News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
(Editor’s note: you can see Lincoln’s results for the November 3 election in the Lincoln Squirrel and on the Town of Lincoln website.) To the editor: Last Tuesday’s State Election brought 2,786 voters to the polls during the course of a very busy but blessedly smooth day. We are, as always, indebted to the many…
To the editor: The fiscal year 2016 (FY16) preliminary budget for the Lincoln Public Schools has been developed and will be presented to the School Committee on November 6, 2014. The process of developing the school budget began in August when the administrative team and I began an examination of each budget line item within…
Editor’s note: For details on the Massachusetts ballot questions, see Ballotpedia.org. To the editor: Vote “yes” on question 4 and give all workers the right to earned sick time. Currently, one million workers in Massachusetts cannot earn sick time. Earned sick time improves employee retention and productivity. Employees who work for employers having 11 or more employees could earn…
Editor’s note: For details on the Massachusetts ballot questions, see Ballotpedia.org. To the editor: Voting “no” on Question 1 keeps the gas tax indexed to inflation as adopted by the State Legislature. Fifty-three percent of Massachusetts bridges alone are now structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, making Massachusetts second worst among the 50 states. Twenty-seven bridges have been…
To the editor: Massachusetts is fortunate in having an array of smart, hardworking citizens who are willing to run for public office. This is certainly the case for the upcoming November 4 midterm election. Struggling through the complexities of campaign speeches and analysis, I find it sometimes difficult to sort out fact from fiction, well…
Editor’s note: For details on the Massachusetts ballot questions, see Ballotpedia.org. To the editor: Vote “yes” on ballot Question 3 expanding prohibitions on gaming. By creating a dependency on casino revenue, states become stakeholders in the gambling industry itself, obligated by necessity and self-interest to ensure and maintain casino profits. But casinos are failing. Nine…
Editor’s note: For details on the Massachusetts ballot questions, see Ballotpedia.org. To the editor: Voting “yes” on the Question 2 (the beverage container deposit law or “bottle bill”) will expand coverage of the current deposit law to include water, juice, sports drinks and other non-carbonated drink containers. We recycle 80 percent of containers with deposits,…
To the editor, We are writing in support of Sharon Antia for state representative in the upcoming election on November 4. We have known Sharon for over 15 years. Sharon and Laurie worked side by side as co-members of the Lincoln School Committee for several years. For as long as we have known her and worked with her, we…
To the editor: The Coordinated Campaign Office of the Third Middlesex Area Democrats in Waltham recently hosted a rally for Martha Coakley, candidate for governor. Supporters from the Third Middlesex Area towns of Lincoln, Carlisle, Weston, Lexington and Waltham filled the office. Preceded by a rousing introduction by area state Senator Mike Barrett, Coakley made a very energetic…
To the editor: My parents moved their young family to Lincoln in 1948. Growing up, I was always impressed by how much my parents gave back to the community, and how much the Lincoln community gave to our family. I remember my Dad very clearly saying how important it is to pay it both forward…