News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
By Lucy Maulsby A brightly colored banner sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Library hangs across the porch of the original brick building to remind patrons of the many ways in which the library nourishes the community and serves as a vital resource, perhaps especially as current events demand new forms of engagement. Since…
June 1 Concord Road (12:37 p.m.) — DPW requested assistance for an officer to stand by Rte. 126 at the railroad bridge while they remove a tree. June 2 Story Drive (2:00 p.m.) — Party reported being harassed online. The matter is being investigated. Harvest Circle (3:03 p.m.) — Caller complained that a dog is…
Voter check-in for Lincoln’s first al fresco Town Meeting starts at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, and it’s guaranteed to be significantly shorter than the usual multi-hour affairs. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. under a large tent (capacity with social distancing: 150) in the Hartwell parking lot. Voters, who must wear masks, will…
The Lincoln Public Library is now accepting returns in its book drop and plans to offer contactless curbside pickup of books reserved online by patrons once a tent to cover its handicapped parking area has arrived. The book drop accepts returns of items borrowed from any library in the Minuteman Library Network. Nothing is due…
The June 9 “My Turn” piece by Sara Mattes endorsing Bob Domnitz for Planning Board had a misleading headline using the word “tout,” which means not only “to promote or talk up” but also “to solicit, peddle, or persuade importunately” (and “importunately” means “troublesomely urgent or overly persistent in request or demand.”) Thus, “tout” could…
At a sparsely attended June 9 Water Commission forum on Zoom, officials explained that the Water Department is hoping to hire another water treatment plant operator after the new fiscal year starts on July 1. The department has been short-staffed for some time due to several departures last year and a statewide shortage of qualified…
Finance Committee chair Andy Payne gathered the following information about current property tax bills. He adds this disclaimer: “The state Department of Revenue is not providing the ‘average single-family tax bill’ for towns with senior exemption programs, notably Sudbury and Concord. The values for those towns were imputed from the tax rate.” Click any image…
By Carol DiGianni Since the pandemic is still clearly a hazard for those of us who are seniors, or otherwise incapacitated, it seems like an oversight not to have options for some form of remote voting on Town Meeting warrant articles. There is remote voting in the upcoming election — why not for those of…
The June 7 story headlined “Water Commission to hold forum on its spending requests” indicated that there was a still an unfilled vacancy in the Water Department. In fact, the department has hired part-time workers for the remaining vacancy. The original article has been corrected….
Seven students at Hanscom Middle School will represent Massachusetts in this year’s National History Day, a rigorous academic contest that engages 500,000 middle and high school students in historical research. The Hanscom student projects — all based on this year’s “Breaking Barriers” theme — include exhibits, research papers, and documentary films. The projects were selected…