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To the editor: The annual Town Election is next Monday, March 31. Please vote! This is our opportunity to elect town officials. We will also vote on the two liquor license petitions that were approved at last year’s Town Meeting (deCordova license and one-day licenses). Thank you to my supporters who held events at their home to enable…
To the editor: I am writing this letter in support of Vin Cannistraro as Selectman. I have worked with Vin on the LSRHS School Council for two years and was impressed by his ability to communicate openly and effectively with a wide range of people and generate fresh ideas. Vin’s contributions to the team were…
Editor’s note: The headline on this letter was corrected on March 25. To the editor: I have attended the forums, spoken with the candidates and other voters, and facilitated a policy discussion between Selectman candidates about Hanscom AFB and Hanscom Civil Airfield with some of us who are Hanscom abutters. Based on those conversations, I…
To the editor: Lincoln has been fortunate to have a long history of competent, caring, and collaborative leadership in the Selectmen who have served the town through the years. Peter Braun continued that tradition of thoughtful and intelligent stewardship during his first term as Selectman and should be reelected to maintain and enhance the knowledge…
The deadline for submitting letters to the editor that discuss warrant articles for the March 29 Town Meeting or candidates running in the town election on March 31 is Wednesday, March 26 at 8 p.m. No letters on these topics will be published after Thursday, March 27. Letters to the editor on other topics may still be…
By Alice Waugh
Candidates for local office shared their views at a March 15 forum, starting things off with answers to a resident’s question about what selectman candidates and the town learned from the failure of the school building project vote and the Route 2 tree-cutting issue.
Editor’s note: The following letter from the Community Preservation Committee is addressed to the Lincoln community. It was updated on March 24 to reflect a correction to the street address given for CPC member Margaret Olson.
To the editor:
Massachusetts passed the Community Preservation Act (CPA) in 2000. Lincoln voted to join in 2003 with a 3 percent property tax surcharge. Since then the state has matched the town’s revenues anywhere from 100 percent to the low 30 percent level. This past year the state match was 66 percent due to a provision in the state budget which required the first $25 million of any surplus to be deposited into the CPA trust. Hopefully this requirement will be renewed in the ongoing state budget process, but it is not guaranteed.
Editor’s note: The author of this letter, Jennifer Glass, is chair of the School Committee. She is running unopposed for reelection on March 31. To the editor: At the March 29 Annual Town Meeting, one of the warrant articles citizens will be asked to consider is whether or not they will approve funds to study a…
Bella Wong, the interim superintendent/principal at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, writes a column for the L-S website called Bella’s Corner. Recently she told readers about the wide variety of student goings-on during one week at the high school, including appearances at several regional competitions in areas including a capella singing, foreign languages, and ocean science quiz…
To the editor: I feel most of Lincoln tremendously admires our town volunteers and elected personnel. The time and effort they expend on our behalves is tremendous. Mr. Braun is certainly one we admire. While MassDOT has the only authority on the Route 2 project, town and citizens’ voices count in our democracy, or should. My admiration…