"Building a stronger community
through partnerships"
Welcome
to Lincoln...
...your hometown no
matter where you are.
REMINDER:
Property taxes are due Thursday, May
15, 2008!!!
Join
Lincoln's Tax Club!!!! Would you
like to make ease the burden of paying your taxes? If
your current taxes are paid in full, you can join Lincoln's Tax
Club and make 12 monthly payments rather than two bi-annual
payments.
Enter here for more details.
Employment
Opportunity. The Town of Lincoln is
currently accepting resumes for the position of Town Manager.
Enter
here for more details.
The Town of Lincoln is also accepting
applications to fill three Reserve Police Officer
positions. Candidates must be 100 hour Reserve Officer
certified with no criminal or significant motor vehicle record.
Applications close on May 30, 2008 at 5:00 pm.
Enter here to download an application.
Absentee
Ballots Available! Absentee
ballots for the June 10th Primary and Referendum Elections are
available at the Town Office. For more information contact
the Town Office at 794-3372.
REMINDER:
Beginning May 13th residents must appear in person a the
Town Office to register to vote. Party changes must be
done prior to May 27th.
Attention
Flood Victims!!! Did you experience
flood damage?The Maine
Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) asks that all individuals and
business owners whose property or business has been damaged by
flooding to call 211 and report their damages. MEMA needs
to know how many people have been impacted, and where they are,
in order to assess what kinds of assistance might be available.
Registering is
easy. Dial 2-1-1 or contact the
Lincoln Town Office at 794-3372. You will be asked
to give your name, location and what type of damage you
incurred.
For more information on 211 enter here.
Coming Soon: Public Works Director David
Lloyd will release the gravel road grading schedule.
TheLincoln Regional Food Cupboard no
longer has a telephone. The food cupboard is open every
Tuesday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. For emergencies,
contact Gilberte Mayo at the town office 794-3372.
Check
out the Draft 2008 Homecoming Schedule!
Enter here for more details. The next Homecoming
Committee meeting will be May 20th at 5:30 pm at the Town
Office.
What?!
Bob Marley is coming to Lincoln?
That's right! Maine native Bob Marley will perform on July 18th,
at 7PM at the Mattanawcook Academy Gymnasium. According to
his website, www.bmarley.com
, Bob is celebrating 15 years as a stand-up comic, Bob Marley is
one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the
country. He has been featured in his own special on
Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics to do the
complete late- night TV circuit: The
Late Show with David Letterman, The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late
Night with Conan OBrien and The
Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn.
Tickets will be going on sale soon, and available
at the Lincoln Recreation Office. Tickets are $23 each for
floor seating and $20 each for bleacher seating.
Buy your tickets now!!
Lincoln Rebuilds! Six
years after a devastating downtown fire razed
about a Ό of its Main Street businesses, Lincoln places the
final piece of the puzzle to make its downtown whole again!
Click here to read the Press Release.
New Lincoln Business Websites
Visit these local business
websites often. If you have a new website and would like to have
your link posted, call Pat Cole at 794-3372. Links are
made in accordance to the
Town's Website
Policy. The following sites are
outside of the Town's website. This website is not connected with,
nor responsible for, their content.
Need
to know your tax balance? The Town
has just launched it's
Virtual Clerk program where residents and professionals
alike can retrieve tax information, real estate information,
valuation figures, exemptions, sales data, property tax
amounts, etc. Click on the "Property Info" button on
the left or the Virtual Clerk link above.
Know your property tax exemptions:
If you haven't already, you should file for your $13,000
Homestead Exemption reduction in the valuation of your
residence--it's an average annual savings of $237.12.
Also, if you haven't already, you should file for your
$5,000 Veterans Exemption--it's an average annual savings of
$91.20.
To see if you qualify for either
exemption, call or contact Ruth Birtz at the Town Office.
Enter here to view the online application forms that are
available through the State of Maine.
Lincoln's Yellow Pages will
help you find what you're looking for more quickly. Your Lincoln
business can be added by calling
Pat Cole at 794-3372. You may also contact her to
update your information.
What's New? The Town's website is
expanding to include
Construction
page that provides permit applications and a current listing
of active building permits. You may access this page by clicking
above or by clicking the link to the left, just above "Business
in Lincoln".
Texas Hold'em is the most popular poker
game in the casinos and poker card rooms across North America
and Europe and now even in Lincoln. That's right! On the
first Saturday of every month, stop by the Knights of Columbus
Hall on Route 2. There's a $50 buy in (no-re-buys). Doors
open at 10 am and games follow the elimination format. Call Mel
at 794-8948, for more details.
Gift Idea:
Lincoln Collage--
Buy your commemorative
Lincoln collage that measures 12" by 16" for $25. We'll
ship one to you for an additional $5. Call 794-3372 and
reserve yours today.
Proud moment: We're very proud of our
WWI
Doughboy located at the lower end of Main Street. Here it
stands silhouetted against a wide open, blue sky.