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My Turn: In praise of Lincoln Girl Scouts

By Tara Mitchell

As the parent of a recent Lincoln-Sudbury graduate, I recently reflected on how Girl Scouts has helped shape my daughter’s evolution into adulthood. When I started her troop 13 years ago with a few other parents of little kindergarteners, I did not know that the lessons we mapped out would culminate in what is ultimately a very well-rounded, conscientious, service-oriented 18-year-old. I thank Girl Scouts for being a steady constant in my daughter’s life. It showed her how to be present and explore new avenues, and how to make a difference in her community (of course, her father, teachers, coaches, etc., deserve some credit too!).

In the early years, I was glad that Girl Scouts brought different girls together — not just the sports kids or the drama kids or the science kids — and included girls living in Lincoln and Boston. Girl Scouts has a step-by-step guide to help leaders plan for meetings, suggestions for activities, badges the girls can earn, and hosts/sponsors events that the girls can go to either as a troop or individually to gain more skills or experiences.

The Lincoln community loves the support that the Girl Scouts provide: coffee and snacks at Town Meeting and Girl Scout cookie sales at Donelan’s and the transfer station, not to mention all the work with COA&HS to support our senior residents. Town leadership is also supportive of the Lincoln Girl Scouts. They have helped the girls brainstorm ideas for various service projects, identifying needs within the community and helping to bring the necessary people and resources together to make it happen.

Many Lincoln Girl Scouts have received their Gold Awards, the highest honor in Girl Scouts. Each girl has identified a need, come up with a solution, and worked over 80 hours implementing the solution. Many high school troops have done service trips to places like Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. These accomplishments/experiences and the commitment that it shows have been the topic of many girls’ college essays.

Several Lincoln Girl Scouts have also held positions or been recognized as leaders in the larger Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEM) community. Lucy Dwyer (2024) and Brooke Mitchell (2026) were selected by GSEM to be one of three Girl Scouts to participate in the GS Leading Women’s Award ceremony honoring girls and women whose leadership, dedication, and impact strengthen the community. Alexandria Taylor (2024/25) served as a youth member of the GSEM Board of Directors, giving her an opportunity to help steer the future of Girl Scouts through Council decision-making while serving as an ambassador for the Council. 

Lincoln is a community where girls can see their impact. They come away knowing that they can have a say and can make a difference in the world. It’s a powerful message for any child and we are fortunate to have the framework to make it a reality.

Girl Scout troops can start at any age. The first level is Daisy which is kindergarten and first grade. This level introduces the foundations of Girl Scouts and girls can earn a patch each meeting as they build their knowledge of what it means to be a Girl Scout. For leaders, this is an easy way to get acquainted with the support provided by GSEM as well as the resources available from past Lincoln troop leaders. Most troops meet one time per month during the school year and can participate in town-wide activities like helping at special commemorative events around town, Town Meeting, camping, Winter Carnival pancake breakfast, and Bridging.

If you are interested in having your daughter join Girl Scouts, please reach out to Laura Taylor (lauranastos@yahoo.com) or Tara Mitchell (taramitchell365@gmail.com).

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnians. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

Stew’s Views: A tribute to Heddie Kent

Introducing “Stew’s Views,” an occasional column by longtime Lincoln resident Stewart Coffin, who writes about science, nature, economics, history, music, poetry, humor — and puzzles.

For the past 56 years, I have been in the business of crafting what some might call geometric recreations or puzzles but I prefer to call simply “AP-ART,” (the art that comes apart.) As I now near retirement age at 96, I have been spending less time at my workbench and more time organizing and documenting. I have even been setting up some display shelves as a sort of little museum in my apartment. In the three books on my work, it recently occurred to me that I have never given proper credit to the Lincoln Library and the one librarian there most responsible for my getting started. So that will be the purpose of this article.

After moving to Lincoln with my family in 1964, I continued for a few more years with my business of making canoes, kayaks, and paddles. But the noxious chemicals I used, such as benzene and acetone, were making me increasingly sick, and I began looking for some other form of work. With a background in art on both sides of my family, in 1968 I started tinkering with polyhedral sculptures, one of which was an interlocking set of twelve notched hexagonal rods.

