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Here are highlights of some of the measures that were approved at the March 26 Annual Town Meeting. See previous Lincoln Squirrel stories about the fossil-fuel restriction proposal and the community center votes. IDEA Committee A report from Lincoln’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Anti-Racism Committee, which was created in the wake of George Floyd’s murder,…

In the March 27 story headlined “Fossil fuel measure stirs debate at Town Meeting,” a speaker was misidentified. It was Fred Hopengarten, not Mike Frankston, who attempted to submit an amendment to the fossil fuel motion.  In the March 27 story headlined “Town to move ahead on community center, which could open in 2026,” Select…

(Editor’s note: this story was updated on March 28 with a correction in the last paragraph.) Although the measure passed with only a handful of “no” votes, a first step toward limiting fossil fuels in new construction attracted the most attention and debate out of the 40 warrant articles at the Annual Town Meeting on…

To all concerned Lincolnites: It’s been two years since we voted together to elect Bob Domnitz to the Planning Board, something we should all be proud of.   He’s doing a great job, the best he can given the circumstances. The problem is that there’s still a majority among the five Planning Board members who…

Check-in begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 26 for Annual Town Meeting, which kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Some notes and reminders from the Lincoln Public Health Team: Although the location of the auditorium has not changed, the school renovation has reconfigured the entrance. Click here for a map of the new entryway. The new…

The March 23 article headlined “Library strives to reach patrons with different abilities” should have said that the Friends of the Lincoln Library who split the cost of the hearing loop with the Ogden Codman Trust, not the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. FOLL paid $8,100 toward that project as well as $13,000 toward the cost…

(Editor’s note: This story was updated on March 27, 2022.) By Lucy Maulsby The Lincoln Public Library’s offerings continue to evolve from the days of printed matter only, and its website has been updated to communicate the range of services available to patrons with different abilities as part of its ongoing effort to engage diverse…