Editor’s note: This post has been edited to reflect a correction to the time given for the 9/11 ceremony.
Voter registration deadline for state primary is this Friday
If you are not already a registered voter, the deadline for participation in the September 8 state primary is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19. You may register in person at the Town Clerk’s Office, or register using this Secretary of State website to register or check your registration status. Incumbents U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, state Sen. Michael Barrett and state Rep. Thomas Stanley are running unopposed in the Democratic primary, and none of those offices has a challenger on the Republican ballot. However, Lincoln resident Peter Georgiou and Newton resident William Humphrey are running in the Democratic primary against incumbent Governor’s Council member Marilyn Devaney of Newton.
Flag display and ceremony to make 15th anniversary of 9/11
The Veterans of Lincoln, Mass. (VOLMA) is sponsoring a flag display and ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. A flag to represent each person killed in the attacks in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Penn. (almost 3,000 in total), will be placed on the hill beside Bemis Hall and displayed from a week before the anniversary until a week afterwards. A ceremony will be held beside Bemis Hall at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11. When the flags are taken down on September 17, all are invited to participate and take home a flag.