News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Town seeks candidates for boards and commissions Looking for a rewarding if occasionally vexing way to feel more connected? Willing to undertake new challenges? Unafraid to speak up? Then run for local office! The annual Town Election will take place on Monday, March 30. Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office starting Friday, Jan….
To the editor: On behalf of the Lincoln PTO, I’d like to extend our deepest thanks to our PTO Community Partners whose contributions have helped make possible our many enrichment activities at the Lincoln School in 2014-15. These activities include visits to the school by poets, dancers and puppeteers, as well as science, nature and…
A capella benefit a hit; LEAP plans to do it again next year Lincoln residents packed the auditorium of Bemis Hall on December 5 to hear three a capella groups perform in a benefit for LEAP (the Lincoln After-school Activities Program). The groups who sang were Accent from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, and VoiceLab and the Callbacks from…
These Ethiopian children are ready to take the field with their donated Lincoln Youth Soccer uniforms. —Photo courtesy Heather Broglio
By Alice Waugh
Two women including Lincoln resident Heather Broglio recently spent a week in Ethiopia giving children some much-needed medical treatment—and also some Lincoln Youth Soccer uniforms.
To the editor: Join the community center conversation! The town is evaluating options to address the facility needs of the Council on Aging, the Parks and Recreation Department and various community organizations that use town space. A variety of solutions are being considered—from adapting existing buildings to new construction and from multiple, discrete projects to one large…
On Wednesday evening, kids and parents filled the Codman Pool parking lot for “Trunk or Treat,” an activity sponsored by the Parks and Recreation Department where parents decorated their car trunks with Halloween themes and kids in costumes went from car to car for treats. —Photos by Pauline Curtiss [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”2″ gal_title=”Trunk or Treat”] Readers…
LFA pumpkin decorating and parade The Lincoln Family Association is sponsoring two events at Codman Community Farms: pumpkin decorating on Wednesday, Oct. 15 and a Halloween parade on Sunday, Oct. 26. These are LFA member events. For more information on joining, see the LFA’s membership web page. Girl Scouts host Pumpkin Fair The Lincoln Girl…
Drumlin Farm offers winter CSA program Registration for the winter Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) program at Drumlin Farm is now open. Winter CSA shareholders will receive eight distributions from early November through mid-February of vegetables from the Drumlin Farm root cellar, including garlic, onions, brussels sprouts, cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, radishes, beets, winter squash and more….
Important town-wide forums this month The Community Center Study Committee will hold a charrette to seek input on ideas for a possible Lincoln Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 6-9 p.m. in Hartwell Pod B (see the Lincoln Squirrel, Sept. 15, 2014). On Thursday, Oct. 16 from 7-9 p.m. in the Reed Gym, the School…