Lacking the means to make a really accurate model, I consulted our next door neighbor Fred Wilfert, a skilled machinist, who was able to mill one from hexagonal steel rod using the machine tools where he worked at Reese Sewing Machine in Waltham. From that I was able to make a silicone mold and then cast a few in colorful epoxy to give to our three girls, ages 5, 6, and 8 to play with. They all took to their new toy readily.

Back in 1959, the town of Lincoln completed a new addition to our library, which included for the first time a children’s room, and Helen “Heddie” Kent was hired as the town’s first school librarian. When my kids took their new toys to the library to show to their friends, it caught the attention of Heddie, who immediately recognized its potential as a marketable puzzle and contacted me. She put me in touch with her friend and neighbor in Concord, Thomas Atwater, who by remarkable coincidence was one of the few business agents for inventors like myself in the entire country who specialized in puzzles. It was he who edited the Soma newsletter that helped bring attention to Piet Hein’s soon-to-become-famous Soma Cube. 

A Hectix puzzle made in four different colorful woods. 

There is much more to this story, such as the licensing of my Hectix puzzle to 3M, the molding of 100,000 of them by Nylon Products in Clinton, and assembly of 20,000 by our three girls on summer vacation on a picnic table in our backyard. But I won’t go into details here, as all of that together with much more is contained somewhere within my website, stewartcoffin.com. 

News acorns

Food Project Shindig fundraiser

Join the Food Project for Shindig, their intergenerational harvest festival fundraiser, on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Baker Bridge Farm (corner of Baker Bridge Road and Route 126). Music, dancing, food, games and crafts, a beer and cider garden, a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, and more. Enjoy a fall afternoon at the farm while empowering young people to make changes in their community through building a sustainable food system. General admission (sliding scale): $20 | $40 | $100. Youth tickets (age 6-21): $10. Learn more and reserve tickets.

Invasive spotted lanternfly found in Lincoln

A spotted lanternfly

The state Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) recently confirmed an infestation of the invasive insect known as spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula or “SLF”) in Lincoln. Spotted lanternfly is a pest that attacks tree-of-heaven, grapevines, maple trees, hop vines, and many other types of plants. It’s known to impact grape/wine producers and other agricultural commodities, and can also interfere with outdoor recreation if infestations reach high levels, due to the swarming behavior of adult SLF in late summer and fall. However, the insects themselves do not bite or sting; they are a nuisance because they gather in large numbers in areas where people are, and cover anything they are on with a sticky, sugary waste product known as honeydew. While the state is working to slow the spread of spotted lanternfly, its status in other states indicates that it cannot be eradicated.

Book talk with author of “Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life”

Join Boston Globe journalist Emily Sweeney on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7:00pm in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room for a presentation about her latest book, Dropkick Murphy: A Legendary Life, which chronicles the life of Dr. John “Dropkick” Murphy, a professional wrestler and doctor who ran an infamous detox center in Acton.

Note: The library will reopen for regular Saturday hours (10:00am–1:00pm) beginning Saturday, Sept. 12, though it will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 in recognition of Labor Day and Tuesday, Sept. 8 for an electrical assessment.

Openings on ConCom, Lincoln Cultural Council

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The Conservation Commission is seeking a resident to fill a vacancy in the group, which holds public meetings approximately every third Wednesday night to review permit applications under the Wetland Protection Act, issue permits, and conduct other business related to the management of Lincoln’s conservation land. Learn more here. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend a Conservation Commission meeting and contact the Conservation Department staff at 781-259-2612 or conservation@lincolnma.gov. To apply, fill out Lincoln’s volunteer signup form and email it to elderp@lincolnma.gov or mail it to the Office of the Select Board, 16 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA 01773 by Friday, Sept. 25.

The Lincoln Cultural Council is looking for new volunteers to help support arts, culture, and creativity in the community. No background in the arts is needed. Council members meet quarterly, review grant applications, and help support local arts programs and events. Interested? Contact LCC Chair Philana Gnatowski at LincolnCulturalCouncil@gmail.com.

