News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Lincoln residents can learn and offer ideas on how the town can best use a Complete Streets state grant at several public forums starting on October 19. The Complete Streets program provides funding from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation that support projects providing safe and accessible transportation options for all travel modes—including walking, biking, transit…
Session on town’s hazard mitigation plan The Lincoln Hazard Mitigation Plan is being updated to help the town reduce its vulnerability to natural hazard events such as flooding, hurricanes and blizzards. The Board of Selectmen is hosting a public meeting to provide an overview of the plan and an opportunity for questions and public input on Monday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m….
(Editor’s note: For more information, see “Minuteman project going to district-wide vote” (Lincoln Squirrel, July 14, 2016). To the editor: On Tuesday, Sept. 20, voters in the Minuteman District will go to the polls in a special election to determine the fate of the Minuteman High School building project. I urge my fellow citizens living…
To the editor: The presidential debates are the most important events in our election process, and voters need to hear from all four candidates who will be on the ballot across the country in November. The right to vote means little unless we have the right to know who we can vote for and what…
The MBTA recently notified Lincoln officials that they will be making rail improvements at the Lincoln Station railroad crossing, which will require the closure of Lincoln Road at the railroad tracks from Saturday, Aug. 20 at 5 a.m. until Monday, Aug. 22 at 4 p.m. Area businesses will remain open, and trains will be running on a normal schedule….
Editor’s note: This post has been edited to reflect a correction to the time given for the 9/11 ceremony. Voter registration deadline for state primary is this Friday If you are not already a registered voter, the deadline for participation in the September 8 state primary is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19. You may register in person…
To the editor: Political election and campaign time is approaching again, with the attendant practice of candidate signage. Judging by experiences in the past few elections, there seems to be a lack of understanding or appreciation regarding an interpretation of the Sign By-Law issued by the town of Lincoln in August 2012. In the words…
To the editor: I am not a medical professional (although I spent years as an IT expert, working closely with the physicians and staff at some of the largest and most prestigious medical institutions in the world). Nor am I an abutter of the McLean property on Bypass Road, though I am a Lincoln resident…
HATS meeting on Thursday The next meeting of HATS (Hanscom Area Towns Committee) on Thursday, July 28 will host a round-table discussion of regional transportation issues. Click here for the agenda and expected guests. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Town Offices. Middle-school girls’ soccer clinic scheduled The Warriors Soccer Clinic for girls…
The Conservation Commission is spearheading the effort to update the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) and is planning a pair of public forums and an upcoming online survey. The commission is working with a residents’ advisory group and a environmental consultant on the OSRP, which was last updated in March 2008. AS explained in the introduction, the…