By Tomasina Lucchese The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Food Pantry of Lincoln and Weston would like to thank the Lincoln Girl Scouts for organizing a very successful July Fourth-themed drive! Rising seventh-grader Ariana Shokrollahi and her mother Elaine Papoulias organized a service project and invited Girl Scouts of all ages to join…
My Turn
My Turn: Pulling together for Town Meeting and beyond
Editor’s note: These are the opening and closing remarks delivered at the June 13 Town Meeting by Town Moderator Sarah Cannon Holden. By Sarah Canon Holden I want to welcome everyone here today. If you are new to Town Meeting, I can assure that we are all new to Town Meeting in this place, at…
My Turn: Group of residents endorses Rundell for Planning Board
Dear friends and neighbors, We have followed with interest the unfolding of this year’s election for Planning Board and appreciate the issues of the South Lincoln neighborhood, of which many of us are a part, and also the town as a whole. Seeking experienced, balanced, and professional representation on the Planning Board, we endorse Rick…
My Turn: Re-elect Rick Rundell and Lynn DeLisi to Planning Board
By Ken Hurd Although Buzz Constable’s email on LincolnTalk may strike many as a little harsh, he has captured the frustration of many people, including my own at times. My own experience is unique, having served on the Planning Board from 2002 until 2012, and then after my term had ended, having sat across the…
My Turn: A time for civil discourse
By Bob Domnitz In their recent letter to The Squirrel, Ken Bassett and Mary Lorenz have mischaracterized my role in two cases that came before the Planning Board during my previous tenure. Below, I will provide details that refute their claims. But if you read nothing else, please know this: a Planning Board member must…
My Turn: Who can best craft a workable plan for South Lincoln?
By Allen Vander Meulen I admire the experience and track record of all three candidates for the two open Planning Board seats. If electing competent, thoughtful candidates to the Planning Board is the only concern, all have proven themselves worthy. One major point of contention, and really what (in my mind) should be the single…
My Turn: 48 residents endorse Domnitz and DeLisi for Planning Board
Dear friends and neighbors, Monday’s vote for Planning Board is significant, and we the undersigned, 48 of your Lincoln neighbors, offer the following perspective. Over the past year, we became aware of a sweeping and profound zoning change taking shape in the Planning Board’s advisory committee (SLPIC). The proposal was designed to smooth the way…
My Turn: Recommitting ourselves to addressing racism and educating our students
By the L-S Teachers’ Association Dear communities of Boston, Lincoln, and Sudbury, We, the members of the Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association, unequivocally condemn the senseless killing of Black people and the chronic injustices perpetrated against people of color in our country. We are devastated by the recurring loss of Black lives, the brutalities inflicted on people…
Corrections
The June 9 “My Turn” piece by Sara Mattes endorsing Bob Domnitz for Planning Board had a misleading headline using the word “tout,” which means not only “to promote or talk up” but also “to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately” (and “importunately” means “troublesomely urgent or overly persistent in request or demand.”) Thus, “tout” could…
My Turn: Reelect Lynn DeLisi and Rick Rundell to Planning Board
By Ken Bassett and Mary Helen Lorenz This delayed Town Meeting [period] includes what I consider two important elections for seats on the Planning Board: a seat held by Lynn DeLisi and one by Rick Rundell. Both Lynn and Rick are running for reelection. Mary Helen and I support their reelection based in no small…