By Carole Kasper Many thanks for the opportunity to serve on the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee since my election in 2018. I am writing to express gratitude for this role, while also letting you know that I have decided not to seek re-election during this 2021 election cycle. I would like to introduce an exciting…
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Schools begin pool testing for Covid-19; one positive case last week
One school employee on the Lincoln preK-8 campus tested positive for Covid-19 last week after the town’s schools began pool testing of some students and staff. Under the voluntary six-week program that began shortly after the end of February school vacation, participating Lincoln Public School (LPS) students and staff provide a weekly sample via a…
School mulls going temporarily all remote for some grades
At a special meeting on January 5 attended online by more than 250 residents, administrators, and teachers, the School Committee discussed the idea of having part of the Lincoln School go fully remote for two weeks but decided to stay the course. However, the panel will update and expand the criteria for determining if or…
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Town-wide scavenger hunt runs through Jan. 3 Join the Lincoln trails scavenger hunt now until January 3. Go to the six locations in town, find a hidden QR code, and scan it — you’ll be taken to a Padlet page for that location, where you can post a selfie to prove you were there. Visit…
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Lincoln student wins Rhodes Scholarship Lincoln’s Shera Avi-Yonah is one of six Harvard University seniors to win a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University next year. As a reporter for The Crimson and now its managing editor, she helped break stories on sexual harassment, workplace abuse, and racism, according to the Harvard Gazette. Some…
My Turn: School Committee thanks district staff and community
By the Lincoln School Committee We would like to thank the Lincoln School district faculty, staff, and community members for making personal sacrifices, following safety protocols, and recognizing how each of our actions contributes to the overall health of our community and vitality of our schools. Remarkably, the Lincoln Public Schools have been open…
Covid-19 colors reports at first State of the Town meeting
(Editor’s note: the slide decks from the November 17 and 18 State of the Town forums will be posted on the town website on November 19. The Lincoln Squirrel will publish an addendum to this article with the web address when it becomes available.) In the first of three State of the Town meetings this…
State of the Town updates to span three evenings
Lincoln’s annual State of the Town meeting will be split into three online meetings from 7–9 p.m. on three consecutive days next week. Topics and dates will be as follows. Click here to register for any or all of the sessions. Tuesday, Nov. 17 Public health update Lincoln Covid-19 web page Town Meeting preview School…
Two cases of Covid-19 at Hanscom Middle School
Two students from the same household who attend Hanscom Middle School have tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent of Schools Becky McFall informed Lincoln Public Schools parents on Monday. The recipients of McFall’s email were parents whose children have not had close contact with the affected students. Parents of children who were in close contact were…
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Fall farm fun for church group Confronting the climate change crisis “24 Hours of Reality” with former Lincoln residents Ariel Hoover & Bob Moore, an international event organized by the Climate Reality Project, takes place via Zoom on Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2 p.m. via Zoom. For 24 straight hours, activists from around the world…