Dave Watkins

Ellen Crawford earns statewide recognition as a state representative's local office hours are canceled for a week. Lynnfield resident Ellen Crawford received the 2026 Commonwealth Heroine Award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women after nomination by state Representa…

Lynnfield's Ellen Crawford has been named a 2026 Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. The award, announced Friday, was presented following a nomination by Representative Brad Jones recognizing Crawford's decades of community involvement. Per a Lyn…

Lynnfield closes Town Hall this Friday for the Independence Day holiday while a community figure makes news beyond town borders. The Library Trustees vacancy posted on the town website remains unfilled heading into the long weekend, and the Lynnfield Public Library offers Story Time, Co…

Two Lynnfield-connected stories dominate regional coverage as the week closes out. Lynnfield Patch is asking how quickly the school district can rebuild community trust following discrimination incidents, while a second state trooper connected to a prior fatal wrong-way crash in town ha…

Lynnfield schools face a trust-rebuilding challenge as summer begins. The district is under a community spotlight following discrimination incidents, with Lynnfield Patch asking "How fast can Lynnfield schools rebuild trust after discrimination incidents?" — the cycle's most consequenti…

A Lynnfield-linked crash is drawing regional scrutiny while the Public Library launches its summer calendar. Lynnfield Patch reports that a collision tied to the town has disrupted School Street Foods' expansion plans, per its morning edition headlined "How a Lynnfield-linked crash upen…

Lynnfield's public library opens its summer season this week as a local tragedy drives road-safety change statewide. The Lynnfield Public Library kicks off its "Plant a Seed, Read" Summer Reading 2026 program with Art-to-Go! kits available starting June 26, a Nature Bracelets craft sess…