News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
An item about a March 19 book talk and signing with author Amy Bass in the March 6 News Acorns was unclear about admission coat for the event. The event is free and open to all, but a $15 donation is suggested to go toward Birches School financial aid fund. Copies of her book, One Goal: A Coach,…
Learn first-hand about ranked-choice voting Learn how ranked-choice voting could improve the fairness and effectiveness of elections when Jim Henderson, a board member of Voter Choice Massachusetts, leads a session on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. in Bemis Hall (rescheduled from January 20). Coffee and tea will be served starting at 2:45. The presentation will include a simulation using…
Purcell group performs “The Tempest” “Live in Lincoln Center” proudly presents the Henry Purcell Society of Boston and the Poets’ Theatre in an original adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the First Parish in Lincoln’s stone church on Sunday, March 24 at 3 p.m. Suggested donation of $40 payable at the door, though any amount is appreciated…
Actress to portray Abigail Adams Abigail Adams, wife of a president, mother of a president, and sister of the captain of Lincoln Minutemen, will be portrayed by Sheryl Faye in a one-hour show on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The show is sponsored by Friends of the Council on Aging and the…
Talk on education in the age of AI “Educating Our Children in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” will be the subject of a talk on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at the First Parish Church in Lincoln. The guest speaker is futurist, education expert, author and inventor Charles Fadel, who is convinced that “AI…
Area residents are invited to donate items and help fill Valentine’s Day bags for those temporarily living in local domestic violence shelters and transitional housing programs on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in the Wayland Public Safety Building. Each February, the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable collects gift bag items for women, children and men…
Members of the Lincoln Family Association and First Parish in Lincoln (FPL) purchased items and packed 100 “Kids’ Bags” for Open Table, which had a special distribution for those affected by the government shutdown (especially Hanscom Air Force Base families) on January 19. Two members of FPL’s youth group, Isabel DiMambro (left) and Emma Griffith, helped…
Many families in Lincoln are feeling the pinch of the ongoing government shutdown, but town-wide efforts are underway to try to help those who are being affected. The efforts arose as a result of a rapidly organized community meeting on January 14. At the meeting were representatives of the Lincoln Public Schools, the Council on…
All weekend: Online snow sculpture contest Build your snow sculpture, then snap a photo with you in it and send it to dsequeira@lincnet.org. Submit as many sculptures as you like! We will accept submissions until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2 and then post them online for voting. Winners will be chosen on Sunday, Feb….
Homelessness or near-homelessness here in Lincoln? It’s happening more and more often, so a new initiative will provide temporary housing and other help for families at risk. The Staying at Home in Lincoln project will allow Lincoln residents who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless to stay in temporary emergency housing while social services staff…