Lynnfield News

LYNNFIELD — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 127…

LYNNFIELD — The number of single-family homes sold in town increased slightly during the month of August. 

According to The Warren Group, there were 14 single-family homes sold in Lynnfield during the month of August that had a median sales price of $1,062,500. The median sale price represented a 12.7 percent increase over the…

LYNNFIELD RESIDENT Joyce Fukasawa discussed her experience being detained in the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II in front of a large crowd at the Meeting House on Sept. 18. (Dan Tomasello Photo)

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield resident Joyce Fukasawa shared her powerful story about living in a Japanese incarceration camp…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — Tensions ran incredibly high over a developer’s proposal to convert a single-family dwelling that is under construction to a two-family home during the Zoning Board of Appeals’ (ZBA) Sept. 16 meeting at the Senior Center.

Atty. Tim Doyle said his client, RF Homes, LLC, was requesting a Special Permit from…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The trash strike is over.

Republic Services and Teamsters Local 25 agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement on Sept. 19, which ended the trash collection strike that began on July 1. The work stoppage impacted municipalities across the North Shore and Greater Boston, including Lynnfield.

In a statement posted…

ALMA BAROZZI

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — A Lynnfield educator’s love of language and world cultures inspired her to write a trilogy of books.

Village Row resident Alma Barozzi published the book “What kind of name is that? African Naming Patterns and Traditions,” last month. The book is Barozzi’s third publication in a series…

LYNNFIELD — Historic Lynnfield, Inc.’s third annual Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, taking place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Town Common. 

The Fall Festival will include food, unique artisans, flowers, games, music, pumpkins and special treats. There will also be children’s books and toys for sale, pumpkin…

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LYNNFIELD — The Think of Michael Foundation and A Healthy Lynnfield are holding the seventh annual Night of Hope in observance of National Recovery Month on Sunday, Sept. 28. 

A Night of Hope will begin at 5 p.m. at Lynnfield Middle School with resource tables staffed by local treatment providers offering information about mental…

LYNNFIELD — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be holding an electronics recycling event on Saturday, Sept. 27, taking place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church’s parking lot. 

Green Day Recycling will be collecting a variety of different electronic items. 

Computer towers, laptops, DVD players, VCRs, small printers, stereos, radios, alarm clocks, speakers…