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To the editor: A number of years ago, Lincoln spent more than a few Town Meetings discussing liquor in Lincoln. It certainly existed and was consumed. But it was not sold here, either for consumption elsewhere or in restaurants. Some thought to change that would forever change the character of the town for the worse….
Halloween-themed events for kids Dance in costume to children’s songs and Halloween favorites at two Halloween dance parties on Saturday, Oct. 20 and Wednesday, Oct. 31, both at 11 a.m. in the Lincoln Public Library. For ages 6 and under. No registration required. Kids and car owners are invited to the Parks and Recreation Department’s…
The Birches School is hosting a community open house for the general public on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 1–3 p.m. to see its new home—the renovated Bedford Road property of the late computer executive An Wang and his wife Lorraine. The school bought the Wang property in 2016 in concert with the Rural Land Foundation,…
To the editor: It’s been said many times that law making in a democracy is a lot like making sausage. So why, then, do we have indigestion? All of us! No matter if you eat your sausage plain, or with peppers and onions; or whether you vote Republican, Democrat or independent—we need a bottle of…
Two events on Israeli-Palestinian conflict The GRALTA Foundation is sponsoring two upcoming events at the Lincoln Public Library. On Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m., there will be a video presentation by Israeli Knesset member Aida Touma-Sliman, who will who explain and analyze the impact of a new law that declares Israel as “the Nation-State…
The School Building Committee plans to finish trimming the school project to get it under budget this week as it also awaits final information about potential savings on things like temporary classrooms and site work. The current estimate for construction is $84.98 million, but the construction portion of the budget approved by residents in June…
An October 8 News Acorn about the Joseph Warren-Soley Masonic Lodge noted that the lodge had raised $17,000 for charity. That was the amount awarded at a recent charity night, not the total for the entire year. The article has bene updated to reflect this correction….
To the editor: Colonel Chad Ellsworth, the recently appointed commander of the 66th Air Base Group at Hanscom Air Force Base, reaffirmed the criticality of excellent relationships with Lincoln and the three other towns with ties to the base during his Change in Command ceremony. While representing our town at the ceremony with colleague Board of…
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Due to a typographical error, the ending time for the open forum portion of the October 20 State of the Town Meeting was listed incorrectly in the Lincoln Squirrel. It runs from 12–12:30 p.m., not 2:30. The agenda in the original post and subsequent correction have bene corrected. The October 10 article headlined “Sales of…