Effective Monday, March 8, the Town Office Building, the Lincoln Public Library, and Bemis Hall will reopen to the public, subject to the continuation of health and safety protocols recommended by the Department of Public Health (mandatory face masks, social distancing, occupancy limits, front desk registration to enable contact tracing should it become necessary, etc.). The…
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Correction
The February 24 article headlined “Second Covid-9 vaccine clinic March 4 for those on waiting list” had errors in the number of doses to be given at the March 4 clinic and the dose threshold required by the state for local clinics. The town has acquired 100 doses to administer on March 4, not 10,…
Second Covid-9 vaccine clinic March 4 for those on waiting list
(Editor’s note: This article was updated on February 25 to reflect corrected figures for the number of doses to be given at the March 4 clinic and the dose threshold required by the state for local clinics.) The town will hold another Covid-19 vaccination clinic on March 4, but only for those on a waiting…
Lincoln’s first Covid-19 vaccination clinic goes swimmingly
By Maureen Belt A premiere office suite in North Lincoln, empty for months because of Covid-19, was transformed last week into a clinic that distributed not only the Moderna vaccine, but doses of hope and freedom to dozens of Lincoln seniors — many of whom have had their social and personal lives halted because of…
Covid-19 vaccinations begin for Lincoln’s first responders, Commons residents
Lincoln’s police, fire and emergency medical personnel will get their Covid-19 vaccinations starting this Friday at the end of this week as part of a three-day, six-town clinic, and patients in the skilled nursing facility at The Commons have gotten their first vaccines as well. This marks the start of the three-tiered rollout of vaccines…
Town offices and library close again due to pandemic
Due to the recent rise of Covid-19 cases in Lincoln and statewide, town offices and the Lincoln Public Library are closed for in-person visits as of Monday, Jan. 11. Non-essential departments including land use and permitting, finances, town clerk, town administration, and the Council on Aging will be physically closed, but staff responsible for these…
School mulls going temporarily all remote for some grades
At a special meeting on January 5 attended online by more than 250 residents, administrators, and teachers, the School Committee discussed the idea of having part of the Lincoln School go fully remote for two weeks but decided to stay the course. However, the panel will update and expand the criteria for determining if or…
My Turn: Lincoln Garden Club honors front-line workers
By Jane Herlacher The Lincoln Garden Club recently honored the town’s front-line essential workers with holiday flowers. For the club’s December Zoom program a floral designer created arrangements which were later picked up at her Chelmsford home and delivered to four town departments and the post office. All the staff members have been on duty…
Town sees 27 cases of Covid-19 in last half of December
Lincoln’s Covid-19 caseload continues to climb, with a total of 27 cases during the last two weeks in December — the same number as recorded over the preceding four months. Forty-four Lincoln residents tested positive for Covid-during the four-week period starting the week of December 10. The largest two-week total before this was nine cases…
Clarification
The December 17 article headlined “Board tackles vacancies and staff positions, postpones Town Meeting incorrectly noted that it was unclear whether residents will be allowed to vote by absentee ballot in the town election in March 2021. In fact, absentee voting is always allowed for municipal elections in cases where voters will be absent from…