Lynnfield News

LYNNFIELD — The Town of Lynnfield will honor Bill Gustus 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 will include a cash bar, hors d’oeuvres, and a full…

Due to the New Year’s holiday, next week’s edition of the Lynnfield Villager will be published one day early, on Tuesday, Dec. 30.

This means early editorial and advertising deadlines will be in effect. The deadline to submit press releases and advertising copy to the newspaper will be noon on Friday, Dec. 26. The most…

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By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — In a rare sign of unity, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to add more police officers to the Police Department on Monday night.

The selectmen approved Police Chief David Breen’s request to hire a patrolman to serve as a school resource officer and traffic enforcement officer. The selectmen also…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — With the town’s estimated revenue for FY’16 potentially increasing by over $3 million to $50.2 million, preliminary budgets under development by the various town departments reflect a desire to offset the Band-Aid approach of post-recession budgets to correct some deficiencies.

The Police Department is one such budget that Police Chief…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — The school district’s K-12 Science Department was the focus of last week’s presentation to the School Committee called “A Glimpse into the Classroom…

Due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, there will be early deadlines for the Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 editions of the Lynnfield Villager.

We will therefore need all editorial and advertising copy by noon on Friday, Dec. 19 and Friday, Dec. 26, respectively. The most efficient way to submit copy to the newspaper…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — A preliminary overview of the town’s FY16 budget projections reveals that total revenues could increase by over $3 million from the current FY15 budget, topping $50,271,000.

This potential increase of 6.86 percent was attributed to many factors currently trending in the town’s favor, Town Administrator Bill Gustus explained during the…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — It’s hard to believe that the 2015 election season is just around the corner. Town Clerk Trudy Reid has announced the various deadlines associated with the filing of nomination papers for candidates for elective town office and voter registration for participation in the annual town election and annual Town Meeting…

By MAUREEN DOHERTY

LYNNFIELD — The community is invited to a special Chanukah celebration sponsored by Chabad of the North Shore on Thursday, Dec. 18 at the MarketStreet Green.

The celebration begins at 5:30 p.m. with the lighting of the third candle on the large menorah Chabad has displayed on the Green, symbolic of the…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Undaunted by…