Lynnfield News

Most weeks while doing the Home of the Week column, I resist the temptation to highlight the most expensive places on the market because there can be a huge difference between "expensive" and "interesting and distinctive." Here's an exception that just went on the market at 5 Ashley Court in Lynnfield however.

The following was provided by the town of Lynnfield: Lynnfield will hold its traditional Memorial Day parade and observance on Monday, May 27.

For many people in the area, springtime means dragging out the golf clubs and hitting one or more of several popular local courses.

I'm glad I came across this item with Memorial Day just around the corner. Over time, this weekly column is beginning to resemble an online museum of Lynnfield History.

Author Jeremy D'Entremont will be the featured speaker at the next Lynnfield Historical Society meeting on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Meeting House .

This Sunday morning, locals will gather on Lynnfield Common with a shared goal of raising tens of thousands of dollars to cure cystic fibrosis.

Today is Thursday, May 16. Here are five things worth knowing today. Lynnfield Day: This Saturday it's the new Lynnfield Day celebration on the town common.

Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Monday, May 13 and Tuesday, May 14.

Many local residents have been very interested in the progress of a proposed rail trail that would run through Lynnfield's Reedy Meadow, linking downtown Wakefield with trails running through Peabody and beyond.

Local resident Nancy Dow has turned a lifelong love of animals into a new business serving area pet owners - The bow WOW! dog walking and boarding service, serving residents of Stoneham, Wakefield, Lynnfield and Melrose.

Be Styled, a new hair salon chain specializing in blowdry services, will be opening a location in Wellesley Square this summer next to CVS at 67 Central St.

Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service between Friday, May 10 and Sunday, May 12.

The following was provided by the Lynnfield Library : There's still time to attend our concert series, "It's a Melodious Spring at the Lynnfield Library"! Please join us on Thursday, May 30, at 7:30 pm, for the vocal duo Ellen Schwartz and Roger Bruno called "Too Human" with their distinctly folksy/bluesy/jazzy sound.

For a small town, Lynnfield has had its fair share of legendary restaurants over the years.

Wakefield resident Nancy Dow has turned a lifelong love of animals into a new business serving area pet owners - The bow Wow! dog walking service.

Lynnfield Police responded to these and other calls for service on Wednesday, May 8 and Thursday, May 9, 2013.

The following was provided by the Lynnfield Art Guild: The LAG annual spring fine arts and crafts judged exhibit will be held on Saturday May 18 in the Centre Congregational Church, 5 Summer Street, Lynnfield from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. to coincide with Lynnfield Day and Townscape's geranium sale.

New rules for the medical use of marijuana have been written into the commonwealth's regulatory code by the Massachusetts Public Health Council Wednesday, according to State House News Service report published on LowellSun.com . Among the new regulations are how much marijuana can be generally used by patients, the licensing procedure for medical ... (more)

A pedestrian walking on Gould Street called 911 soon before 1 a.m. Friday morning to report that flames were showing from a home that had been the scene of a small fire earlir in the evening.

Lynnfield Fire Chief Joseph Lingel informed selectmen in a letter this week that he plans to retire as of August 14, 2013.