(Editor’s note: this post was updated on November 13 to correct errors in the tax increase range and the debt stabilization amount.) Lincoln residents will be asked if they approve borrowing $88.5 million for the school project, which will cost a total of $93.9 million. This will result in a property tax increase of somewhere…
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Correction
In the November 7 Lincoln Squirrel story headlined “Lincoln’s 2018 election results,” the numbers for votes on Question 1 were incorrect. The correct vote totals were 807 “yes” votes and 2,556 “no” votes. The article has bene updated to reflect this correction….
Lincoln’s 2018 election results
(Editor’s note: This incorporates a correction on November 8 to fix an error in the Question 1 numbers.) Lincoln voters voted to reelect Gov. Charlie Baker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katherine Clark, mirroring the rest of the state and Congressional district. By large margins, Lincoln also voted to approve two ballot measures: one that advocates…
Vintage library door gets a facelift
The carved oak front door to the Lincoln Public Library has been restored to its 19th-century glory. Over the decades, the sun had stripped the finish from the wood, and a recently installed plexiglass storm door did not add to its visual appeal. “It was really in very poor shape,” said library trustee Peter Sugar….
GearTicks teach robotics at Girl Scout event
By Prerna Karmacharya The GearTicks, a local robotics team based in Lincoln, demonstrated their vacuum pump and helped the Girl Scouts build prosthetic hands and drive LEGO Segways at the Girl Scout “Geek is Glam” event on October 13 at WPI in Worcester. At the event, the Lincoln GearTicks interacted with girls in grades 4–8,…
Court rules against McLean Hospital in Bypass Road case
In a much-awaited decision released this week, the state land court has denied McLean Hospital’s appeal of a town decision against a plan to put a 12-bed residential facility for boys in a residential property on Bypass Road. The saga began in 2016 when the hospital purchased the 6,700-square-foot home at 22 Bypass Rd. with plans…
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Public notices The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. to consider the application by Lincoln Station LLC, 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA for the transfer of an on-premises all alcoholic beverages restaurant license. There will be a bank auction of the property at 129 Concord Rd….
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20th anniversary event for Domestic Violence Roundtable The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable will host a dinner and documentary play to mark its 20th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 18 starting at 6 p.m. at t the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 53 Cochituate Rd., Wayland The play, No More Secrets: Survivor Voices from The Second Step, will feature…
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Lincoln Nursery School open house Lincoln Nursery School (LNS), located inside the deCordova Sculpture Park, will hold an open house on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 9–11 a.m. Children are welcome. LNS accepts children from 2 years 9 months through six years, including a pre-K/kindergarten classroom. Presentation on Maria Callas The Lincoln Public Library presents “Opera…
Twisted Tree set to open on Saturday
Saturday is opening day for the Twisted Tree Cafe, the Mall at Lincoln Station’s newest eatery. Lincoln residents C.J. and Christine Doherty began working on renovations and permitting in the late spring, about three months after the Trail’s End Cafe closed. They will be open on weekends from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 7…