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(Editor’s note: This is reprinted at the request of the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee from the LTDC website at www.lincolnmadems.org/news-opinions.) To the editor: In order to have both declared U.S. Senatorial candidates (Ed Markey and Joe Kennedy) appear on the primary ballot, each candidate must have 10,000 signatures on their nomination papers by May 5. As of…
Alert town to fallen limbs on trails The recent storm and high winds brought down a number of trees onto trails in Lincoln. If it’s just a small branch, walkers can help by moving it off to the side, but for larger branches or trees, contact the Conservation Commission with the precise location and the…
The Lincoln-based Mass Audubon has named David O’Neill as the 11th president of the state’s largest nature conservation organization. He succeeds Gary Clayton, who will retire in May after more than 30 years with Mass Audubon (the last five as president). O’Neill has dedicated his professional career to conservation. For the last five years, he…
High winds littered roadways with small branches and brought down larger ones around town during today’s storm. As of 5:15 p.m. on Monday, 121 of 2,609 EverSource customers in various parts of Lincoln were without power. The town got off fairly easy, though. Towns that were hardest-hit by percentage of households without power were Medfield…
(Editor’s note: This article has been corrected.) After gunshots rang out along Route 2 near Bedford Road early on Easter morning, Lincoln police responded quickly and arrested two people for firearms violations, drug charges, and resisting arrest. Three calls came in to police on April 12 just after 2 a.m. reporting the sound of shots…
The Lincoln Public Schools will not have April vacation this year — instead students and teachers will continue with their online “Learning at Home Together” efforts during that time. The School Committee’s decision was based on results of a survey and the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Becky McFall. Seventy-four percent of families and 80%…
March 30 11 Offutt Road, Hanscom AFB (8:06 a.m.) — Officer delivered court paperwork to a resident. Sandy Pond Road (1:59 p.m.) — Party trespassing on Water Department property; was advised to leave. North Great Road (8:31 a.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle parked at Minuteman High School. Party was an Eversource employee working….
As originally published, the April 7 article headlined “Town Meeting now eyed for May 30; further postponements possible” may have given the mistaken impression that the school project vote plays a role in deciding when the Annual Town Meeting will be held. That meeting will include a vote on adding back items that were removed…
(Editor’s note: this article was updated on April 9.) Lincoln officials plan to postpone the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) until at least May 30 as Lincoln’s Covid-19 caseload has risen to nine residents, including two at The Commons. Public Health Nurse Tricia McGean reported on April 6 that there were eight “lab-confirmed” cases reported so…