Covid-19 regional vaccine clinic There will be a Covid-19 vaccination clinic sponsored by the Town of Lincoln/Great Meadows Regional Public Health Collaborative on Friday, Nov. 18 from 4–7 p.m. in the Brooks gym at the Lincoln School. Primary and booster doses for those 6 months and older will be offered. According to the CDC, everyone 5 years and…
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Election integrity article addendum Some time after the story headlined “Bemis Hall speakers push claims of 2020 election fraud” was published in the Lincoln Squirrel on the evening of May 11, the linked video of the May 5 event in Lincoln posted by YouTuber “bluesmovers” was taken down by YouTube for violating the platform’s community…
Masks now “strongly recommended” in Lincoln
Due to recent data showing an increase in positive Covid-19 test results, the Board of Health voted on April 13 to “strongly recommend” that people wear masks in public indoor spaces until early May until officials see how the infection rate from the new BA-2 variant evolves over the next few weeks after spring vacation….
Masks no longer required indoors in Lincoln as of March 14
Masks will no longer be required indoors in Lincoln as of Monday, March 14, and the Lincoln Public Schools will move to a “less masking” policy on the same day. Wearing masks in the schools and on buses will be optional with the following exceptions. Mask wearing is required/necessary: In nurses’ offices and healthcare settings,…
Lincoln’s Covid-19 cases plummet as fast as they shot up
In late December and January, Lincoln had more Covid-19 cases by far than at any other time in the pandemic — but the latest weekly results shows the spike has fallen off just as fast. Before the omicron surge, the most cases that the town saw in a week were 15 in late December 2020….
Town offices, library are reopening
Town buildings will reopen to the public on Monday, Jan. 24, and the library reopens on Saturday, Jan. 22 after a two-week pause in service in response to the post-holiday surge in Covid-19 infections. Public health data, as well as the town’s internal testing program, indicate that cases have slowed down sufficiently to resume normal…
Public forum on how to spend $2.06 million in Covid-19 relief funding
Lincoln’s ARPA Working Group will hold a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. to discuss its initial recommendations and hear public comment on how best to spend the $2.06 million in Covid-19 relief funds that the town stands to get from the federal government. The Select Board formed the group several months…
Addendum and correction
The January 6 story headlined “Covid surge leads to temporary closures in Lincoln” has been updated to include Covid-19 cases reported to the Lincoln Public Schools on January 6. The date of McFall’s first letter to the community posted on LincolnTalk was also corrected; it was on January 5, not January 6. …
Covid surge leads to temporary closures in Lincoln
(Editor’s note: this article was updated on January 9 to include school data from January 6). Covid-19 continues to surge everywhere, resulting in a two-week suspension of in-person nonessential Lincoln programs and services as of Monday, Jan. 10, though schools are still in person as of January 6. There were 49 new cases of positive…
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New Covid testing program for residents In an effort to provide Lincoln residents with ample access to Covid-19 testing after the holiday season, the town will provide free Covid-19 PCR drive-through testing at the Pierce House on the following dates: Tuesday, Jan. 4 from 4–4:30 p.m. (residents 60+ only) and 4:30–6 p.m. (all ages) Wednesday,…