Lynnfield News

LYNNFIELD — Lynnfield Community Schools’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Matilda Jr.: The Musical” will take place on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 in the Lynnfield Middle School auditorium.

“Matilda Jr.” will be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 21. The Saturday, March 22 performances will take place at 2…

LYNNFIELD — The Lynnfield Educational Trust (LET) has awarded nearly $18,000 in grants to Lynnfield educators this spring.
“This year, through residents’ generous support of our Annual Appeal initiative and our Spelling Bee fundraiser, LET was able to raise $9,800 to give back to the LPS community,” said LET

Co-Presidents Kathryn Price and Erin Howard in…

LYNNFIELD — The town of Lynnfield continues to accept applications for its Walk of Remembrance at the new Veterans Memorial on South Common Street.

For only $250, people can purchase a paver and have it inscribed with a message of their choosing. Anyone can purchase a paver. Inscriptions can include their name, and people can also…

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board unanimously voted to open the Spring Town Meeting warrant during a March 10 meeting.

The Select Board will be closing the warrant on Monday, March 31 at 6 p.m. in the Al Merritt Media and Cultural Center.

Select Board Vice Chair Phil Crawford said the deadline to submit citizens’ petitions…

LYNNFIELD — The Town Clerk’s Office mailed ballots on March 12 to voters who have already requested to vote-by-mail in the April 8 Town Election.

“As a reminder, the 2022 VOTES Act required the state to send a postcard application to each voter, but only on years in which state elections occur,” said Town Clerk…

THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE and Superintendent Tom Geary (center) had a lengthy discussion on March 11 about the “massive layoffs” that would occur if a Proposition 2 ½ override does not pass later this spring.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The school system will be forced to lay off a large number of teachers, paraprofessionals and…

THE SELECT BOARD, from left, Chair Dick Dalton, Vice Chair Phil Crawford and Select Board member Alexis Leahy aired concerns on March 13 about the lack of information the School Department has shared regarding the fiscal year 2026 operating and capital budgets.

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Select Board expressed concerns on March 13…

THE SELECT BOARD last week approved a proclamation declaring March 9-15 Girl Scout Week in Lynnfield. Holding the proclamation in the front row is Girl Scout Ambassador/Troop 82559 member Lorelei Eckhardt. Back row, from left, Girl Scout Troop 70345 leader Stephanie Riel, Lynnfield Girl Scouts Service Unit Coordinator/Troop 82559 leader Diane Courtney, Select Board member…

By DAN TOMASELLO

LYNNFIELD — The Department of Public Works (DPW) will be restructuring its 46 staff members as part of the proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget, Director John Scenna said during the Select Board’s March 10 meeting.

Scenna is requesting a $9,534,767 operating budget for FY26, an 11.1 percent increase over the current…