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JUNE 3, 2021
Lynnfield Art Guild
membership drive
LYNNFIELD — Attention
painters, photographers, sculptors,
crafters and friends.
You support the arts. You want
to show and sell your works. You
want to learn more and improve
your skills. You want to network
and socialize.
Join now and save with a 50
percent membership discount
for new members. Free first-year
membership for students. This
offer is good until June 30, 2021.
Visit www.lynnfieldart.org for
information and application.
John B. Kennedy Jr, 84
1936 - 2021
DANVERS MA - John B. Kennedy,
Jr. age 84, of Danvers,
formerly of Lynnfield, passed
away peacefully on April 27,
2021 at Brightview Senior Living
in Danvers.
John was born in Boston on
November 10, 1936, he was
the son of the late John B. Kennedy
Sr. and Helen (Donahue)
Kennedy.
John was a graduate of
Sharon High School, Class
of 1954. He was the owner
of Northrup Associates real
estate firm in Lynnfield from
1980 until 2000 and helped
many families in town find their
perfect home. In 1985, he was
appointed by Governor Michael
Dukakis to chair the MA board
of Registration of Real Estate
Brokers. John was recognized
throughout the state for his
high ethics and integrity that
he brought to the profession.
He was active in the Lynnfield
Rotary and was named a Paul
Harris fellow in recognition of
his substantial contribution to
its humanitarian and educational
programs. He was very
active in volunteer work such
as lector at St. Maria Goretti
parish, Lynnfield, MA, serving
on Democratic Town Committee
and President of Rotary
Club. In 1982 he initiated the
Rotary Club “Citizen of the
Year” award. He served as the
Greater Salem Board of Realtors
vice president from 1984
through 1985. Over the years
he has been an avid Red Sox
baseball fan and an active
member of the BoSox club.
He was the beloved husband
of the late Rita T. (Ouellette)
Kennedy. John was the father
of Lisa Kennedy Crooke and
her husband William R. Crooke
of Cupertino, CA and of John
Kennedy III and his wife Linda
Kennedy of Beecher Falls, VT.
He was the brother of the late
Reed Kennedy, David Kennedy,
late sister Ellen Kennedy, late
sister Margaret Cruz, and sister
Anne Fisher.
The family would like to
thank the staff of the Brightview
Senior Living in Danvers
for providing John with loving
care and for offering a place for
social activities and friendship.
Memorial donations may be
made to the National MS Society.
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To the editor:
With high school graduation
upon us, there is much to
celebrate about the talents and
accomplishments of seniors at
Lynnfield High School.
The announcement stating
Massachusetts’ State of
Emergency will end in June,
along with the advent of warm
weather and the excitement of
being able to “return to normal,”
makes it easy to understand how
celebrations may abound.
Graduation is typically a time
for backyard parties, family celebrations
and get-togethers with
friends; young people need this
social connectedness more than
ever this year. But it is important
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lynnfield needs tree bylaw
To the editor:
I am a resident of Lynnfield
and currently have the privilege of
serving as the chair of the Lynnfield
Conservation Commission. I write
as a resident in response to “Tree
Bylaw Chopped in Lynnfield”
(Item, May 20).
The editorial stated: “It’s worth
asking what, if any, protections —
beyond those already available to
the Conservation Commission —
the town needs to place on local
trees.” The short answer is that almost
no protections exist for trees
in Lynnfield and, if residents believe
that trees are worthy of protection,
they should come together
to agree on a bylaw that provides
for the specific protections they
believe are necessary.
In most instances, the power
of a conservation commission
to protect trees comes entirely
from the Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act and it is very
limited.
Under the act, a conservation
commission can usually only review
the removal of trees that are
located within 200 feet of a river
or 100 feet of other wetlands.
Even when a tree is within conservation
commission jurisdiction,
a conservation commission often
does not have the power under the
act to save it if a resident or developer
would like it removed.
Residents should understand
this when they look to the
Commission to prevent the cutting
of trees — its power is limited.
The tree warden, who is our public
works director, also has only limited
power under state law to protect
“public shade trees,” which
are usually only those that line a
public way.
If residents want to preserve
trees in town, or at least have the
chance to speak up and review a
tree-cutting proposal at a public
hearing, it is up to them to support
a bylaw that would go beyond the
Act and the Shade Tree Law and
grant a town board the power to
protect trees.
Importantly, a bylaw could be
as narrow or as broad as the residents
would like. A bylaw could
be written to not affect current
homeowners at all. For example,
the “cluster development” bylaw,
which was indefinitely postponed
by vote at the fall 2020 town
to remember our No. 1 goal as
a community is to protect the
bright futures of our youth.
Members of the Class of 2021
have come so far, grown so fast
and accomplished so much. Why
put a bright future at risk?
A Healthy Lynnfield, the
Lynnfield Public Schools and
Lynnfield Police remind parents
to host substance-free, safe gatherings
for teens. The MA Social
Host Law spells out that it is illegal
to furnish alcohol to minors
and that it is our collective responsibility
to keep kids safe.
As graduation approaches, it
is important for parents to talk to
teens about how important it is to
practice good decision making
and to be creative in the ways you
Financial planning is
more important than ever…
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meeting, would have given developers
incentives to save large
groups of trees, but would not have
impacted current homeowners. A
more proactive bylaw might apply
to newly-created, single-family
lots, but not existing lots.
If our residents would like to
see even more protection, the
bylaw might provide a review
process when a resident wants to
cut certain trees near the property
line they share with a neighbor
(like the tree bylaw proposed in
fall 2020).
Whatever residents settle on,
protecting even limited trees
through a bylaw that reflects the
true will of residents certainly
seems better than the absence of
protection we have now.
If you are a resident who would
like to see trees saved, it is crucial
that you give the Planning Board
the power to do so. And, in the
meantime, visit lynnfieldtreecommittee.org
and join our amazing
Tree Committee in their effort to
get 1,000 trees planted in town.
celebrate Lynnfield youth.
Your teens will remember the
kindness and the sense of a strong
community caring for them. So
many have worked so hard to
make Graduation 2021 a memorable,
positive and healthy experience
for all seniors.
Let’s work together to make
sure Lynnfield kids stay safe and
let’s wish the Class of 2021 safe
and healthy futures.
Celebrate safely!
Superintendent of
Schools Kristen Vogel
Acting Chief of
Police Nick Secatore
Substance Use Prevention
Coordinator Peg Sallade
• Retirement Planning
• Long Term Care Planning
• Life Insurance
• Sustainable investing
• Charitable Giving
Don Gentile
Lynnfield
Let’s ensure graduation is fun and safe
ANTONIO SORDILLO, CFP®, CRPC®, CPFA
Vice President, Investments
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