Volunteer training for Domestic Violence Services Network

The Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN) is offering a free volunteer advocate training program. DVSN advocates provide emotional support, risk assessment, and safety planning for victims of domestic violence in its 13 partner communities. The 40-hour, three-week training is designed to familiarize volunteers with the many aspects of domestic violence and give them the skills necessary to provide confidential and appropriate services to DVSN’s clients. Once trained, volunteer advocates provide direct service over the phone, at Concord District Court, and at Emerson Hospital to people affected by domestic violence. The training will be held at the Lexington Police Department on these days:

  • Week 1: Monday and Wednesday from 4:00-7:15pm and Fridays from 9:15am-3:30pm.
  • Week 2: Monday and Wednesday from 4:00-7:15pm and Fridays from 9:15am-3:30pm.
  • Week 3: Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:00-7:15pm and Fridays from 9:15am-3:30pm.

For those who decide to activate as volunteer advocates, there is an additional 10–12 hours of supervised field training. For more information or to request an application, call 978-318-3421 or send an e-mail to training@dvsn.org. Applications are due by Wednesday, Sept. 16.

My Turn: Lincoln Green Energy Choice updates

By Paul Shorb*

The Lincoln Green Energy Committee (GEC) wants to (1) share good news about current pricing and (2) advise you of proposed changes to the Lincoln Green Energy Choice program.

Pricing news

Good news! Lincoln Green Energy Choice prices are lower than Eversource’s new residential Basic Service price in effect August 1 through January 31, 2027, which is 17.323 cents per kilowatt-hour (c/kWh). The three tiers you can choose from in the Lincoln Green Energy Choice program are 15.409 c/kWh for Lincoln Standard Green (the default option), 16.119 c/kWh for Lincoln 100% Green, and 13.731 c/kWh for Lincoln Basic. For more information, go to LincolnGreenEnergyChoice.com.

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The current program

Lincoln Green Energy Choice, which was instituted by the town in 2021, is a group electricity purchasing program for Lincoln residents and businesses in the town of Lincoln. The program gives electricity customers an alternative to Eversource’s Basic Service and to other electricity supply offers in the marketplace. Participants receive long-term, stable and historically competitive electricity supply prices. Participants are free to change their tier or even leave the program at any time at no charge, and there are no unexpected rate changes.

The program has supported regional renewable energy development by purchasing Class I Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) beyond what is required by state law. We believe this has worked to speed up “greening the grid” and thus reduce the burning of fossil fuels that drives climate change.

Changed circumstances

However, due to changes in federal policy and possible state actions as explained below, the effectiveness of buying extra Class I RECs to help mitigate climate change has become less certain. In short, at least for the next few years, voluntarily buying extra Class 1 RECs is no longer expected to drive more investment in building new renewable energy generation; instead, it will increase “Alternative Compliance Payments” from electric utilities such as Eversource and electricity suppliers. Traditionally, those payments have been used to fund the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, which in turns funds a wide range of good decarbonization projects. However, recently the Governor has twice redirected some of those funds away from climate-benefitting projects and towards ratepayer relief, which could happen again.

In response to these developments, the GEC has proposed that the Select Board consider a different approach to using the Lincoln Green Energy Choice program to reduce our community’s carbon emissions. Specifically, instead of buying extra Class 1 RECs, the program could invest more directly in decarbonization projects in Lincoln and/or elsewhere. Implementing a new approach will require a vote at the March 2027 Town Meeting. Well in advance of that vote, we will invite public comment on a proposal.

The GEC always welcomes community input, including by attending GEC meetings, which are held virtually on select Thursdays at 8:00 AM. Meeting links and agendas can be found on the town website.

Current options for program participants

The Select Board and GEC encourage residents to join, or stay in, the Lincoln Green Energy Choice program. As shown in the graphic above, currently the rates of all three tiers of the program are less expensive than the Eversource basic rate; over the past five years, the program has saved Lincoln ratepayers over $850,000.

For those residents who would like to stop paying for additional Class 1 RECs until the new program structure is in place, Lincoln Basic is the most cost-effective option. You may also choose to leave the program entirely, but at current Eversource rates, doing so would increase your electricity rate. If you do move to Lincoln Basic, we hope you will change back to Lincoln Standard Green or Lincoln 100% Green when the new approach to decarbonization debuts next year.

