News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Looking for a rewarding if occasionally vexing way to feel more connected? Willing to undertake new challenges? Unafraid to speak up? Then run for local office! The annual town election will take place on Monday, March 31. Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office starting Friday, January 3. Papers must be returned no…
Here are films and other events sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust in the coming weeks. Wednesday, January 15 The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will show The Legend of Pale Male as a part of its winter environmental film series at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust Office (above the post office at the…
Here are the election results for Lincoln and surrounding towns for the 5th Congressional District special election on December 10. Among the 24 towns in the district, Lincoln was second only to Cambridge in percentage of residents who voted for winner Katherine Clark (Cambridge went for Clark by a margin of 93 percent to 6 percent)….
As reported earlier today in the Squirrel, Lincoln’s statement of interest (SOI)—the first step in the process for getting state funding for a school building project from the Massachusetts School Building Authority—is still under review. The next MSBA board meeting at which it could make a decision is on January 29, 2014, but MSBA press…
By Alice Waugh
After 17 meetings spanning six months, the School Building Advisory Committee had concluded that the school really needs everything that was outlined in Lincoln’s earlier request to the state—but that those needs can be met with an L-shaped building.
The Lincoln Democratic Town Committee (LDTC) will hold a Get Out the Vote reception and rally for Katherine Clark, the Democratic nominee for Congressional District 5, on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 2-5 p.m. in Bemis Hall in preparation for the Dec. 10 special election to fill the Congressional seat previously held by Sen. Ed Markey….
By Alice Waugh
(Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to include a link to the SBAC’s final report, which previously was available only in draft form.)
The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) will present its final report to the School Committee tonight—a report that says Lincoln should pursue state funding for a modified “L-shaped” building and renovation project rather than a “repair only” pathway.
Here are the election results for Lincoln and surrounding towns for the October 15 5th Congressional District primary, where voters chose a Republican and Democratic candidate to face off in the December 10 special election for the seat formerly held by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey. Lincoln’s voter turnout was 20.6%, according to Town Clerk Susan Brooks….
Polls will be open in the Smith School gym on Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for voting in the special primary to fill the 5th Congressional District seat formerly held by U.S. Senator Ed Markey. Sample ballots are below. The election will be held on December 10….