News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
To the editor: As you think about the upcoming votes on the school, here are a few thoughts from someone has been involved in the process for the last six years, first as a School Building Advisory Committee member and now as a School Building Committee (SBC) member. Not surprisingly, I believe the project is…
Happy Thanksgiving! A couple of notes: Letters to the editor As we prepare for the Special Town Meeting on December 1 and the ballot vote on December 3 to decide on school project funding, the Squirrel will accept letters to the editor on this subject up until noon on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Readers are welcome…
To the editor: The Lincoln Teachers Association, the Lincoln School Committee and the Lincoln School Administration have a long history of working collaboratively to support the education of the children in Lincoln. It is with this collaboration in mind that we are reaching out to the residents of Lincoln prior to the new school building vote in December….
(Editor’s note: this is a district-wide letter sent out by Rep. Clark’s office on November 7.) To the editor: Thank you to the voters of the 5th District for your confidence in me! It is the honor of my lifetime to represent you in Congress, and I am eager to continue my work fighting for…
(Editor’s note: Shiller is an assistant professor of economics at Brandeis University and a father of two.) As an academic economist at Brandeis University, I study empirical relationships in economic markets. As our town considers a major school building project, I want to share the results of some peer-reviewed, high-quality economics studies that look at…
To the editor: Another year of music education has begun at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Directors Tom Grandprey, Kyung-Nam Oh, and Michael Bunting are working diligently to create and carry out a rich curriculum with a wide array of performances opportunities. Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM), a volunteer organization, seeks to raise funds that will…
To the editor: Political election and campaign time is here 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 bylaw issued by the town of Lincoln in 2012. In the words of…
To the editor: You may not have heard about three candidates who are running for three important statewide offices because they do not take money from corporations, lobbyists, or super PACs. Thus there aren’t expensive TV ads and mass mailings for them. These three candidates aim to keep BIG money out of politics. Jamie Guerin,…
To the editor: We write to express our support for Jay Gonzalez and Quentin Palfrey, the Democratic candidates for governor and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts. Gonzalez and Palfrey are experienced public servants with a bold vision to pursue the values, policies and investments required to tackle the big challenges to provide a better future for…
(Editor’s note: Care Dimensions runs the hospice house on Winter Street in Lincoln.) To the editor: I am CEO of Care Dimensions, the largest hospice organization in Massachusetts, and a nurse who worked for nearly 30 years in the emergency room and critical care units of a hospital, and I’m voting no on Ballot Question…