News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Jennie Ciraso, 95 (February 24) — click here for obituary. Richard Norcross Close, 95 (February 23) — click here for obituary. Theresa Panetta (February 21) — click here for obituary. Richard Johnson, 81 (January 31) — click here for obituary. John Lee, 79 (January 29) — click here for obituary….
A newly digitized short play, available royalty-free on a town website, dramatizes the little-known role of Lincoln’s Mary Hartwell in the dramatic events that began the American Revolution. The idea for the play, Heroine of the Battle Road, came about “because I’ve always been interested in the lives of ordinary people caught up in the…
An item about a March 19 book talk and signing with author Amy Bass in the March 6 News Acorns was unclear about admission coat for the event. The event is free and open to all, but a $15 donation is suggested to go toward Birches School financial aid fund. Copies of her book, One Goal: A Coach,…
Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed…
To the editor: I offer three of my own concerns about the leaf blower bylaw proposal for your consideration. If you share my concerns, I hope you will vote against this bylaw, regardless of its form or substance, at the Town Meeting. This will cost you money. By definition, this will limit the pool of…
There will be a community forum on “Preparing for Climate Change in Lincoln” on Monday, April 1 from 7–8:30 p.m. in the Town Office Building. The forum will present the results of a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness workshop that was held on February 25 by the town of Lincoln with the assistance of the Metropolitan Area Planning…
Learn first-hand about ranked-choice voting Learn how ranked-choice voting could improve the fairness and effectiveness of elections when Jim Henderson, a board member of Voter Choice Massachusetts, leads a session on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. in Bemis Hall (rescheduled from January 20). Coffee and tea will be served starting at 2:45. The presentation will include a simulation using…
To the editor: Our Massachusetts legislators have filed two bills to adopt ranked choice voting (RCV). It may be coming soon, here and around the country. Come join us at Bemis Hall this Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. to hear Jim Henderson of Voter Choice Massachusetts and cast your votes in a simulated RCV…
Dominick “Jim” Arena of Hudson, police and fire chief in Lincoln from 1976–1994, died on March 3 at age 89. He began his career with the Massachusetts State Police in Walpole and later served as the chief of police in Essex Junction, Vt., Edgartown, Mass., and Lincoln, where he also served as the fire chief….