To learn more about the program, including how to change your level of participation, visit www.masspowerchoice.com/lincoln.

* Shorb is writing on behalf of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee.

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnians. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

Police log for Aug. 12–22, 2026

August 12

Andrew Avenue, Wayland (3:25am) — An officer assisted Wayland police Department with a mutual aid request during the arrest of a suspected murderer. See this Wayland Post story for details.

Baker Bridge Road (2:38pm) — An officer spoke to a person about damage to a motor vehicle caused by a piece of landscape machinery.

Concord Road (9:20pm) — Officers responded to a report of a single vehicle crash near Baker Bridge Road. Michael Mathes, 42, of Cambridge, Mass., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and a marked lanes violation. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

Concord Road (10:18pm) — Officers responded to a one-car crash. The driver, who was cited for a marked lanes violation, was transported to the hospital and the vehicle was towed.

August 12

Heritage Road, Hanscom AFB (11:24am) — An officer spoke to a person about a civil matter.

Wells Road (1:30pm) — The fire department responded to the parking lot for a motor vehicle lockout.

Donelan’s Supermarket (3:28pm) — An officer responded to collect an item left behind and brought it back to the station.

Chestnut Circle (5:42pm) — An officer spoke to a person about possible harassment.

Harvest Circle (6:53pm) — A person spoke to an officer about a possible fraud incident.

August 14

Winter Street (5:04am) — An officer provided directions to a party who had gotten lost while trying to get to Waltham.

South Great Road (10:00am) — An officer checked the area for the report of a motor vehicle that appeared to be having difficulty in an intersection but was unable to locate the described vehicle.

Todd Pond Road (2:50pm) — A caller reported the use of a gas-powered leaf blower in violation of the bylaw. An officer responded to the area.

Twin Pond Lane (4:43pm)
An officer helped a person contact a member of their family.

Concord Road (8:04pm) — An officer assisted a resident with the removal of a bat from inside their residence.

August 15

Harvest Circle (1:30pm)
An officer helped the Massachusetts State Police locate the operator of a vehicle involved in an incident outside of town.

Baker Bridge Road (4:46pm) — A parking citation was issued to a vehicle that was illegally parked.

Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (6:38pm) — Officers assisted the Massachusetts State Police with a motor vehicle crash.

Lincoln Gas and Auto, South Great Road (7:19pm) — An officer transported a motorist to their residence.

August 16

Old County Road (3:52am) — Officers checked the area for the report of loud music. No loud music was heard.

Chestnut Circle (10:44am) — A lost item was turned in and was returned to its rightful owner that night.

Indian Camp Lane
An officer conducted a well-being check on a person. The person was OK. (9:03pm)

Lincoln Road (10:25pm) — An officer discovered some vandalism to several planters outside of a business. An investigation is ongoing.

August 17

Lincoln Road (9:05am) — An officer conducted a follow-up to a previous incident.

North Commons (12:38pm) — Officers checked the area for the report of a male who had walked into a residence looking for a person who doesn’t reside there, but they didn’t find anyone.

Old Bedford Road (4:18pm) — A person asked an officer about a past hit-and-run to their motor vehicle.

Heritage Road (6:14pm) — An officer gave court paperwork to a person.

Tower Road (7:20pm) — A caller reported a low-hanging wire near the roadway. A check confirmed the wire belonged to Eversource, which was notified.

Mary’s Way (9:57pm) — An officer spoke to a person about an ongoing matter.

August 18

Todd Pond Road (3:48pm) — A caller sought assistance in locating a lost item. The officer was able to locate the item and notified the person.

North Commons (8:53pm) — An officer responded to a residence for an ongoing incident.

August 19

Lincoln Gas and Auto (7:00am) — An officer accompanied an outside agency to a business at their request for a mutual aid response.

Bedford Road (7:41am) — A caller reported a wire down in the area. The wire appeared to be part of the service to a residence. Eversource was notified.

North Commons (9:02am) — An officer responded for a disturbance between neighbors.

