News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Observe and record nature on Oct. 14 at deCordova Join Tom Gumbart, director of the Lincoln Conservation Department, in “Drawing on Nature,” a day-long observation of local flora and fauna from the deCordova Museum’s Rappaport Roof Terrace on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.,. Observe nature and record sightings through drawing, painting, poetry, photography,…
By Alice Waugh
Minuteman High School has given up its attempts to modify the regional agreement among its 16 members towns and is putting a full-court press on getting approvals by next June from those towns to pay for a new school building.
By Gary Davis Delegates from the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee (LDTC) attended the September 19 Massachusetts Democratic “Action Agenda” Convention in Springfield, which focused on key progressive issues such as income inequality and opportunity, voting rights, women’s rights, the contribution of unions, the Massachusetts progressive legacy, organizing for the grassroots success, and the 2016 presidential…
Farrington Nature Linc offers family events Farrington Nature Linc will host a Fall Family Hike on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon. The hike will feature family games in the woods and a chance to test out your stick-building skills. At Fall Fun Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 1-4 p.m., visitors can…
The Hanscom Area Towns Committee (HATS) will host several officials who will speak about plans and activities to maintain and enhance the Hanscom Air Force Base on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Chris Willenborg, the recently appointed executive director of the Massachusetts governor’s Military Asset and Security Strategy Task Force, will discuss the…
The Lincoln Campus Master Planning Committee (CMPC), which will complete its work by December 31, invites the public to attend of their meetings and public forums this fall. The CMPC is is charged with studying the basic infrastructure and physical layout of the Ballfield Road campus and informing the planning for the contemplated school building and…
September 1 at 2:30
Coffee with artists Victoria and Bill Pearmain
Join Lincoln-born artists Victoria Pearmain (painter) and brother Bill Pearmain (multimedia visual artist) on Sept. 1st at 2:30 p.m. at a coffee to celebrate their exhibit at Bemis Hall’s Lincoln Artists Gallery. The exhibit will include paintings, photographs and sculpture and will be on view September and October. Victoria graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and her work has been in many shows and collections. Her paintings are primarily plein-air. Bill’s studies include New England College and Brandeis University. He has also exhibited in multiple shows and collections.
September 2 at 1 p.m.
Meet with an aide to Congresswoman Clark
You are invited to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, September 2 at 1 p.m. to meet with Anthony Moreschi, Constituent Service Representative for Congresswoman Katherine Clark. He will be available to assist residents with Social Security, Medicare and MassHealth/Medicaid. You are also welcome to discuss other matters that he may be able to help with.
The town has received a guarantee of additional landscaping work on the Route 2 project, but some of it probably won’t be done until next spring. The $65 million project to create a flyover ramp at Crosby’s Corner and add service roads along Route 2 in Lincoln was originally set to be completed by next…
To the editor: Recent letters in various press outlets are, once again, calling attention to concerns about safety at the Five Corners intersection in the Lincoln Historic District (the “flower pot intersection”). And, as town officials have recently reminded us, our roadways are a “tricky business” and what’s old is new again. The Five Corners intersection,…
The Lincoln Department of Public Works and the Town Administrator’s office recently completed two projects that incorporate effective LED lighting. At the transfer station, the old fluorescent lighting at the swap table shed was replaced with new lighting that will provide residents with a better and safer environment to enjoy the swap areas. Also, the old incandescent street lights…