Four New Members Join Rec. Commission

The Lynnfield Recreation Commission is getting an infusion of new members following approval by the board of selectmen at this week's meeting. Two of the vacancies came up because the terms of members Bob McDonald and Wayne Shaffer are expiring. The other two vacancies stemmed from the resignations of Chris Barrett, who was elected to the school committee this spring, and Vince Inglese.

Three of the new members - John Judd, Frank Morelli and Robert Relihan, will serve full three-year terms, while Rod Boone will serve out the remaining two years of one of the vacancies.

As the new members were confirmed, Selectman Al Merritt noted that all of them have been very active in the town's youth sports programs, and he also cited their potential for bringing some new ideas to the recreation commission.

Here is some more background information about the newest recreation commission members:

- Rod Boone has been a scoutmaster and den leader for Troop 48 and Pack 47 in Lynnfield. He has played for the Lynnfield Men's Softball league for a decade, and was a Little League baseball coach from 1999 to 2006. Boone works as a sernior health systems manager for Novo Nordisk, is a member of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, and the American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists.

- John Paul Judd has been a member and co-director of the Lynnfield Youth Sports Board since 2008 and in recent years has coached for Lynnfield Youth Basketball (2001-2011), Peabody-Lynnfield Youth Basketball (1996-2007) and Lynnfield Youth Soccer (1996-2007). He also played in the Lynnfield Men's Softball League from 2005 to 2010. Judd is a licensed civil engineer who is the owner and president of Gateway Consultant, Inc.

- Frank M. Morelli spent time as a catcher in the Red Sox minor league system and in 1988, was captain of the Harvard University baseball team. In Lynnfield, he has served as treasurer of the Lynnfield Youth Soccer Club and he has coached for Lynnfield Youth  Basketball and Lynnfield Youth Soccer. Morelli also plays for the Lynnfield Men's Over 40 Softball League.

- Robert Relihan served three years on the Little League executive board and as an assistant for the Williamsport Team. He has coached Little League and Lynnfield Youth Basketball since 1997, and also spent 8 years coaching youth soccer. For si years, he coached the freshman and JV girls basketball teams at Lynnfield High School, and he coached AAU basketball for three years. Relihan works as a mortgage broker, building on a previous career in corporate financial management.

Selectmen Approve Other Appointments As Well

Also on Monday night, the selectmen approved a handful of other appointments as well. Selectman Dave Nelson, who spent more than three decades working in upper management for Southern California Edison before moving to Lynnfield in 2005, will serve as Lynnfield's member of the Reading Municipal Light Department Citizen Advisory Board. Nelson recused himself as selectmen Bob MacKendrick and Al Merritt voted on the appointment.

For the Lynnfield Cultural Commission, the selectmen voted to approve Carol MacKendrick to a three-year term. Selectman Bob MacKendrick recused himself from this vote as it was for his wife.

Finally, the selectmen approved John Luther, currently the building inspector in Carlisle, to a one-year term as Lynnfield's assistant building inspector. In this capacity, he will primarily fill in as needed for the current town building inspector, Jack Roberto.