Lincoln Road (10:49am) — A person spoke with an officer about a fraud scam.

Hanscom Drive (2:05pm) — Cody Antonucci, 33, of Canterbury, Conn., was arrested at the Hanscom Air Force Gate for an outstanding warrant. He was booked and released after being ordered to appear in court the following day.

Bedford Road (7:06pm) — A person reported damage to their vehicle after striking a deer several weeks prior.

Concord Road (9:14pm) — A caller reported a person walking in the roadway. The area was checked but no one matching the description was found.

August 20

Codman Road (10:23am) — A person asked to speak with an officer about a past incident.

Bedford Lane (1:16pm) — A person spoke to an officer about an item that may have been delivered to the wrong residence.

Cedar Road (1:43pm) — A caller reported a landscape company using a leaf blower. Contact was made and the landscapers were made aware of the existing bylaw.

Lincoln School (6:26pm) — A caller reported an overdue family member. Due to poor cell service, contact was made in person when the family members were reunited.

August 21

Birchwood Lane (9:25am) — A person spoke with an officer about suspicious emails.

Lincoln Road (1:30pm) — An officer spoke with a person who reported their bicycle was missing.

Concord Road (2:38pm) — A caller reported past damage to a utility pole.

Lincoln Road (3:07pm) — A caller reported the possible theft of a previously delivered package.

Lincoln Town Hall (3:39pm) — A caller reported a possible unsecured door at the Town Hall. An officer checked the building and nothing appeared out of the ordinary.

Codman Road (3:51pm) — An officer checked on a person lying by the side of the road. The party refused all offers for assistance.

Virginia Road (7:38pm) — An officer assisted the Concord Police Department with a mutual aid request.

August 22

Stonehedge Road (1:49pm) — A person requested to speak with an officer about suspicious text messages.

Mount Misery parking lot (4:57pm) — Officers spoke with a person after receiving reports that they were attempting to start a camp fire alongside a trail. The person was advised that the attempted activity was prohibited.

Marconi’s Auto (7:17pm) — A caller reported seeing a raccoon in the area acting unusual. An officer checked the area but was unable to locate any raccoons acting unusual or otherwise.

Lincoln Road (8:54pm) — Officers checked on a person who refused all assistance.

Legal notice: Property Tax Classification Hearing

 

LEGAL NOTICE — SELECT BOARD

Property Tax Classification Hearing

The Select Board of the Town of Lincoln will conduct a public hearing on Thursday evening, September 10, 2026, at 6:30 pm for the purpose of determining for fiscal year 2027 the percentage of the real estate property tax burden that shall be borne by the residential and commercial classifications of property respectively.

General inquiries prior to the hearing may be directed to the Assessors’ Office, Lincoln Town Offices (781 259-2611).

Pursuant to the extension of the remote meeting authorization of the Open Meeting Law through June 30, 2027, under Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, this meeting of the Select Board will be conducted as a hybrid meeting, providing the public the opportunity to participate in-person or remotely.

Specific information and the general guidelines for remote participation by members of the public and/or parties with a right and/or requirement to attend this meeting can be found on the Town of Lincoln website at www.lincolntown.org.

Topic: Lincoln Select Board Meeting

Time: September 10, 2026, 6:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Note that legal notices often must be posted twice by law. For previous legal notices and details on how to submit a legal notice to the Lincoln Squirrel, click here.

Resident at The Commons honored with a rose from her caregiver

Anna Feirick of Executive Home Care Northeast Greater Boston presents Caroline Steim witj a rose. On the background is the painting whose story Steim often tells.

Caroline Steim, a resident of The Commons in Lincoln, was presented with a rose by caregiver Anna Feirick of Executive Home Care Northeast Greater Boston as part of its Roses for Resilience campaign, an initiative recognizing the resilience, wisdom, and contributions of seniors throughout Massachusetts.

“The day I met Caroline was a rough one,” Feirick said in a press release. “She had just taken a bad fall, and her face had an array of colors from the bruising. What weighed on her far more than the fall itself was the transition from independent living to assisted living. At 90 years old, she had managed to remain independent far longer than most.”

