Re: [LincolnTalk] Dog sitter needed February 19-25.

2023-12-19 Thread Stacey Sawyer-Mackie via Lincoln
Melissa Shea is THE BEST!!! On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 07:03:42 PM EST, Sarah Meyers Brent wrote: We are looking for a dog sitter during school vacation week: February 19-25. Ideally, we would have someone stay at our house but we are open to him staying at a sitter's house as

Re: [LincolnTalk] Retail/Mall-Viability/Profitablity

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
Here is another statement about revenues. It appears that except for the COVID year, the revenues exceeded expenses for the RLF. How could that be if the tenants, who have been there for some time (Something Special has been there 47 years!) were paying enough rent to make the total operation

Re: [LincolnTalk] Town Meeting Moments

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
Ah-thank you for filling in blanks and adding more nuance. I hope others read this and add their memories too. -- Sara Mattes > On Dec 19, 2023, at 11:06 PM, iearler...@verizon.net wrote: > > I was at that meeting. And after listening to Dr. Wang and others, the > petition was amended

Re: [LincolnTalk] Town Meeting Moments

2023-12-19 Thread iearlerice--- via Lincoln
I was at that meeting. And after listening to Dr. Wang and others, the petition was amended to accept the Peace Pole as a gift from the people of Japan, rather than the government.  On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 09:02:10 PM EST, Sara Mattes wrote: During some of those extended

[LincolnTalk] Town Meeting Moments

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
During some of those extended debates, I sometimes learned a lot. There was a famous meeting in the mid 1980s where the town was asked to accept a “Peace Pole” form Japan. It was a Citizens Petition that no one expected to be very controversial. Who would/could be against a Peace Pole? It was

Re: [LincolnTalk] Outage Map | Eversource

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
I stand corrected on outages. I will still advocate for investment in our own muni. In the usual case, when Lincoln has outages of 1/2 day or more, Concord does not. When they do, they are usually in isolated locations and quickly repaired. It is because they have invested in creating a grid,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023

2023-12-19 Thread RAandBOB
No question annual town meeting could use some improvements. But with regard to the line at the mike, imagine each of those 15 people wanting to talk for 10 minutes. I have been to many a town meeting where that did happen, and believe me, it’s almost beyond enduring.Ruth Ann(She, her, hers)On Dec

Re: [LincolnTalk] Outage Map | Eversource

2023-12-19 Thread Bill Mullett
Belmont Light reported extensive outages on X formerly Twitter. From: Lincoln on behalf of Sara Mattes Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 7:46 AM To: Lincoln Talk Subject: [LincolnTalk] Outage Map | Eversource As we are told by Eversource that this outage will be a multi- day event, we

Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023-Governance and Faith in TM votes.

2023-12-19 Thread Garrick Niemiec
I agree...why "cool off" and "crawl and stall"...time for ACTION! On Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 2:05 PM Sara Mattes wrote: > Lot’s of small towns…it would be interesting to have a pilot BEFORE Town > Meeting where there will be critical votes. > As many others have experience, we could easily make

Re: [LincolnTalk] (no subject)

2023-12-19 Thread Ryan H.
Neat! Thank you for sharing Sent from my iPhone On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 1:08 PM K D wrote: > Nice to hear about the fascinating direct connection between Tucker > Smith's family and The Boston Tea Party and her family's historic records > which were discussed in a recent The Boston

[LincolnTalk] custom label for woos antique

2023-12-19 Thread rvlemire--- via Lincoln
Where locally can a have a name label made suitable to applying to wood? -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at

Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023

2023-12-19 Thread Terri via Lincoln
Does anyone know what the COST of the Clickers ARE or the breakdown of how many we need?  The December 2nd Town Meeting was 100%  proof of how inefficient our Town voting process is.  If you have questions about what I am referring to... please watch the video of  the Dec 2nd Meeting

[LincolnTalk] Dog sitter needed February 19-25.

2023-12-19 Thread Sarah Meyers Brent
We are looking for a dog sitter during school vacation week: February 19-25. Ideally, we would have someone stay at our house but we are open to him staying at a sitter's house as well. He is anxious but does well with experienced dog walkers and sitters (we currently use Walden Pet). Please

[LincolnTalk] Last Call for Christmas Trees!

