

Reid’s Ride is a 28-mile bike trek that spans across the North Shore, beginning at Lynnfield High School, 275 Essex St., at 7:30…

Published in the July 15, 2015 edition

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Published in the July 15, 2015 edition

Published in the July 15, 2015 edition

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Center Water District (LCWD) announces that  “fire flow” testing and water main flushing of the distribution system will be performed in conjunction with the Lynnfield Fire Department on both Monday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 22 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3…

LYNNFIELD — Tonight’s weekly Rotary Club Concert on the Common has been postponed to Thursday, July 16 due to the poor weather forecast and, more importantly, because of the sudden and unexpected passing of 10–year–old Benjamin “Sonny” Tropeano of Lynnfield this past Monday evening.

The community is invited to attend the concert, which will be…

The Lynnfield School District will have grief counselors and other staff available to meet with the students, parents, staff and friends of Benjamin “Sonny” Tropeano who passed away on Monday night, July 13.

The grief counseling session will be held on Wednesday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lynnfield Middle School library…

Published in the July 8, 2015

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — Proponents of a new freestanding CVS Pharmacy on the site of the current Bridgewell office building at 471 and 495 Broadway have eliminated plans to include a drive-thru pharmacy window in the design.

It was also revealed at the neighborhood informational meeting held June…

Published in the July 8, 2015

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD —Partners HealthCare’s proposal to close Union Hospital was criticized by several local officials last week.

According to Partners, the plan entails consolidating North Shore Medical Center’s medical, surgical and behavioral health services on one campus at Salem Hospital. Partners said in a statement, “All inpatient…

Published in the July 8, 2015

By DAN TOMASELLO

PHILADEPHIA, Pa. — Lynnfield native James Roumeliotis briefly set a Guinness World Record for Most Consecutive Bounces on a Pogo Stick at the annual World Championships of Xpogo in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 2.

Roumeliotis recorded 86,757 bounces in eight-and-a-half hours in the highly…

Published in the July 8, 2015