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To the editor: Yes, primary elections do matter, and the September 9 election in particular will determine leadership in the major statewide offices for several years to come. On September 9, voters will decide which of the candidates will move forward to the General Election on November 4. For many months, the candidates and their supporters have…
Following are links to obituaries of Lincoln residents who have died since May. John S. Waugh, 85 (August 22) Oliver “Scott” Veling, 60 (August 7) James Olivieri (July 26) Ralph R. Ragan, 90 (July 15) Stewart N. Smith, 82 (July 14) Margaret Chu, 93 (June 6) Alice C. Roat, 89 (May 5)…
The Lincoln-Sudbury Civic Orchestra (LSCO) will open its 2014-15 season with a free pops concert as a part of the Sudbury375 Field Day Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. LSCO Executive Director Sudbury resident William Nicholson will conduct the LSCO, which includes regular members from Sudbury, Lincoln, Concord, Waltham, Lexington, Hudson, Andover, and Stow. This concert will also include musicians from the Concord Orchestra, Wellesley Symphony, Rivers Symphony Orchestra (Weston), Symphony Pro Musica (Hudson), and the Boston Philharmonic.
Dear Lincoln Squirrel readers, Due to a death in the family (John S. Waugh, 1929-2014), the Squirrel will not be posting for a period of time, but it will return. Thanks for all your good wishes. Alice Waugh Editor, The Lincoln Squirrel …
Voter registration deadline is Aug. 20 The Massachusetts Democratic and Republican parties will choose their nominees for statewide office in the primary election on Tuesday, September 9. Polls will be open at the Smith School gym from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Massachusetts law permits unenrolled (also known as “Independent”) voters to vote either party’s ballot. The deadline to…
An August 5 Lincoln Squirrel item about trees struck by lightning in the Farrar Pond area in 2012 mistakenly indicated that the Farrar Pond Association is the owner of the blog at farrarpond.org. The error has been corrected in the article….
In response to the July 30 Lincoln Squirrel article about trees on Weston Road that have been hit by lightning recently, Lincoln resident Alaric Naiman noted that Farrarpond.org’s blog contains some excellent photos of another tall tree that was struck in 2012 and eventually toppled into the street. The tongue-in-cheek title of the September 2012 blog post was…
The Lincoln School Committee has sent a letter to the state legislature’s Ways and Means Committee in support of a bill that would create a task force to examine the ever-increasing array of statewide educational mandates that Massachusetts school districts are required to follow. “The issue is not with a specific mandate—it’s that there have…
The Lincoln Agricultural Commission is organizing the first-ever Lincoln Agricultural Day on Saturday, Sept. 20 and invites residents to “show and tell” as well as visit. The event is designed to be a showcase for the diverse range of agricultural endeavors ongoing in Lincoln today, from fruits and vegetables to alpaca wool and herbalism. In addition to…
The following is a notice from Lt. Sean Kennedy of the Lincoln Police Department. We would like to notify the community that we have received numerous citizen complaints over the past few months of several different telephone scams. These citizen complaints are not unique to Lincoln, as neighboring communities are fielding similar complaints. Several of…