News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
A public hearing will be held by the tree warden, deputy tree warden and/or their designees will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at the DPW office (30 Lewis St.) to consider the removal of the below trees in the public right of way. The cutting and removal of the following…
The latest projects by the Lincoln Quilters—individual scenes about Codman Community Farms rendered in fabric—are now on display (and for sale) in the CCF farm store. Click on a thumbnail below to see a larger image: Drawn together by a shared interest in quilting and fiber arts, the nine Lincoln Quilters—Anne Crosby, Nancy Constable, Tricia…
L-S students raise money for kids at Emerson Hospital Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School’s Pediatric Intervention Club (PIC) recently raised more than $500 through bake sales at the school, which they donated to Emerson Hospital’s Pediatric Intervention Team to support the Coping Kit program. The kits contain developmentally appropriate comfort tools and activities for children receiving care at…
Instrumental concert at L-S The Lincoln-Sudbury Spring Instrumental Concert is Thursday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. There is no charge for admission and refreshments will be sold at intermission by the L-S Friends of Music. Band works include “Legends of the Yucatan” and “Goddess of Fire.” Orchestra will feature selections from “Peer Gynt.” The…
Talk on Lincoln farming past, present and future “Lincoln Has Long Been a Farming Town—Where Will This Heritage Take Us?” is the topic of a program presented by the Lincoln Historical Society and the Agricultural Commission on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m. in Bemis Hall. It’s garlic mustard pull time Fight invasive plants and…
Hearing on tree removal There will be a public hearing on Wednesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln DPW Office, 30 Lewis St., held by the tree warden, deputy tree warden and/or their designees to consider the removal of the below trees in the public right-of-way. This meeting is consistent with the requirements…
Ellery Kimball of Blue Heron Organic Farm on Rte. 117 announced on LincolnTalk today that she has closed the farm. “We are sad to see Ellery go since she has done such a super job with Blue Heron Organic Farm,” said Conservation Director Tom Gumbart. “The Conservation Commission needs to determine the property’s future use,…
Lincoln resident Barbara Peskin has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for two permanent cattle shelters at Codman Community Farms—an effort that’s highlighted differing perceptions of animal welfare and the funding needs of the farm as a whole. Peskin started thinking about the campaign after seeing CCF cows exposed to stormy weather last fall….
“Wildlands, Woodlands and Farmlands” talk On Thursday, Jan. 18 from 7:30–9 p.m. in Bemis Hall, the Lincoln Agricultural Commission presents Brian Donahue of Wildlands and Woodlands speaking on “Wildlands, Woodlands, and Farmlands: A Vision for the Future of New England.” Donahue will lay out the current state of New England’s managed forests, wildlands, and farmland and show…
Food co-op info session on Thursday There will be an Assabet Village Co-op Market information session on Thursday, Dec. 28 from 7–8:15 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. The organization is building a locally sourced, community owned grocery store in the Metro West area and needs 900 co-op members to open. Activities for kids at library…