Steim was once an avid painter, but with macular degeneration, she can now see little more than shapes and light. “Yet that hasn’t stopped her from proudly telling the story of the painting she created on the night of her fiftieth wedding anniversary. Her children had surprised her and her husband with a stay at one of Boston’s finest hotels, where they also gave her a beautiful arrangement of roses. She was so captivated by their beauty that she simply had to paint them that very night,” Feirick said.

“I’ve heard the story more times than I can count, yet I never tire of it. Each time she tells it, I can almost see her reliving the memory — visualizing the flowers in her mind’s eye and finding joy in them all over again. Watching her do that reminds me that resilience isn’t just about enduring loss. It’s about finding ways to hold on to beauty, even when you can no longer see it.”

Tickets on sake for TEDx Walden Pond

TEDx Walden Pond returns to Lincoln in October on the theme of “The Courage to Pay Attention” with nine speakers exploring ideas ranging from artificial intelligence and the power of praise to play, attention, nature, artistic failure, and what the dying can teach us about living.

The independently organized TEDx event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 21 at the Stone Church (14 Bedford Road). Early-bird tickets are available for $50 through Aug. 31. Beginning Sept. 1, tickets will increase to $75.

“TEDx Walden Pond brings together thinkers, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, scientists, and community members in the spirit of TED’s mission of sharing ideas worth spreading,” according to a press release. “Rooted in the intellectual and cultural legacy of Walden Pond and the surrounding community, the event creates a space for big questions, unexpected connections, and ideas capable of traveling far beyond the room.”

This year’s speakers are Pradnya Cowlagi, Liane Davey, Kaye Kelly, Andi Hess, Erica Key, Molly Tsongas, Kathy Pham, Elisabeth Swan, and Kishori Gopi. The 2026 event will be professionally filmed, with talks eligible for publication through TED’s global digital platform.

TEDx Walden Pond, which debuted in 2023, welcomes community sponsors and donations of any size. Anyone interested in supporting this year’s event should contact Jessica Cooper Morgan at jesscoopermorgan@gmail.com.

Groups continue pressure on ICE activities, private jet expansion at Hanscom Field

In an effort to more closely monitor ICE activity at Hanscom Field, the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission (HFAC) has asked Massport to provide publicly viewable webcams to record transfer of detainees and the vehicles involved, similar to what’s already in place at King County International Airport/Boeing Field in Washington state.

The move would “make it possible for the public to understand the breadth and specifics of how ICE is using Hanscom,” according to the Aug. 14 letter sent by the HFAC to Hanscom Field Director Christopher Willenborg at Massport. The letter also asks Massport to tell state police and other security staff that it “respects the right of observers to watch and record ICE actions as long as they stay within areas that are open to the public.”

At the HFAC’s Aug. 11 meeting, according to an Aug. 13 story in the Bedford Citizen,  Tom Kimball of Ground ICE said Massport and state police have been “consistently violating” the First Amendment right of observers to photograph objects in plain view from any publicly accessible property, that, unlike protests, is not subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.

Groups of area residents including the De-ICE Hanscom coalition, which includes LincolnWitness.org (see the Lincoln Squirrel, March 9, 2026), have staged protests at the entrance to the civilian air field.

“If they’re going to allow families to do plane-spotting, then they’ve got to allow concerned citizens to do ICE-spotting,” HFAC member Christopher Eliot of Lincoln said at the Aug. 11 meeting, according to the Bedford Citizen.

Private jet expansion

Hanscom Field is also the focus of attempts to block an expansion project that would significantly increase the number of private jets using the facility. Stop Private Jet Expansion has been holding standouts and organizing petitions and letters to state officials protesting the proposal.

Most recently, they have published responses by candidates running for state and federal office to questions about their positions on private jet hangar expansion and tax subsidies for private aviation. Among those who responded are three who are running to represent Lincoln in the state legislature: incumbent state Sen. Michael Barrett (Middlesex 3rd District); Ravi Simon, who is running for the seat being vacated by state Rep. Carmine Gentile; and incumbent state Rep. Alice Peisch (Norfolk 14th District).