2/10/2021
Officials mum on status of Fairlawn School sale
The former Fairlawn Elementary School is now home to Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy, which has expressed interest in making its home there more permanent. (Breeze photo by Nicole Dotzenrod)
LINCOLN – After meeting in executive session to discuss the potential sale of the former Fairlawn Elementary School on Tuesday, Lincoln’s Town Council members remained tight-lipped about the status of the deal.
The council voted unanimously on Tuesday to “instruct the council president to act as directed in executive session” regarding the sale of the school.
What, exactly, Council President Keith Macksoud has been asked to do, remains unclear. Pressed for more information after the meeting, Macksoud told The Breeze he could not say any more on the matter.
LINCOLN – Lincoln officials are encouraging any resident, regardless of age, to register now in the town’s COVID-19 vaccination database.
Although the state is currently vaccinating residents aged 75 or older, all Lincoln residents may register at lincolnri.org for future participation in the town’s vaccine distribution.
Town Administrator Joseph Almond said he hasn’t seen many other communities create their own registry, but that the system will make it easier to distribute the vaccine by sorting data based on age.
The registry form notes that cities and towns are currently being supplied with an “extremely limited number of doses each week,” and that the town has no control over the actual distribution process. For those reasons, it may take several weeks or longer before residents are contacted to schedule their vaccination.
12/30/2020
Lincoln rallies through unprecedented year
Lincoln graduates Erin McGinness, Ashley Thibault, Abbey O’Hern, and Kayla Piggott were preparing for the Lincoln High School Graduation Car Parade that took place on June 17. Similar to most schools this year, the Class of 2020 at Lincoln High School had to alter their traditional graduation ceremony due to the pandemic. The students also had a virtual graduation. (Breeze File photo by Charles Lawrence)
LINCOLN – It can be hard to imagine now, but 2020 began as all years do, with the promise of a new beginning.
Our daily lives were collectively changed in early spring, when the arrival of COVID-19 halted most activity, wiped toilet paper off the shelves and forced families to quarantine.