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Early Voting For Sept. 1 Primary Opens This Weekend

Massachusetts opens early, in-person voting this weekend for the Sept. 1 state primary, per Patch, ahead of Election Day. Patch staff writer Scott Souza reports that cities and towns will offer several days of early balloting before the primary, which includes the closely watched Democr…

LYNNFIELD — Massachusetts opens early, in-person voting this weekend ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary, according to Patch, giving Lynnfield residents extra days to cast a ballot in the closely watched Democratic Senate primary. Locally, the week's calendar fills out with a live music night, a private-school preview and a home soccer opener.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"MA 2026 State Primary Voter Guide: Early Voting Begins This Weekend": cities and towns across Massachusetts are opening early, in-person polling locations this weekend ahead of the Sept. 1 primary, giving voters several extra days to cast a ballot before Election Day, Patch's Scott Souza reports (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lynnfield).
"Classic Italian Eatery Charts MA Opening + New Brewery Debuts: Food Week": Patch's statewide dining roundup flags a new Italian restaurant opening and a fresh brewery launch elsewhere in Massachusetts this week, part of its regular food news digest, per Patch staff writer Jessie Castellano (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lynnfield).

COMING UP

The Lynnfield Patch calendar lists a Beer Garden Music Series featuring Decades of Rock on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Austin Preparatory School in nearby Reading holds a Summer Preview event on Thursday, Aug. 27. And Lynnfield's varsity soccer team opens its season at home against Amesbury on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 9 a.m., according to MaxPreps.


Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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