News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
DeCordova set to reopen this week The deCordova Sculpture Park (though not the indoor museum) expects to open on Tuesday, May 19, but visitors must reserve a parking permit for a specific time slot in advance, even if they arrive on foot or by bike. The Trustees of Reservations is opening two other properties (Naumkeag…
School Building Committee member Peter Sugar has requested a clarification to his remarks in the May 14 article headlined “SBC to make reduced request for school items at June Town Meeting.” At the SBC meeting, he was expressing the sentiment that the committee should assure the inclusion of the previously trimmed items by electing to…
Dear Lincoln Squirrel readers, The long-awaited Lincoln Chipmunk is finally in sight after some software and Covid-related delays. We’re shooting for Monday, June 1 as the launch date. Many thanks to people who submitted materials over the past few months. Meanwhile, if you’d still like to submit something for the inaugural issue (or you’ve already…
The deadline for applying for agricultural water rates is Friday, May 15, but many eligible customers in town still haven’t applied. Under a new Water Commission policy, Lincoln farming and agricultural operations are eligible for Tier 1 water rates of $6.52 per 1,000 gallons of water, but they must apply to the commission in order…
By Alice Waugh Back before the coronavirus hit, the School Building Committee was planning to ask voters at a Special Town Meeting in March for up to $2.08 million to partially offset items it had to cut from the school project. Now it plans to ask for less than half of that amount at a…
Editor’s note: The Lincoln Squirrel collected and had begun publishing statements by the candidates for town office before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. A roundup for Planning Board candidates ran on March 5 and Water Commission candidates on March 8. The Squirrel will publish statements we received from other candidates in the coming weeks. The town…
May 4 Wells Road (8:43 p.m.) — Caller reporting a party yelling on Wells Road. Officer responded and found a person praying out loud. May 5 Morningside Lane (1:35 p.m.) — Resident called regarding a disturbing voicemail from a former client. Officers took the report and contacted Melrose police to follow up with the involved…
Some residents are getting tested for the antibodies to the Covid-19 virus to see if they’ve already been infected, but some of them get an unpleasant surprise: mandatory isolation if the result is positive, even if they feel fine. Tricia McGean, Lincoln’s public health nurse, gets the result whenever a Lincoln resident is tested either…
To the editor: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) would like to thank Lincoln Boy Scout Troop 127 for organizing a very successful food drive last week. The Scouts delivered letters attached to grocery bags to Lincoln homes, outlining the needs of the Lincoln Food Pantry with a date and time for donation…