How's this for a photo of the day? Thanks very much to Lynnfield resident Mitchell Rosenwald for sending in this great photo of an owl on Lynnfield Common, spotted just last weekend.
Last week's Cookies For A Cause event at Hanscom Air Force Base drew Girl Scouts from around Eastern Massachusetts, including more than one troop from Lynnfield. In these two images, members of Girl Scout Troop 62047 are shown with Air Force personnel after delivering a number of donated boxes of cookies from town. In all, some 30,000 boxes of donated cookies from the Boston area are now making their way to U.S. troops serving overseas.
Lynnfield Girl Scout Troop #66345 recently visited Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford as part of the Cookies for a Cause program. About 1,500 Girl Scouts (GSEM) gathered to make cards for the troops, drink hot chocolate and join in a sing-a-long. Of the more than 2 million boxes sold across the Greater Boston area, 30,000 were donated to what has been dubbed "Operation Cookie Drop" and will be loaded on a plane and shipped overseas to eager troops. Dunkin' Donuts is donating hundreds of pounds of coffee to send along with the cookies. The eight members of the troop who attended with …
Kids saluted America with their own American flags and flag-themed crafts at the Kidgits President’s Day Celebration at the Northshore Mall last week. In this photo, Sachelle Sterlin, age 5, of Lynnfield shows off her teddy bear craft.
On Tuesday, the Friends of the Lynnfield Senior Center had their annual Chowder Day fundraiser. These and other activities throughout the year help to support the many different programs and events offered at the senior center. The entertainment, shown here in this photo, was provided by The Senior Moments.
The Our Lady of the Assumption Girls CYO Bantam team ended their regular season in first place with an impressive 14-1 record which they took into the North Shore CYO league playoffs this past weekend. In the semi-finals, they defeated Immaculate Conception of Salem then moved on to the final round clinching the Championship with a 24–22 victory over St. Pius of Lynn. Both OLA and St. Pius will be playing in the State Archdiocesan CYO Basketball Tournament in Milton this coming weekend. Back Row: Coach Michael Gioia, Erin MacDonald (Saugus), Korine Haidul (Wakefield), Bella Gioia (…
Lynnfielder Marina Maylor was recently honored by the Wakefield Elks Club as their Teenager of the Month. Pictured from left to right are: Past Exalted Ruler/Teen Committe Chairman Joe Bellavia, Mr Andrew Maylor, Senior Marina Maylor, Ms Paula Maylor and Exalted Ruler Lin Brennan.
Students in Ms. Coat’s math class were the first class to use the new Ipad cart in the Library Media Center. Janice Alpert, the LHS Library Media Specialist was excited to work with Coats to integrate the new technology into the lesson planning process. Together, Ms. Alpert and Ms. Coats planned and then executed the lesson. The students photographed graphs they created on paper using the Ipad or by using the free graphing calculator app. They then organized their work using another free app, Evernote. Coats and Alpert are documenting their experience using Ipads in teaching on a blog that…
In today's photo of the day, Stephen Bloom, music director at Lynnfield Middle School, attended the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles the weekend of Feb. 12. One great thing about going to events such as this is that you never know what famous people you might run into. In this case, Weird Al Yankovic, was among the people that Mr. Bloom ran into.
Some local kids got a head start on their Valentine's Day festivities with help from local craftsperson Jeanne Nielsen. Nielsen was at the Lynnfield Library Tuesday evening to lead a rubber stamping workshop for kids aged 8-12.
Lynnfield’s Madyson Milordi (center) poses with Amanda Smith (L) and Jeanne Hennessey (R) of Danvers-based Lorraine Roy Designer Collections at the “Rock the Runway Prom Preview” fashion show, at Danversport Yacht Club on Jan. 29.
Readers are always welcome to send in photos taken at community events and elsewhere around town. In this image, Boy Scout Gavin and his Dad Jamie Fair were at the Boy Scouts' Pinewood Derby in Lynnfield on Saturday Jan. 28, 2012.
On Thursday, Lynnfield Middle School held a bone marrow drive seeking a match for a young student named Matthew who is fighting leukemia. This group of LMS students were among those who lent their time to help out on Thursday. For those who came to the marrow drive, a simple swab on the cheek was all it took to potentially make a huge difference for a local family. Looking ahead, some fundraising activities are also in the works to help defray Matthew's medical costs. More information will be provided on this website about these efforts as they come up.
On Saturday, Republican congressional candidate Richard Tisei opened his campaign headquarters on 932 Lynnfield Street, near the Goodwin Rotary. In this photo provided by the campaign, Tisei is shown with State Rep. Donald Wong. Tisei announced his candidacy back in November and has long been known to Lynnfield voters. He owns Northrup Associates Realtors in town, served as state senator and senate minority leader, and is a 1981 graduate of Lynnfield High School. This wasn't the only bit of 6th District campaign news to come out this weekend. Tisei's Republican primary rival, Bill Hudak, who …
The following was provided by Elder Service Plan of the North Shore: Ocie Tritt s a southern belle who originally hails from Memphis, Tennessee-she is a big Elvis fan. She now lives in Peabody with her daugher Dorothy. She turned 100 years old on Tuesday, January 10, 2012. She has been a proud participant at the Market Street PACE site, part of Elder Service Plan of the North Shore, Inc. for the past year and she contributes being a client there to why she has reached this pivital accomplishment! Ocie has had a lifelong love of sewing, gardening, cooking and dancing. She is still very …
Workmen have spent much of the winter disconnecting utilities and removing various materials from three buildings left over from the old Colonial property. With that task wrapped up, this week they began the process of actually taking down the old pro shop, utility shed and restaurant. Thanks to Wally McKenzie for sending in this image of the old restaurant coming down. In the coming months, a Whole Foods market will be going up on this particular spot just off of Route 128 and Walnut Street.
Four new Lynnfield firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy's Call/Volunteer Firefighter Training program on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at a ceremony held at Masconomet Regional High School in Boxford. Shown here from left to right are: Firefighter Adam Hashian, Firefighter Justin Levesque, Fire Chief Thomas Bogart, Assistant Fire Chief John Walsh, Firefighter Sean Dillon, and Firefighter Mark Smallenberger.
Over the holiday break, the Lynnfield-North Reading wrestlers went to the Pentucket Tournament and earned the runner up trophy. Kneeling (l-r) Captains Richie Falcione, Matt Foss, Phil Bishop and John Elliott Standing (l-r) Coach Craig Stone, Tyler Shaffer, Travis Caulfield, Derrick Turner, Bud Flaherty, Eric Kerr, Mike D’Amico, Chris Yee, Coach Nick Secatore, and Coach Paul Ciavarro.
Earlier this winter, Lynnfield Patch ran a follow-up interview with Noel Smith, a professional singer and voice teacher who lives in town - and who has worked on projects that include movies and video games, as well as a few CDs. Video game soundtracks have become an increasingly big business, as this medium has increasingly begun to rival movies in areas like production budgets and fan followings. At one point in December's interview, Noel mentioned that her work appears on a new fighter plane simulation game called "Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble," from Bandai. On her official Facebook page, a…
Habitat for Humanity is one organization that the town's schools and religious institutions consistently show support for. This image provided by the Lynnfield School District shows the local students who gave their time and energy this fall to collect a truckload of toys for area children in need.
