Lynnfield News

BOSTON —  House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) will hold office hours in the district on Friday, Jan. 9. His visit to Lynnfield will take place at Town Hall, 55 Summer St. from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Selectmen’s hearing room.

“Office hours are a great opportunity for my constituents…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — With 2014 soon to be in the rear view mirror, the Lynnfield Villager is looking ahead in anticipation of the first baby to be born to a Lynnfield family in 2015.

Yes, it is time once again for the newspaper’s First Baby contest, now entering its eighth year. The…

LYNNFIELD — The public is invited to the retirement party for Bill Gustus, who will be honored by the town for his 12 years of service as town administrator on Friday, Jan. 9 at Spinelli’s on Route 1 South in Lynnfield.

Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.

The evening…

By DAN TOMASELLO

This is the first of a two part series.

LYNNFIELD — The past year proved to be an exciting one in Lynnfield.

Over the course of 2014, Lynnfieldians have witnessed the opening of Lynnfield High School’s new athletic fields complex, held a Tricentennial celebration and welcomed new local officials to town.

The…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD —The new synthetic turf baseball and softball fields at Lynnfield High School have been completed.

“The playing surfaces for the…

Planning Bd., ConCom to combine resources for new printer

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — A top priority in the FY’16 budget for the Planning Board and Conservation Commission is to purchase a new printer that both departments can share in a combined capital budget request.

Planning Board secretary Kathy Randele and Conservation administrator Betty Adelson…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — The operating budgets of town department leaders were due to be submitted to the Town Accountant Julie McCarthy and Town Administrator Bill Gustus Monday. They will be reviewed this week prior to being submitted to the Finance Committee next Wednesday. Formal budget reviews with the Board of Selectmen begin Jan…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Middle School’s cafeteria transformed into Santa’s Workshop on Dec. 17, when the middle school…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — In an effort to continue enhancing the town’s preschool program…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — Shoring up school security and moving the town’s preschool program into the Summer Street School are the two major capital expenditures in the School Department’s anticipated FY’16 budget.

The School Department also remains committed to supporting ongoing technology initiatives, which this year will include a request for additional staffing, according…

By DAN TOMASELLO and MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — A potential agreement between Perley Burrill property owner Joseph Pedoto and the town over removing five underground storage tanks from the site at 906-914 Salem St. broke down on Friday, Dec. 19 as the Villager went to press.

According to local officials, Pedoto will likely be facing…