News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Lincoln’s annual State of the Town Meeting has some new features this year: a community breakfast, a town organizations fair, and an open forum. The breakfast and fair begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Lincoln School’s Dining Commons. From 9:30–11 a.m., there will be an overview of town finances and updates…
Session on electrifying the home Zoom in with CFREE on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. to hear building engineer Ross Trethewey for “This Old House” and “Ask This Old House” talk about “Electrifying the Home: Where and When It Makes Sense to Do So.” Click here to register for the Zoom session or go…
(Editor’s note: ads are sometimes mysteriously appearing in the middle of this post. If you have this problem, just scroll down to see the rest of the page.) Issue #2 of the Lincoln Review, Lincoln’s arts e-zine (online magazine) is ready for your enjoyment. Just go to: lincolnsquirrel.com/the-lincoln-review The page will be available to all…
…but in the rest of the country, not so much. The unofficial results for Lincoln: Harris defeats Trump 80% to 16%. In Massachusetts, her margin was 62% to 36%. But nationwide, Trump won both the popular vote (51% to 47.5%) and the Electoral College (277 to 241, with 270 needed to win). Check back later…
Seven Lincoln residents were appointed this week as at-large members of the new Town Meeting Study Committee from a field of 18 initial applicants. The Select Board interviewed candidates at its October 21 meeting and made their selections on October 22. Committee members are Jennifer Gundy, Ariane Liazos, Kenny Mitchell, Taylor Ortiz, Andrew Pang, Ben…
After the October 7 story headline “Lincoln firefighters rescue deer trapped in mud” was published, the Lincoln Squirrel received a reply to our email asking about the fate of the deer. Danielle Burney, Deputy Communications Director in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, reported that “Massachusetts Environmental Police officers observed the buck as it swam…
The item about the next LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mic Acoustic) event in the October 1 edition of “News acorns” listed the wrong location. It will be in Bemis Hall, not the library….
Work to upgrade the Lincoln Road crosswalk at the Old Town Hall will begin next month. It’s the first item on a five-year mater plan of roadway projects that was approved earlier this month. The upgraded crosswalk, which will include a raised table and better signage, “should help slow traffic and create safer crossing for…
A house fire at 178 South Great Road last week resulted in damage to the home’s foyer. Lincoln firefighters were busy with a medical call so Concord firefighters were the first to arrive at the house between Lincoln Road and Lincoln Gas and Auto at just after 5:30 p.m on September 19. The homeowner on…
In the September 18 article headlined “Help out with Lincoln cemetery restoration work,” the locations of two of the work days were misstated. They are: September 28 — Meeting House Burial Ground behind Bemis Hall October 5 — Arborvitae Cemetery, 16 Trapelo Rd. October 12 — Precinct Burial Ground within the Lincoln Cemetery on Lexington…