The Lincoln Squirrel

News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.

Surfing the web (Lincoln through the lens, 9/24/14)

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Route 2 project entering a new phase

highwayBy Dan Boynton
Route 2 Oversight Committee

The massive Route 2 safety upgrade project in Lincoln is about to enter a new construction phase. Up to this point, all the work has been outside the boundaries of the highway. New access roads have been constructed to serve homes abutting Route 2 and the beginning stages of the flyover bridge have been built on land opposite Crosby Corner. Although the highway has often been reduced to just one lane in each direction during off-peak hours, all four lanes have been available during commuter times.

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Fungus among us (Lincoln through the lens, 9/23/14)

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Scholarship Committee candidates sought

The School Committee is seeking an appointee to serve for a renewable three-year term on the the Lincoln Scholarship Committee (LSC), a town committee consisting of three residents (two appointed by the town moderator and one by the School Committee). The LSC’s responsibilities focus on funding needs-based scholarships and administering five awards that are funded…

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Letter to the editor: School officials say thanks

To the editor: The School Building Advisory Committee and the School Committee would like to thank all the community members who attended the first SBAC public forum this past Tuesday, Sept. 16 [editor’s note: see the Lincoln Squirrel, Sept. 17, 2014]. Over 90 residents attended and engaged in conversation about educational and facilities priorities for…

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Ralph Nader coming to Lincoln

Consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader will speak in Brooks Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. as part of the Bemis Free Lecture Series. Nader will discuss his new book Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State. Tickets are free but online registration is required—please click here….

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Letter to the editor: Sander resigns from School Committee

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Dear Lincoln community,

I write reluctantly to announce that I am stepping down from the Lincoln School Committee. I have been asked to take a leadership position with the Cambridge Quaker Meeting in which I grew up and am still active, and I feel called to fully engage my responsibilities there. Were I to try to do both, I would probably risk being excommunicated by my family, who have always been extremely tolerant about the extensive time I’ve already been spending in community meetings.

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CDB? (Lincoln through the lens, 9/19/14)

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New tot pool is well loved

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It takes two to plug the fountain’s lower holes and force water out the top and onto a friend.

By Jonathan Dwyer
Chair, Parks and Recreation Committee

On Labor Day, Lincoln’s Codman Pool closed on a high note until next summer. The weather was warm and humid, and the pool was a popular place to be. Stacey Mulroy, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director and pool director, noted that the crowd enjoying a last dip in the pool was the biggest of the year, even bigger than the July 4-5 crowd. In recent years, the temperature was cooler and people came for a last dip and quickly left. This year, many stayed until the last tick of time.

“We’re trying to extend summer as long as we can!” said DeAnna Mori. Apparently so was her daughter, still playing with the fountain in the new wading pool with friends.

The original wading pool was replaced when it was discovered that the leaking underground pipes could not be replaced without removing the existing pool and decking, triggering an opportunity to replace the pool with one that complies with current safety and accessibility codes. [Editor’s note: see the Lincoln Squirrel, March 15, 2013]. Mulroy explained that the new pool has been very popular with two- to eight-year-olds and is designed for accessibility with a “zero-entry” section that slopes from deck level to water level and downward to its deepest point, allowing people to easily wade into the pool.

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