The Lincoln Squirrel is gathering statements from the candidates in the town election that takes place March 30. First up: the three candidates who are running for two seats on the Planning Board, which is the only contested race this year: incumbent Lynn DeLisi, challenger and former board member Robert Domnitz, and incumbent Rick Rundell….
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Planning Board has the only contested seat in upcoming town election
By Alice Waugh Signatures have been gathered and papers filed to decide who will be on the ballot for the town election on March 30 (see full list below). And despite an earlier flurry of interest by would-be candidates for Water Commission, the Planning Board will have the only contested race, where three residents —…
Voters approve ban on cannabis businesses in Lincoln
Lincoln voters have affirmed a ban on cannabis retail businesses in Lincoln that was first passed at a Special Town Meeting in October 2018. Unofficial results of 2019 town election Lincoln residents voted in favor of legalizing sales of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts in a statewide vote in 2016. Because of that result, state law…
Election ballot includes marijuana question
For the first time in recent memory, the March 25 town election does not feature any contested races—but there’s a ballot question that will decide whether marijuana retail establishments will be allowed in town. Because Lincoln residents voted in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana in the 2016 state election, a ban on retail establishments in…
Primary results for Lincoln
In the September 4 primary for Massachusetts governor, Lincoln opted for Democrat Jay Gonzalez by a margin of 71% to 29% and Republican incumbent Charlie Baker, 78% to 22%, in the only category where both parties had a contested primary. The tables below show Lincoln’s results for the contested races for each party (write-in and…
Glass, MacLachlan win in election’s two contested seats
Jennifer Glass easily beat Allen Vander Meulen for the contested one-year vacancy on the Board of Selectmen by a margin of 609-91 (87% to 13%) in the March 27 town election. In the only other contested seat, John MacLachlan bested Stanley Solomon for a three-year term as Bemis trustee by a margin of 66% to 33% (328…
Olson, Gladstone win Planning Board seats
In the two contested offices in the March 28 town election, Planning Board seats were won by incumbent Margaret Olson and Stephen Gladstone, while former Selectman Sara Mattes beat Stanley Solomon by a margin of nearly 2-1 in the race for Bemis Trustee. Overall, the Planning Board votes were closely divided among the three candidates, with Gladstone taking the…
Town election is on Monday
On Monday, March 30, polls will be open in the Smith gym from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the town election, which includes numerous town office races and two ballot questions (see sample ballot at right; click to enlarge). Two of the races (Planning Board and Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee) are contested. Below are links to…
Primary election results for Lincoln and Mass.
Following are the results for contested primary races in the September 9 Massachusetts election. Lincoln percentages are for total number of ballots cast, including blanks and write-ins.
Braun beats Cannistraro in surprisingly close Selectman’s race
In unofficial results from the March 31 town election, incumbent Selectman Peter Braun defeated challenger Vincent Cannistraro by a vote of 487-382, or 56 to 46 percent. Braun’s margin of victory was about the same in both precincts. Precinct 1, which includes the southern and western portion of Lincoln, went to Braun by 56 to…