News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Two updates… Due to an unfathomable technical glitch, a story on leaf blowers that was schedule to post on January 14 has only just now appeared. I’ve updated the story on singer Ann Moss to add information on how you can make a tax-deductible contribution to her tour. …
To celebrate the new year, the Lincoln Squirrel has redecorated a bit to make it easier to read. Also, the Squirrel now has the ability to accept display advertising—both banner ads just above the horizontal list of links at the top, and ads of any height in the right-hand column below the calendar summary, which…
Ann Moss
By Alice Waugh
Editor’s note: See addendum at the end of this story on how you can support the concert tour.
An accomplished West Coast singer will be coming to Lincoln to give a free concert—but it certainly won’t be the first time she’s been in town. In fact, she has a Lincoln pedigree spanning three generations.
This map shows the approximate locations of several recently named services roads associated withe the Route 2 project in Lincoln (click to enlarge).
By Alice Waugh
Four of the service roads associated with the Route 2 construction project have been named by the Board of Selectmen.
A student uses her self-defense techniques to neutralize at “attacker” (an instructor in a special suit).
By Alice Waugh
A women’s self-defense class taught by Lincoln police has proved so popular that a second set of classes is already filling up.
Classroom heating system malfunctions Following is an email sent to Lincoln School parents on Thursday morning, Jan. 9 by Mary Sterling, Assistant Superintendent for the Lincoln Public Schools. “I am contacting families of Lincoln School students to let you know about a minor incident that has been resolved. We experienced a malfunction with the heating…
The Lincoln Police Department has issued the following warning to residents about phone scammers: In Lincoln and in surrounding cities and towns, residents have been receiving phone calls where the suspect tries to have the victim wire money through such means as Western Union or purchasing Green Dot Money Paks. Suspects use different tactics to…
The Lincoln Democratic Town Committee (DTC) will host a gubernatorial candidate forum on Saturday, January 18 as well as two other meetings on January 11 and February 8 All five Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates are scheduled to appear at a forum on Saturday, January 18 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Bemis Hall Auditorium. Candidates for governor…
By Alice Waugh
As Aka Bistro employees bustled in and out of the closed restaurant on Friday, hauling furniture to a storage pod outside and stacking dishes for washing, general manager and co-owner Christian Touche said it would be at least several weeks before he could reopen.