News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Friday, Feb. 2–Sunday, Feb. 4 Open skate Community Ice Rink, Pierce House (dawn to dusk) Come skate with family and friends all weekend long! Thursday, Feb. 1 “Josip Lluis Sert: A Nomadic Dream” 6:30–8:30 p.m., Lincoln Public Library A documentary film about architect Josef Sert, who fled Spain during the Spanish Civil War and became…
By Frank Clark I am pleased to announce that I will be seeking your vote for Select Board in the March town election. I’m running because the town deserves a meaningful choice between the path we’re currently on and a more moderate, inclusive way forward. We need to balance the aspirations of the town’s politically…
In the January 28 article headlined “My Turn: Hometown hero enchants a crowd,” former U.S. Capitol Police Office Winston Pingeon was misidentified in two places as “Walter Pingeon.” The original article has been corrected….
By Lynne Smith Most of us watched the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.and have read and seen details since that time, but hearing Lincoln native Winston Pingeon describe his long day — spent mostly in riot gear as a U.S. Capitol Police Officer — made the horror fresh again. Pingeon described to…
In the January 16, 2024 story headlined “Initial ideas for mall redevelopment to be presented Thursday,” the sentence stating that “the Planning Board is also considering a new ‘building footprint + parking’ parameter that limits the footprint and parking to no more than 50% of the lot” implied that this idea applied to the Village…
Due to an oversight by the Squirrel, a submission to the post headlined “Residents share their thoughts about marathon Town Meeting” omitted a submission by June Matthews, which has now been added to the end of that post….
After the story headlined “Residents share their thoughts about marathon Town Meeting” was published, Sarah Liepert asked to add her submission.It now appears at the end of the original post under the subhead “Another point of view.”…
Several readers have posted comments and emailed the Lincoln Squirrel about the November 29 Lincoln Squirrel article headlined “Option E is not viable, HCA consultant says” to complain that it was biased. A better word choice for the headline would have been that Option E is not “compliant.” The reason Utile gave for deeming Option…
By Barbara Peskin This morning, I walked my dog at Harrington (a.k.a. Stonybrook) and saw an “E is Exclusionary” yard sign in the parking lot. I support Option E over C, not to be exclusionary, but because while it allows for significant HCA development in the Lincoln Station area, Option E doesn’t earmark all 39…
By David Levington The interminable meetings of the CCBC (Community Center Building Committee) have been disheartening. I had expected discussions of how to design a vibrant new center for the town’s seniors, but instead all I heard was talk about how to save money. Residents seem preoccupied with the $93 million spent on our new…