2023-12-19 Thread nickandnate
Lincoln Boy Scout Troop 127 will wind down their annual Christmas Tree sale this Sunday, December 24th. Tree lot (on the corner of Codman and Lincoln Roads) will be open Wednesday, December 20th, 6:30-8pm, Saturday the 23rd, 9-6pm, and Sunday, the 24th 9-3pm. Remaining trees range in height

[LincolnTalk] LCOA Wednesday Dec. 20 - Friday, Dec. 22

2023-12-19 Thread Rettig, Amy
Hello to All: Wednesday, December 20 9:30Caregiver Support Group on Zoom 11:00Line Dancing with Katrina 12:00Zumba Gold with Katrina 2:30Open Art Studio Thursday, December 21 9:00 - 12:00 Veteran's Office Hours with Peter Harvell 9:30 NEW! Coffee and Conversation at Bemis

Re: [LincolnTalk] Seeking Recommendations for Muscular Therapists

2023-12-19 Thread Ursula Nowak
Jai Kaur right here in Lincoln. A true healer using many different approaches. She has a very cool private office here in Lincoln worth seeing - you will be surprised - and also sees clients at the Steinberg Wellness Center/ Emerson Hospital on Baker Ave Extension. Ursula

Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023-Governance and Faith in TM votes.

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
Lot’s of small towns…it would be interesting to have a pilot BEFORE Town Meeting where there will be critical votes. As many others have experience, we could easily make inquiry, through the Clerk’s Office, and have some answers by the next Selects meeting in January. Also, we could have pricing

Re: [LincolnTalk] (no subject)

2023-12-19 Thread K D
Nice to hear about the fascinating direct connection between Tucker Smith's family and The Boston Tea Party and her family's historic records which were discussed in a recent The Boston Globe piece. Outside of coverage in The Boston Globe there was also an Instagram post made yesterday

Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023

2023-12-19 Thread Peter Buchthal
There are currently 60+ towns in Massachusetts using an electronic voting system from a company called meridaars. At the bottom of the page is a list of the communities. https://www.meridiaars.com/electronic-voting-system-in-massachusetts-towns/ This is a proven solution and I wonder if we

[LincolnTalk] Free kids easel

2023-12-19 Thread Kristen Hopson
Needs a good cleaning but still in good shape! Will bring to swap shed tomorrow if no interest here -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at

Re: [LincolnTalk] Zoom: Select discussion on Town Meeting 12/18/2023

2023-12-19 Thread ٍSarah Postlethwait
Like all things in Lincoln- if you want it, you’ll have to fight for it. The moderator is against change in general, and it seems that the “clickers” are unlikely to be purchased until after March, if at all. There was debate about town meeting being a time to “stand and make your voice heard”

[LincolnTalk] Upcoming at deCordova: Solstice Stargazing and a New Years Family Hike

2023-12-19 Thread Sarah Buyer
Solstice Stargazing Evenings Thu, 12/21 and Fri, 12/22, 5-7PM As year-end approaches, bring beauty and light to the darkest days of winter. Watch the last rays of sunset disappear into the night sky as you explore the Sculpture Park and learn about the season's celestial bodies with Aldrich

[LincolnTalk] TAKEN: Toaster oven

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Lupkas
Toaster oven has been claimed, thank you! Sara Lupkas -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at

Re: [LincolnTalk] Outage Map | Eversource

2023-12-19 Thread Leslie Turek
We don't know those towns have no outages. I assumed Eversource was reporting only on towns they served and had no information about towns they don't serve. Leslie Turek On Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 7:47 AM Sara Mattes wrote: > As we are told by Eversource that this outage will be a multi- day

Re: [LincolnTalk] Seeking Recommendations for Muscular Therapists

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
Please share with all! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2023, at 7:20 AM, Ken Hurd wrote: > > Hello LincolnTalkers, > Does anyone know of local muscular therapists who are skilled in deep tissue > massage? I’m happy to take recommendations offline if you wish. > > Thanks, > Ken > >

[LincolnTalk] Outage Map | Eversource

2023-12-19 Thread Sara Mattes
As we are told by Eversource that this outage will be a multi- day event, we might note that Concord, Belmont and towns with town muni- electrics have no outages. Why? They make investments in infrastructure and resilience and not shareholders. Customers are the shareholders. Perhaps we should

[LincolnTalk] Seeking Recommendations for Muscular Therapists

2023-12-19 Thread Ken Hurd
Hello LincolnTalkers, Does anyone know of local muscular therapists who are skilled in deep tissue massage? I’m happy to take recommendations offline if you wish. Thanks, Ken Lifting the Human Spirit by Design 781-259-3300 781-259-8900 cell www.keha.com Sent from my iPhone -- The