News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Lincolnites have been quick on the draw with their smartphone cameras in recent days, exchanging photos and quips on the LincolnTalk email list about a coyote and a somewhat larger quadruped. Several residents saw an Eastern coyote (which is a hybrid wolf/coyote with perhaps a bit of domestic dog—sometimes called a coywolf) on August 1 in…
The Conservation Commission is spearheading the effort to update the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) and is planning a pair of public forums and an upcoming online survey. The commission is working with a residents’ advisory group and a environmental consultant on the OSRP, which was last updated in March 2008. AS explained in the introduction, the…
Residents can now recycle paper and cardboard in the same bin with their metal and plastics after the town signed a contract with a new recycling hauler, Waste Management of Billerica, in June. Glass will still be collected at the transfer station, but it can’t be mixed with other recyclables. Glass is heavier than other recyclables (and…
Codman BBQ and campout coming up Codman Community Farm’s annual BBQ and Campout is Saturday to Sunday, June 18-19. Residents are invited to pitch their tents starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by dinner catered by Blue Ribbon Barbecue and a campfire with singalong and s’mores. For those who stay the night, there will be breakfast…
Linda Hammett Ory named as deCordova board president Lincoln resident Linda Hammett Ory has been named as the new president of the board of trustees of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum She assumes the position from Gerard Frank, who will remain on the board in an advisory capacity for one more year. Hammett Ory is an elected member of…
As a result of the new water permit issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the town must implement a mandatory outdoor water conservation measure from May 1 through September 30. The town experiences excessively high water demands during the summer months, primarily due to lawn watering activities, so the Lincoln Water Department has…
If you’re out taking a walk near the recently acquired Van Leer property on the south side Old Sudbury Road, be sure to stop by the and see how the Codman pigs are helping to improve Lincoln’s agricultural lands. Pete Lowy, farm manager at Codman Community Farm and founder of Pete and Jen’s Backyard Birds, is raising more…
Composting workshop presented by Gearticks A survey conducted by the Lincoln Blue Gearticks Lego Robotics Team determined that 40 percent of the town does not compost—so the team designed a class about composting. The Blue Gearticks will present free composting workshop at the Lincoln transfer station on Saturday, May 14 from noon-1 p.m. and 1-2 p.m. (Each Lego…
Middle schoolers perform Baghdad Zoo on Friday On Friday, April 29 at 4:30 p.m. in the Brooks auditorium, students will perform a short play, Baghdad Zoo, before performing it at the day-long Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival in Fall River on Saturday. Drama teacher Kristin Hall has been working with students in grades 6-8 since September on the play, and…
Climate justice film series kicks off Tuesday St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church will show Just Eat It, the first in a series of films on climate justice, on Tuesday, April 26. A soup supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. and screening begins at 6:50 p.m. The evening is free and open to the public, though a donation to…