The Board of Selectmen appointed several residents to fill vacancies on boards and in the Planning Department and also voted to postpone the Annual Town Meeting normally held in March. Paula Vaughn-MacKenzie is the new Director of Planning and Land Use. She has been the acting director since the leave and then departure of Jennifer…
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Correction
A December 14 article headlined “Covid-19 cases in Lincoln see rapid increase” incorrectly stated that half of the V-shaped skilled nursing section of The Commons at Lincoln had been converted to a Covid-19 unit. According to Benchmark Senior Living, the skilled nursing neighborhood has isolated Covid-19-positive residents in seven of the area’s 32 rooms rooms…
Library helps connect far-flung families during pandemic
By Lucy Maulsby The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed all of us to imagine new ways of doing familiar things, including connecting with friends and family when being together in person is not possible. The Lincoln Public Library has been supporting the community in this effort in a number of novel ways that have stretched well…
Covid-19 cases in Lincoln see rapid increase
Lincoln’s Covid-19 caseload has shot up recently, with 14 new cases in December thus far. Thirteen of those cases are at The Commons in Lincoln, Public Health Nurse Tricia McGean told the Board of Selectmen on December 14. One resident there died of Covid-19 on December 13 — the pandemic’s first death in Lincoln since…
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Youth talent show to benefit Save the Children To bring the community together in a time of isolation for a good cause, two L-S students are organizing a youth talent show. Performers will be pre-recorded and the show will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 5 p.m. Adults who watch will be…
GearTicks fill a gap for kids with monthly STEMtastic Challenges
By Olivia Crisafi, Prerna Karmacharya, Amelia Pillar, and Victor Han When the GearTicks, Lincoln’s high school robotics team, realized that the Covid-19 pandemic would make it impossible for First LEGO League (FLL) robotics teams to meet, they brainstormed alternative STEM activities to offer the town’s youth. For the past 11 years, the GearTicks have mentored…
Lincoln Covid-19 cases are creeping up
After a relatively quiet summer pandemic-wise, cases of Covid-19 in Lincoln have been trending upward in recent weeks. The five cases last week were the most in one week since April 18, which tied for Lincoln’s pandemic’s weekly high with six cases. There were four cases reported for the week of November 12; three of…
Council on Aging news
Here are some of the December activities hosted by the Lincoln Council on Aging. Most events are open to Lincoln residents of all ages. For more information and a full list, including regular meetings of clinics, groups, and online chats with town officials, see the COA’s calendar page or newsletter. Lincoln Academy talks To register…
Covid-19 colors reports at first State of the Town meeting
(Editor’s note: the slide decks from the November 17 and 18 State of the Town forums will be posted on the town website on November 19. The Lincoln Squirrel will publish an addendum to this article with the web address when it becomes available.) In the first of three State of the Town meetings this…
Three new Covid-19 cases in Lincoln
Town health officials reported three new Covid-19 cases in Lincoln during the week ending September 30. All three are members of the same household and are not at The Commons, which was an early hotspot but has not seen any new cases since May, public health nurse Tricia McGean said. This is the largest number…