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Tully running for 9th Middlesex seat

Stacey Gallagher Tully of Waltham has announced her candidacy for State Representative for the 9th Middlesex District, which includes all of Lincoln and part of Waltham and has been held by Rep. Thomas Stanley since 2001. Tully, a Waltham native, serves on Waltham’s Board of Recreation in the City of Waltham and as president of the Friends of Waltham Senior Citizens. She is…

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Dear readers, You may have noticed in the last day or two that when you click on a link in the Lincoln Squirrel website, you get an error message. Our web developer is working on the problem and will have it fixed as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience. — Alice Waugh, Lincoln Squirrel editor…

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McLean Hospital to go before Planning Board on May 24

Representatives from McLean Hospital will hold a meeting for neighborhood residents this Wednesday and will appear at a Planning Board meeting later this month to explain and answer questions about their controversial plan to house patients in a large house on Bypass Road. Questions and protests arose after it became known that McLean had purchased abutting properties…

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Lincoln resident bilked out of more than $1.4 million

A Malden woman who was working as a bookkeeper for a client in Lincoln has been sentenced to three to four years in prison after she was convicted of stealing more than $1.4 million from her employer, a woman in her 80s, over an eight-year period. Lincoln police declined to identify the victim, whom Lt. Sean Kennedy…

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Residents invited to take accessory apartment survey The Lincoln Housing Commission is looking into the feasibility of implementing an affordable accessory apartment program in Lincoln and invites residents of Lincoln and other towns to complete this brief anonymous online survey. They are particularly interested in hearing from those who already have accessory apartments, but everyone in Lincoln…

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Extra rain barrels available At the rain barrel pickup on Saturday, May 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hartwell school, there will be extra rain barrels for sale for those who did not order them in advance. See the April 3 News Acorns for details. Housing forum on May 16 The Lincoln Housing Commission is…

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Minuteman school building project hits another snag

The Minuteman High School building project hit yet another snag last week when voters in Belmont rejected a bond measure to help fund the new building—even as planning has begun for what to do with the land that will be freed up by the old building’s demolition. Under the terms of the regional school district agreement, member towns…

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Town Archives invite residents to help celebrate The Town Archives Advisory Council is celebrating two important milestones—the acquisition of the Sophia Adams tapestry (a gift of Lincoln resident Cynthia Williams) and the appointment of Jack MacLean as town historian—on Wednesday, May 18 from 5-6 p.m. in the Donaldson Room at the Town Office Building. RSVPs are helpful but…

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Pigs taking root near Old Sudbury Road

If you’re out taking a walk near the recently acquired Van Leer property on the south side Old Sudbury Road, be sure to stop by the and see how the Codman pigs are helping to improve Lincoln’s agricultural lands. Pete Lowy, farm manager at Codman Community Farm and founder of Pete and Jen’s Backyard Birds, is raising more…

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Composting workshop presented by Gearticks A survey conducted by the Lincoln Blue Gearticks Lego Robotics Team determined that 40 percent of the town does not compost—so the team designed a class about composting. The Blue Gearticks will present free composting workshop at the Lincoln transfer station on Saturday, May 14 from noon-1 p.m. and 1-2 p.m. (Each Lego…

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