At the monthly Friend of the Lincoln Library book sale this Saturday, July 13, all items will be HALF PRICE . A full bag of books will be $4, hardcover books will be 50 cents and paperbacks will be 25 cents. Special books will be half price as marked on the book.
There will be no book sale in August; the next one will be on Saturday, September 14.
Lincoln historian and Minute Man Richard Wiggin reads the Declaration of Independence before the parade.
By Brett Wittenberg
Dawn on a mid-April morning in Lincoln. The rising sun’s rays break over the Stone Church and strike the tricorn hats of the Lincoln Minute Men. Assembled with muskets in hand, the Minute Man company receives its marching orders. The call to action has sounded, and these ordinary citizens have arrived to answer that call to march to Concord—and to war.
[Read more…] about Reenactments help Minute Men experience history first-hand
Hundreds of hot but happy residents of Lincoln and surrounding towns enjoyed Lincoln’s annual Fourth of July parade. This year’s theme was “Townies: Show your Pride!” Click on any of the photos to see a larger version.
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By Alice Waugh
As the Route 2 project continues to affect residents, the town is looking at ways to deter drivers from trying ineffective and unsafe methods of avoiding the construction, and the Route 2 Oversight Committee has begun meeting regularly. The Board of Selectman outlined the project’s scope and the town’s response in the latest Selectmen’s Newsletter.
[Read more…] about Town keeping close watch on Route 2 project
Here are the results of the June 25 special election for U.S. Senator in Lincoln and surrounding towns, courtesy of boston.com. Ed Markey won the statewide vote by a margin of 55% to 45%.
| Gabriel Gomez (R) | Ed Markey (D) | Richard Heos (Twelve Visons Party) |
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| Lincoln | 526 (27%) | 1,386 (72%) | 3 (0%) |
| Weston | 1,431 (48%) | 1,545 (52%) | 11 (0%) |
| Sudbury | 2,303 (42%) | 3,179 (58%) | 32 (1%) |
| Lexington | 2,305 (25%) | 6,877 (75%) | 17 (0%) |
| Concord | 1,671 (32%) | 3,622 (68%) | 10 (0%) |
| Wayland | 1,303 (36%) | 2,311 (64%) | 8 (0%) |
Joris Naiman. Source: https://1.usa.gov/10VBJxB
After the Lincoln Squirrel published its most recent set of obituaries, Lincoln resident Alaric Naiman sent word of his brother Joris’s death on April 13 at the age of 61. The Boston Globe published his obituary here, and blogger Philip Greenspun wrote about Joris here.
Following are obituaries of current or former Lincoln residents as reported in the Boston Globe since April, listed by their date of death.
Nicholas V. Drago, 100 (June 18) – father of four, including Diane M. Drago-Stack of Lincoln.
J. Neil Morrissey, 83 (June 15) – worked family-owned Oriole Farm on Route 2.
Jane E. Row, 90 (May 7) – taught math at the Fenn School and Lincoln-Sudbury, orchestrated Tower Road Christmas caroling.
Lincoln residents are invited to join the annual July 4 parade with a float or creative entry. Click here for a full schedule of the day’s festivities, which includes a Firecracker Run, Boy Scout cookout, town-wide tennis tournament and Codman Pool free swim, and evening barbecue, concert and fireworks display.
This year’s parade theme is “Townies: Show Your Pride.” The parade marshall is former Selectman Gary Taylor. He was a leading voice on the Housing Commission and a long-term Finance Committee member before becoming a selectman, where his keen financial mind and unflappable demeanor helped steer our community for nine years. His dedication and continued service continues in our theme of “Townies: Show Your Pride.”
Prizes will be awarded for the most creative floats as participants march in the parade. Download a parade application from the Parks and Recreation Department website and return either by emailing the PDF to eventssubcommittee@gmail.com or mailing it to the Parks and Recreation Department at 16 Lincoln Road. On the morning of July Fourth, please meet on Ballfield Road before 9:45 a.m. Due to concerns about young children chasing thrown candy out in front of motorized floats, absolutely no candy may be thrown from your float. Handing candy out alongside your float is fine.
Members of the 2013 Events Subcommittee Parade Crew are Maggie Dwyer, Michela Eckhouse, Callie Flanagan, Sam Kupperstein, Riley McCabe, Anna Menkis, Bridget Menkis, Eve Montie, Hailey Rosenblatt and Nick Virkler.
The Lincoln Town Office Building
The town offices will now be closed to the public from Wednesday, June 26 through noon on Monday, July 1 to accommodate the move from the temporary space in the Hartwell pods back to the renovated Town Office Building at 16 Lincoln Road. Offices will reopen to the public at the Lincoln Road location at noon on Monday, July 1.
The building’s dedication ceremony schedule has not changed — it will be Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m.
Summer hours in July and August for the town offices will be Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Fridays).
