News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
A candlelight gathering organized on the fly by a Lincoln high school student drew hundreds of Lincolnites to Pierce Park on Friday evening for reflection and solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. It was one of hundreds of protests and vigils that have spontaneously taken place all over the country since the death of…
If you want to help a worthy cause and get a nice photo of your family, you have about five minutes to say “cheese.” As the pandemic worsened, Lincoln photographer Corey Nimmer, like many others, lost much of his business as the lockdown made it impossible for him to go to people’s homes and take…
By Alice Waugh For the new Pierce House manager, January 1 will be her first First Day, and she’s planning a good time for all. The New Year’s Day event offers food, drink and entertainment for Lincolnites of all ages from 1–5 p.m. “It’s going to be so much fun,” said Victoria Otis, the enthusiastic…
By Lucy Maulsby The Lincoln Public Library may be small, but its reference librarians are always busy. In addition to answering routine questions (over 100 a week) about the library’s holdings, directing patrons to “a good book,” and assisting with research on a variety of topics, they’re also teaching people how to access and effectively…
By Olivia Crisafi On November 23, 12 teams of Lincoln School students wrapped up their FIRST Lego League Jr. (FLL Jr.) season at Lincoln’s Reed Field House for the second Annual Lincoln Legopalooza. The event, organized by the Lincoln GearTicks, was created last year to showcase and celebrate the months of hard work each team…
Flu shots for seniors next week Lincoln residents 65 and over are invited to get a free flu shot at to the Board of Health/COA clinic at Bemis Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.–noon. The clinic will have only the regular, quadrivalent form of the vaccine; the high-dose vaccine is back-ordered from the manufacturer. The…
Lincoln Station has a new Little Free Library thanks to a donation from Ann Yos, the now-retired librarian at First Parish in Lincoln (FPL), and teachers and students form the church. Yos provided the sixth- and seventh-graders in FPL’s Neighboring Faiths Sunday school class with some money to be used for a social action project,…
By Alice Waugh Gail Wild came for the music but stayed for the Moonbeams. Today is the last day as the Moonbeam Room teacher at the Magic Garden Children’s Center for Wild, 65, who’s retiring after a Lincoln career that began as a music specialist. She’s been teaching preschool in various locations since 1975, with…
By Linda Hammett Ory Five girls from Lincoln Girl Scout Troop 72886 who have been Scouts since kindergarten — Lia Darling, Ashley du Toit, Alison Dwyer, Anya Elder, and Audrey Ory — attained the honor of earning their Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting. All five graduated from high school this year (du Toit,…
By Alice Waugh America recently observed the 75th anniversary of D-Day, but 98-year-old Lincoln resident Patricia Warner was serving the country as a wartime spy years before the invasion — and she was finally recognized for her efforts in May with a Congressional Gold Medal. Warner was had been married for only a few months…