Lynnfield Launches Drain Structure Repairs, Opens Library Trustee Vacancy
DATELINE — LYNNFIELD The town this week announced a town-wide drain structure repair project and opened a search for a new member of the Library Board of Trustees, as Lynnfield Public Schools and the Lynnfield Public Library rolled out fresh August programming.
TOWN HALL The town posted notice of town-wide drain structure repairs, according to the town's website; the notice did not specify a completion timeline or which streets are affected. Officials also announced a vacancy on the Library Board of Trustees and are inviting residents to apply for the volunteer seat.
SCHOOLS Lynnfield Public Schools has opened three student contests tied to the town's 250th anniversary celebration — photography, art and essay — according to the district website. Submission deadlines were not included in the district's posting.
COMMUNITY & ARTS The Lynnfield Public Library has four programs on the calendar for the coming days: a Teen Pressed Flower Jar Lanterns craft session and a virtual talk with author Lars D. H. Hedbor on his novel "The Convention," both set for Aug. 3; Summer Story Time for children ages 0-5 on Aug. 4; and an adult-and-teen Coloring Club on Aug. 5. The library is also collecting donations for a back-to-school drive with the nonprofit Citizens Inn, though specific drop-off dates were not listed on the library's site. Roof repair work at the library, underway since July, continues alongside the summer schedule.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "More Than 180 Restaurants Offer Deals For Restaurant Week: MA Cheap Eats" — Massachusetts Restaurant Week returns with prix fixe menus at more than 180 restaurants across Greater Boston and Central Massachusetts, with prices starting around $27, per Lynnfield Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lynnfield/s/kkvj1/more-than-180-restaurants-offer-deals-for-restaurant-week-ma-cheap-eats).
"🌱 Patch AM: How a Saugus restaurant is tied to Lynnfield's fatal Route 1 crash" — A new report adds detail on a restaurant's link to the wrong-way crash that killed State Trooper Kevin Trainor, a case that led the trooper's family to file a $20 million wrongful-death lawsuit this week, according to Lynnfield Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lynnfield).
COMING UP The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Tuesday, Aug. 4; the Historical Commission meets Wednesday, Aug. 5; and the Anti-Hate Task Force meets Thursday, Aug. 6, according to the town's online calendar.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.