Editor’s note: When it was originally scheduled in lat March, the Annual Town Meeting was to include a vote on this motion: “To see if the town will vote to support the proposal of the Eighth Grade Warrant Article Group to support the Parkland, Florida school students’ March for Our Lives [effort] to end school…
June 15 town election: what you need to know
In-person voting in this year’s Annual Town Election will take place on Monday, June 15 from noon–4 p.m. in the Hartwell School parking lot. For residents not yet registered to vote, the last day to register for this election Friday, June 5, when The Town Clerk’s Office will be open that evening until 8 p.m. (click…
Candidates offer their views and make their pitch
Earlier this year, the Lincoln Squirrel asked candidates running in the annual town election (then scheduled for late March) to discuss their experience and the important issues they thought would face their board or commission in coming months and years. The Squirrel published responses from candidates for the Water Commission and the Planning Board (the only…
Forum offers a closer look at school project items
The School Building Committee answered questions and made its case for appropriating another $828,945 for the school project during a June 4 public forum conducted via Zoom. The forum, which had 27 participants (about half of whom were SBC members and construction staff), was one of two such events scheduled before the June 13 Town…
Correction
The June 2 story headlined “The Commons has fewest Covid-19 deaths among area facilities,” contained on incorrect figure for the number of Covid-19 cases reported at the Sunrise in Weston assisted living facility. The correct number is less than 10, not 10–30. The article has been corrected and also updated with a list of facilities…
News acorns
Budget Q&A on Thursday, June 4 There will be an “Virtual Q&A” about the proposed FY 2021 budget on Thursday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. in advance of the Annual Town Meeting on June 13. To keep the in-person Town Meeting as short and focused as possible, the Finance Committee hopes to address concerns and…
Obituaries
Charles Calvin Charles Calvin died on May 8. After a career at Polaroid, he was actively involved in Parkinson’s studies at Massachusetts General Hospital, where his brain has been donated for research. Click here for full obituary. James Newkirk Newkirk, who died on May 17 at age 75, started and ran several businesses in transportation…
South Lincoln planning group to be downsized
The South Lincoln Planning and Implementation Committee will be restructured into a smaller group and will shelve its South Lincoln rezoning proposal, at least for now SLPIC was created in late 2016 as part of an effort to revitalize the area around the MBTA station and the Lincoln mall by enabling more business development and…
My Turn: DeLisi makes her case for reelection to Planning Board
(Editor’s note: DeLisi is one of three residents running for two seats on the Planning Board. The Lincoln Squirrel published statements by all three candidates in March and new statements from Rick Rundell and Bob Domnitz earlier this week. There will be an online forum for the candidates on June 11.) Dear neighbors, I am…
My Turn: Feinberg endorses Domnitz for Planning Board
Dear Lincolnites, It’s been a while since you heard from me. Some of you may remember me as the guy who wrote that weekly column in the Lincoln Journal about life and politics in Lincoln. Well, I’m ba-ack! At least for this one time, to wholeheartedly endorse Bob Domnitz for the Planning Board. Bob is…