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Lincoln residents who are unhappy with the planned elimination of rush-hour train stops in Lincoln are circulating an online petition to try to avert the schedule change.
By Alice Waugh
Although the topic of school building projects in Lincoln has focused on the K-8 Lincoln School in recent years, Minuteman High School is moving ahead with plans to construct a new building of its own on town land—a project that may cost towns more than they thought and is now tangled in a political web.
By Alice Waugh
A number of Lincoln residents have lodged complaints about MBTA’s plan to about eliminate rush-hour express commuter rail stops in Lincoln starting next month, but MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo says the new schedule will go into effect as planned.
Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be…
In the November 11, 2015 Lincoln Squirrel story about the possibility of putting a solar array at the landfill, Green Energy Technology Committee members John Snell and Paul O’Neil were not properly identified The story has been corrected to include their full names….
Lincoln Cultural Council wants your input The Lincoln Cultural Council is hoping to get your feedback. Please click on this link to take a short survey that will give us valuable information about our programming and what you’d like to see us support. One-time produce pickup offered at Lindentree Farm Lindentree Farm CSA (one of…
Contra dance at First Parish The First Parish in Lincoln will sponsor a Thanksgiving Night Contra Dance on Thursday, Nov. 26 from 7-10 p.m. at the Smith School. The program will feature musicians Larry Unger and Julie Metcalf, and caller Chris Ricciotti. All ages and abilities are welcome. Tickets are $6 for adults and students, or…
Voter registration deadline Wednesday, Nov. 4 is the deadline for new voters to register if they wish to participate in the November 14 Special Town Meeting. The Town Clerk’s office will be open until 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 to accommodate registrants. PTO hosts talk on executive function Sarah Ward of Cognitive Connections in Concord will give…
On Oct. 30, 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast. Lincoln got off fairly lightly, though many trees still at the height of their autumn colors were knocked down. More than half of homes in town lost power in the storm, and the muffled roar of generators could be hear in many neighborhoods for days afterward….
Submit leaf blower complaints online Although it is much better for our health, sanity, air, soil, plants, birds, insects and animals to mulch, compost or rake leaves, fall is the high season for blowing leaves and dust. The Lincoln Leaf Blower Study Group has created a short Lincoln Leaf Blower Complaint Form for submitting concerns. The form is also…