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By Bob Domnitz In their recent letter to The Squirrel, Ken Bassett and Mary Lorenz have mischaracterized my role in two cases that came before the Planning Board during my previous tenure. Below, I will provide details that refute their claims. But if you read nothing else, please know this: a Planning Board member must…
By Allen Vander Meulen I admire the experience and track record of all three candidates for the two open Planning Board seats. If electing competent, thoughtful candidates to the Planning Board is the only concern, all have proven themselves worthy. One major point of contention, and really what (in my mind) should be the single…
Dear friends and neighbors, Monday’s vote for Planning Board is significant, and we the undersigned, 48 of your Lincoln neighbors, offer the following perspective. Over the past year, we became aware of a sweeping and profound zoning change taking shape in the Planning Board’s advisory committee (SLPIC). The proposal was designed to smooth the way…
More than 60 residents packed a room (on Zoom) on Thursday night to hear from the three candidates running for two Planning Board seats in the June 15 election. In the forum organized by resident Sharon Antia, the trio answered questions about issues facing the Planning Board and the town more generally: South Lincoln rezoning,…
Voter check-in for Lincoln’s first al fresco Town Meeting starts at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, and it’s guaranteed to be significantly shorter than the usual multi-hour affairs. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. under a large tent (capacity with social distancing: 150) in the Hartwell parking lot. Voters, who must wear masks, will…
The Lincoln Public Library is now accepting returns in its book drop and plans to offer contactless curbside pickup of books reserved online by patrons once a tent to cover its handicapped parking area has arrived. The book drop accepts returns of items borrowed from any library in the Minuteman Library Network. Nothing is due…
Dear communities of Boston, Lincoln, and Sudbury,
We, the members of the Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association, unequivocally condemn the senseless killing of Black people and the chronic injustices perpetrated against people of color in our country.
We are devastated by the recurring loss of Black lives, the brutalities inflicted on people of color, and the impact of these social injustices on all of our communities.
Today we recommit ourselves to addressing racism and educating our students — and one another — about the pervasiveness of racism in all its forms. We call on everyone in our communities to have the moral courage to stand with us and to work for justice.
We believe that education is among the best solutions to the scourge of racism in our country. Many of us have already engaged our students in our virtual classrooms to help them understand the complexity of current events. Furthermore, in keeping with L-S’s core values, we seek to teach our students to foster caring relationships, to respect differences, and to cultivate community with an empathetic, compassionate heart.
Today, we, the LSTA, join our administration in accepting the challenge of our times and reaffirming our commitment as educators and Americans to create a nation with liberty and justice for all.
Respectfully,
The Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association
”My Turn” is a forum for Lincoln residents to offer their views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnites. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.
The June 9 “My Turn” piece by Sara Mattes endorsing Bob Domnitz for Planning Board had a misleading headline using the word “tout,” which means not only “to promote or talk up” but also “to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately” (and “importunately” means “troublesomely urgent or overly persistent in request or demand.”) Thus, “tout” could…
The Planning Board voted on June 9 to reorganize and rename the South Lincoln Planning and Implementation Committee (SLPIC), but not until after a lengthy debate about the makeup and responsibilities of panel’s new incarnation. The board began discussing downsizing SLPIC last week in the wake of opposition to one of its initiatives. With the…
At a sparsely attended June 9 Water Commission forum on Zoom, officials explained that the Water Department is hoping to hire another water treatment plant operator after the new fiscal year starts on July 1. The department has been short-staffed for some time due to several departures last year and a statewide shortage of qualified…