MassDOT Plans I-95 Ramp Closure Near Lynnfield
LYNNFIELD — MassDOT and its contractor, McCourt, are planning a ramp closure on Interstate 95 near Lynnfield, the town said in a traffic alert posted over the weekend. The notice arrived as the Lynnfield Public Library rolled out new children's and family programming for the coming week and two Lynnfield-connected obituaries surfaced in Boston Globe listings.
TOWN HALL
The Town of Lynnfield posted a traffic alert saying MassDOT and its contractor, McCourt, are planning a ramp closure on I-95. The town's notice did not specify which ramp or when work begins, directing residents to a "Read on" link for full details; drivers who use the interchange regularly should watch for signage in the coming days.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The Lynnfield Public Library added Kimberly's Pocket Circus to its calendar for Wednesday, August 12, from 2 to 3 p.m., a program open to all ages including young children. The library is also promoting a back-to-school supply drive in partnership with Citizens Inn, part of its ongoing community-support programming alongside its continuing roof repair project.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"MERYL KAPLAN Obituary (2026) - Lynnfield, MA - Boston Globe - Legacy": Meryl Werber Kaplan, formerly of Lynnfield and more recently of Seabrook, New Hampshire, died August 7 at age 77, according to a Boston Globe obituary listing on Legacy.com (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bostonglobe/name/meryl-kaplan-obituary?id=62149325).
"Wilda Sarah Noonan Obituary (2026) - Lynnfield, MA - Solimine Funeral Homes - Legacy": Wilda Sarah Arbogast Noonan of Lynnfield, known to friends as Billie, died August 7 at age 100, per a Solimine Funeral Homes listing on Legacy.com (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/wilda-noonan-obituary?id=62148437).
COMING UP
The Lynnfield Public Library hosts Summer Story Time for children ages 0 to 5 on Tuesday, August 11, from 10 to 10:30 a.m., followed that same day by Terrific Tuesdays with the North Suburban Child & Family Resource Network from 4 to 4:45 p.m., also for children 0 to 5.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.