Lynnfield Public Schools welcomed back 2,159 students across four schools this week for the 2026-2027 year. The district's August 24 "Back To School" update also cited a 98 percent graduation rate and 339 professional staff, tracing its roots to 1772. The Lynnfield Public Library added …
A Lynnfield High School graduate shared in $157,000 of Topsfield Fair scholarships awarded to 36 North Shore graduates. Patch staff writer Scott Souza reported the fund spanned 18 area high schools, though the Lynnfield recipient's name was not detailed in Tuesday's roundup. Locally, th…
This week's Lynnfield obituary notices column includes one qualifying obituary: Knowlton, Linda Marie Nye, formerly of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, and East Poultney, Vermont, who died Sunday, August 16, 2026. She is survived by her son, Matthew Lagos, his wife, Janis, and her grandson, An…
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…
Essex County Registry records show 14 Lynnfield property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only five disclosed a sale price. Among those, prices ranged from $674,000 to $1,525,000, with a median of $1,052,500. The period's top disclosed sale was 10 Durham Drive at $1,525,000, s…
A former Lynnfield Public Library staffer is now leading Swampscott's busy public library, Lynnfield Patch reports. Closer to home, Lynnfield's Department of Public Works is recruiting for bus driver, truck driver, equipment operator and skilled laborer openings, and the town is accepti…
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton clashed in their final Massachusetts Senate primary debate this week. Age, transgender rights and progressive credentials dominated the 60-minute debate, according to Lynnfield Patch. The outlet also reported that two North Shore police officers…
Lynnfield's library packs the week with sports equipment swaps, a crafting club and sticker making for all ages. The Lynnfield Public Library's calendar runs from Crafty Club on Friday, Aug. 21, through a daylong Sticker Making session Monday, Aug. 24, alongside a Sports Equipment Swap …
Lynnfield Public Library rolls out four programs this week, from a Classic Film Club screening to a teen meetup called Touch Grass. The library's Classic Film Club meets Thursday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon for a look at the silent film era, open to all ages. That same day brings a v…
MassDOT will add signage along Route 128 ramps in Lynnfield starting Tuesday to reduce wrong-way crashes, Patch reports. The move follows a string of wrong-way driving incidents on the corridor, and MassDOT's contractor will handle the installation during weekday daytime work. Elsewhere…
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