By Alice Waugh
As the Route 2 project continues to affect residents, the town is looking at ways to deter drivers from trying ineffective and unsafe methods of avoiding the construction, and the Route 2 Oversight Committee has begun meeting regularly. The Board of Selectman outlined the project’s scope and the town’s response in the latest Selectmen’s Newsletter.
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Here are the results of the June 25 special election for U.S. Senator in Lincoln and surrounding towns, courtesy of boston.com. Ed Markey won the statewide vote by a margin of 55% to 45%.
| Gabriel Gomez (R) | Ed Markey (D) | Richard Heos (Twelve Visons Party) |
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| Lincoln | 526 (27%) | 1,386 (72%) | 3 (0%) |
| Weston | 1,431 (48%) | 1,545 (52%) | 11 (0%) |
| Sudbury | 2,303 (42%) | 3,179 (58%) | 32 (1%) |
| Lexington | 2,305 (25%) | 6,877 (75%) | 17 (0%) |
| Concord | 1,671 (32%) | 3,622 (68%) | 10 (0%) |
| Wayland | 1,303 (36%) | 2,311 (64%) | 8 (0%) |
There will be a special state election on Tuesday, June 25 to choose a U.S. Senator to replace Secretary of State John Kerry. Polls will be open in the Smith gym from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here’s what the ballot will look like:
Joris Naiman. Source: https://1.usa.gov/10VBJxB
After the Lincoln Squirrel published its most recent set of obituaries, Lincoln resident Alaric Naiman sent word of his brother Joris’s death on April 13 at the age of 61. The Boston Globe published his obituary here, and blogger Philip Greenspun wrote about Joris here.
Following are obituaries of current or former Lincoln residents as reported in the Boston Globe since April, listed by their date of death.
Nicholas V. Drago, 100 (June 18) – father of four, including Diane M. Drago-Stack of Lincoln.
J. Neil Morrissey, 83 (June 15) – worked family-owned Oriole Farm on Route 2.
Jane E. Row, 90 (May 7) – taught math at the Fenn School and Lincoln-Sudbury, orchestrated Tower Road Christmas caroling.
Lincoln residents are invited to join the annual July 4 parade with a float or creative entry. Click here for a full schedule of the day’s festivities, which includes a Firecracker Run, Boy Scout cookout, town-wide tennis tournament and Codman Pool free swim, and evening barbecue, concert and fireworks display.
This year’s parade theme is “Townies: Show Your Pride.” The parade marshall is former Selectman Gary Taylor. He was a leading voice on the Housing Commission and a long-term Finance Committee member before becoming a selectman, where his keen financial mind and unflappable demeanor helped steer our community for nine years. His dedication and continued service continues in our theme of “Townies: Show Your Pride.”
Prizes will be awarded for the most creative floats as participants march in the parade. Download a parade application from the Parks and Recreation Department website and return either by emailing the PDF to eventssubcommittee@gmail.com or mailing it to the Parks and Recreation Department at 16 Lincoln Road. On the morning of July Fourth, please meet on Ballfield Road before 9:45 a.m. Due to concerns about young children chasing thrown candy out in front of motorized floats, absolutely no candy may be thrown from your float. Handing candy out alongside your float is fine.
Members of the 2013 Events Subcommittee Parade Crew are Maggie Dwyer, Michela Eckhouse, Callie Flanagan, Sam Kupperstein, Riley McCabe, Anna Menkis, Bridget Menkis, Eve Montie, Hailey Rosenblatt and Nick Virkler.
The Lincoln Town Office Building
The town offices will now be closed to the public from Wednesday, June 26 through noon on Monday, July 1 to accommodate the move from the temporary space in the Hartwell pods back to the renovated Town Office Building at 16 Lincoln Road. Offices will reopen to the public at the Lincoln Road location at noon on Monday, July 1.
The building’s dedication ceremony schedule has not changed — it will be Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m.
Summer hours in July and August for the town offices will be Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Fridays).
The Lincoln Town Office Building
The renovated Town Office Building will be dedicated in a ceremony on Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m., and officials are asking residents to carpool, bike or walk to this much-anticipated event, as parking is limited.
Town offices will be closed to the public from Friday, June 21 through Wednesday, June 26 to accommodate the move from the Hartwell pods back to the renovated Town Office Building at 16 Lincoln Road. Offices will reopen to the public at that location on Thursday, June 27 The Town Clerk’s office will remain open to the public at the Ballfield Road location through the end of June.
Kids and teachers will see some new items in the Lincoln School next year as a result of the PTO redeeming several months’ worth of collected Donelan’s grocery receipts.
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The July 4th fireworks organizers need help from 4-11 p.m. We need able-bodied students (the older the better) and adults to help with:
Contact Dan Pereira at the Parks and Recreation Department at dpereira@lincnet.org if you’re able to help out. We have a lot of fun, and many hands make light work!