Lynnfield News

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — The Board of Selectmen pulled together some loose ends Monday night regarding the April Town Meeting warrant.

Outgoing Selectmen Chairman Dave Nelson participated in his final board meeting prior to stepping down from his post an hour later after the polls closed and it was announced that Chris Barrett would…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — This year’s selectman candidates raised quite a bit of money as their campaigns gathered steam in the weeks and months prior to Monday’s hard-fought municipal election.

According to campaign finance reports from Feb. 5 to April 6, the selectman hopefuls raised a combined $16,146.81. Selectman candidate Katy Shea’s election committee…

LYNNFIELD — The annual Town Meeting warrant booklet is now available on the town’s website by going to this link: https://www.town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_townmeeting/ or by clicking here.

The 2015 Town Meeting warrant includes both the Fiscal Year 2016 operating and capital budgets for the town proposed by the Board of Selectmen and the budget with…

BOSTON — Emmanuel College student-athlete Lauren White ’16, of Lynnfield, was recognized by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in women’s lacrosse for the week of March 30.

White was named the GNAC Goalkeeper of the Week. According to the GNAC website, she posted a 3-0 week in net for the Saints, including a pair…

The Town Clerk’s Office has given out to an unknown person a blank petition for a recount of Monday’s selectman’s race results. Christopher Barrett was declared the winner but the tally is unofficial. Those seeking a recount need 10 signatures of registered voters in each of Lynnfield’s four precincts. The deadline for submitting a…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The school department’s full-day kindergarten tuition rate will not be increasing next year, school officials informed the Villager after the paper went to press on April 8.

Selectman candidate Katy Shea accused the School Committee of voting to increase the full-day kindergarten tuition rate this week. In a Facebook post…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — The contested race for the lone three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen has certainly generated much interest town-wide in an otherwise sleepy annual town election.

Polls will be open Monday, April 13 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Lynnfield High School, 275 Essex St. All voters from each…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The two candidates vying for an open seat on…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Board of Selectmen candidates Chris Barrett and Katy Shea sparred over a variety of different municipal issues at Lynnfield Business Coalition’s Candidates’ Night at the Al Merritt Media and Cultural Center on Tuesday, March 31.

The forum gave Shea and Barrett an opportunity to answer a series of questions from moderator Pat…