Minute Man National Historical Park and nearby landmarks have been designated as one of America’s 11 most endangered historic places by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Trust chose MMHNP due to threat of private jet hangar expansion at nearby Hanscom Field, which would significantly increase the number of private jet flights along with…
Police log for April 17–26, 2024
April 17 Lincoln Road (12:03 p.m.) — An officer responded to the commuter lot for an illegally parked motor vehicle. Conant Road (12:37 p.m.) — Administrative paperwork was served in hand to a resident. Lexington Road (12:42 p.m.) — A caller reported the gates to the cell tower appeared to be open. An officer checked…
LincolnTalk guidelines for town officials are clarified
An earlier prohibition on town officials participating in LincolnTalk for fear of open Meeting Law violations has been loosened and clarified by Town Counsel Joel Bard. Planning Board members were advised at their April 16 meeting that they were no longer allowed to post emails to LincolnTalk or even subscribe to the listserv. Director of…
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Select Board continues fight against Hanscom proposal The Select Board this week approved a detailed letter to the state that takes issue with the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on a proposal to significantly expand hangar space and make other changes at Hanscom Field to accommodate private jets. The DEIR is “deeply troubling for a…
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L-S School Committee listening session on Monday The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee will hold a listening session for students, families, and community members on Monday, April 29 from 7–8 p.m. on Google Meet. These sessions are not public meetings with an agenda, but rather a casual opportunity to meet with committee members (in this case, Lucy…
Burglars who targeted Indians and South Asians in Lincoln and other towns are arrested
Four Rhode Island men have been arrested in a wide-ranging string of burglaries that included one in Lincoln in July 2023. Jovan Lemon, 29, of Providence, Paul Lemon, 30, of Warwick, Steven Berdugo, 28, of Providence, and Paul Miller, 46 of Woonsocket were charged with 95 counts of unarmed burglary and breaking and entering a…
Peskin files public records requests on Article 3 Town Meeting process
Resident Barbara Peskin recently submitted three public records requests to the town in connection with the controversial March 23 Annual Town Meeting vote on Housing Choice Act rezoning. Town administrator Tim Higgins received the requests under the Massachusetts Public Records Law on April 5. Peskin confirmed that she had made the requests but declined further…
Activists continue push to derail Hanscom expansion
Climate activists including a number from Lincoln participated in two recent protests against the proposal to significantly enlarge hangar space for private jets at Hanscom Field. On April 20, protesters from Extinction Rebellion and other groups stood in front of planes to clock them from taxiways and also blocked the entrances of fixed base operators…
My Turn: Civil disobedience and Hanscom Field expansion
By Dilla Tingley (Editor’s note: see “Activists continue push to derail Hanscom expansion” for context.) I joined Bill McKibben’s Third Act. Wrote my letter and encouraged others to write letters in response to the DEIR on the Hanscom hangar project. Eagerly joined Alex Chatfield’s protest on Saturday April 20. We were told that Extinction Rebellion…
Police log for April 3–16, 2024
April 3 Patterson Road, Hanscom AFB (2:05 p.m.) — An individual called to speak with an officer regarding an ongoing incident. Trapelo Road (3:45 p.m.) — A two-vehicle crash occurred when a vehicle attempted to cross Trapelo Road from Old County Road. The vehicle failed to yield to Trapelo Road traffic and struck a vehicle…