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By Alice Waugh Brian McGrory, a Sudbury resident and editor of the Boston Globe will be one of four speakers at the Faye Goldberg-Scheff Memorial Lecture at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School on Thursday, Jan. 30. The event is sponsored by the Foundation for Educators at L-S (FELS), which funds enrichment grants for teachers and staff at L-S….
Several organizations in town are collecting items for charitable causes. Children’s items for Cradles to Crayons The Lincoln Family Association (LFA) is collecting gently used children’s clothing, coats, shoes, boots, books and toys for Cradles to Crayons. Sizes needed: infant through Adult Small (appropriate for 12-year-olds). We also need books from board/baby books up through sixth grade. Items can…
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 22 at 7 p.m. in the Board of Selectmen’s office in the Town Office Building to discuss funding proposals that have been submitted this year and to identify those that will be recommended for approval at Town Meeting in March 2014.
Here’s the schedule for Lincoln Winter Carnival 2014, sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Committee. The three-day event is designed to foster a sense of community in the town of Lincoln, and all events are sponsored by Lincoln-based organizations. Please check event description for age limits, admission fees, pre-registration information, etc.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates at the Bemis Hall forum were (left to right) Juliette Kayyem, Steve Grossman, Martha Coakley, Don Berwick and Joe Avellone (click to enlarge).
By Gary Davis and Barbara Slayter
Lincoln Democratic Town Committee
Despite swirling snow and slippery roads, more than 150 people gathered on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18 at Bemis Hall for a gubernatorial forum featuring all current Democratic candidates.
Due to the impending snowstorm, tonight’s screening of Tread Softly Stranger at the Lincoln Public Library has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. * * * The Lincoln Public Library will be open until 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 22 for high school students studying for midterms….
By Alice Waugh Ms. G, Drumlin Farm’s resident groundhog, will soon be called on to predict the weather for the rest of the winter—something she hopes to do in future years as the official state groundhog. Ms. G will make her prognostication on Groundhog Day at Drumlin Farm on Sunday, Feb. 2, when local meteorologists…
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.