By 12 Lincoln and Sudbury officials* For our children, teachers, and community, please take the pledge to prevent Covid-19. We all are eager for a safe and healthy 2020-2021 school year. To make this happen, we must work together and be vigilant, every day, to ensure there is minimal community spread of Covid-19. For our schools…
Fix for town water problem expected by next summer
Testing has again shown that Lincoln water contains excessive levels of a certain contaminant, though the level is just over the maximum and work will soon begin on a system to solve the problem permanently. In an unrelated development, the Water Commission has restricted nonessential outdoor watering to one day a week, down from the…
Outdoor watering now limited to once a week
Residents on town water must now limit non-essential outdoor watering to one day a week because of this summer’s drought conditions, though agricultural watering is exempt from these restrictions. After above-normal temperatures in July and early August and more than three months of below-normal rainfall, state Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides declared a…
Police log for August 13–18, 2020
August 13 Walden Street, Concord (10:51 a.m.) — Fire Department sent an engine to Concord to cover their station while Concord firefighters were at a fire in their town. August 14 Lexington Road (4:35 p.m.) — Caller reported a large tree limb was on the primary wires. Eversource was notified. August 15 Lincoln School (12:39…
My Turn: Lincoln educators have questions and concerns
(Editor’s note: This letter comes a week after educators expressed concerns at the August 13 School Committee meeting — click here to read the story.) By the Lincoln Educators Association’s Community Action Team As you’ve heard at School Committee meetings and parent forums, Lincoln educators are eager for a safe and healthy return to school….
My Turn: On the centennial of the 19th Amendment
By Donald Hafner In November 1915, the men of Massachusetts trekked to the polls to decide whether the word “male” should be removed from the state’s qualifications for voting. The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association in mid-October had staged a pro-suffrage parade in downtown Boston, with 15,000 marchers and 30 bands, urging a “Yes” vote. A…
News acorns
LFA event for new or soon-to-be parents The Lincoln Family Association invites new and expecting parents to a virtual meetup on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. Please RSVP to carolinemfiore@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. How to vote in the upcoming primary There are three ways to vote in the September 1 primary: Vote by mail…
Seniors enjoy Dash ‘n Dine lunches
The Council on Aging held their first Dash ’n Dine event on August 13 at Lincoln Station. Seniors signed up in advance to pick up a box lunch created by Real restaurant and sponsored by Deaconess Abundant Life Services and The Commons in Lincoln. COA Director Abigail Butt greeted seniors and checked off participants in…
Santa Cotoni, 1921–2020
Santa G. (Messina) Cotoni, 99, a longtime Lincoln resident, died at home while surrounded by her loving family on August 14. She was the beloved wife for 61 years of the late Joseph D. Cotoni, Sr., who died in 2003. Cotoni was born on February 23, 1921, the daughter of the late Vincent and Josephine…
My Turn: Watch the Democratic National Convention this week
By Joan Kimball and Barbara Slayter It’s the week of the Democratic National Convention, and we Dems are very excited. On Monday night, we heard from Democratic leaders such as Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar, as well as Republican leaders including John Kasich. On Tuesday night, voters, delegates, activists and leaders in the…