News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Neighbors of the proposed Oriole Landing mixed-income housing development offered impassioned protests over the plan at a March 6 Planning Board public hearing that continues on Tuesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. If approved, the project would guarantee that Lincoln will have well more than the minimum 10 percent affordable housing units…
The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to endorse a plastic water bottle measure that will be up for a Town Meeting vote on March 24. They also voted unanimously to remove a citizens’ petition seeking reimbursement for legal costs incurred by a group of residents fighting the McLean Hospital proposal on Bypass Road. In November…
In the February 22 articles headlined “Property sales in January,” an incorrect sales price was given for three parcels on Huckleberry Hill sold to Ramana Lagemann. The total price was $2.1 million. The article has been updated to reflect this correction….
Trail’s End Cafe is closing after this week, and there are no immediate plans to offer breakfast fare at its nearby sister restaurant, Lincoln Kitchen. In a February 26 post on the LincolnTalk email list headlined “Exciting News from Lincoln Kitchen,” general manager Manny Rodriguez announced that Matt Molloy had been named as the new…
Lincoln Trad Jazz Band March 2 from 12:30–1:30 p.m. Come hear the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band on Friday, March 2 at Bemis Hall. Enjoy old-time trad jazz that will have you up on our feet dancing and your hands a-clapping! Painting in pastels with Juliet March 5 at 10 a.m. Express your vibrant self with…
Oriole Landing update on Tuesday Residents are invited to hear reports from town officials, boards, and committees on the proposed Oriole Landing mixed-income housing development on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 7–9 p.n. in Town Hall. Hosted by the Housing Options Working Group. There will be ample time for questions, discussion, answers, and suggestions in preparation…
36D Indian Camp Lane — Stephen Dirrane to RBGB LLC for $470,000 (January 5) 113 Tower Rd. — Jennifer Leaning to David K. and Kate K. Bruenner for $1,041,000 (January 5) 6 Brooks Rd. — John G. Zornig to Michael Preshman and Yuliya Tsaur for $750,000 (January 8) 0 Oxbow Rd. — Omar N. White…
A fiscal analysis performed for the developer of the proposed Oriole Landing project says the housing will result in a net boost to town revenue of at least $75,000 per year. The report for Civico Development done by Fougere Planning & Development, Inc., looked at increased revenue from property and excise taxes as well as…
The vast majority of residents surveyed after January 23 presentations on options for the Lincoln School preferred the most compact and expensive scheme costing an estimated $89.8 million. Option B6, which concentrates the school on the north side of the ballfield, includes a two-story classroom segment. The School Building Committee and architects will host a…
The Planning Board’s public hearing on Oriole Landing, a proposal for 60 units of mixed-income housing on Mary’s Way, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6 at 7 p.m.—just 18 days before residents will be asked to vote on the matter at Town Meeting. The proposal calls for 60 one- and two-bedroom units on six acres…