News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church plans to tear down and rebuild its rectory, but the red farmhouse’s familiar facade that faces the Codman Road intersection will be retained. The 1844 farmhouse “just had enough deferred maintenance that we felt it was better to rebuild the whole thing,” said Sarah Hubbell, senior warden of St. Anne’s. The Zoning…
The Lincoln Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 31 at 8:30 p.m. in response to a Request for Determination of Applicability by A Blade of Grass, LLC for masonry and landscaping activities in the Outer Buffer Zone Resource Area at 67 Sandy Pond Road. The Zoning Board of the Appeals will hold…
21 Blackburnian Rd. — Thomas C. Driscoll Jr. to Mary Alice Williamson for $1,619,500 (March 22). 0 Conant Rd. — Maybelle Dean to Town of Lincoln for $25,800 (March 20). 36 Bypass Rd. — Adam Knochowski to Li Baiqing and Han Mei for $1,112,500 (March 15). 364 Hemlock Circle — Barbara Chin to Benjamin J….
Conservation Commission Public hearing on Wednesday, April 19 at 8:30 p.m. in response to the Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Fred Winchell of Farrar Pond Conservation Trust for trail work by SCA AmeriCorps around Farrar Pond in Lincoln. Planning Board Public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25 to review an application for…
8C North Commons — Alan Chapman to Yue Shanshan for $338,900 (February 24) 122 Lexington Rd. — Lexington RD Development Limited Partnership to Dallas J. Webb and Leyla E. Webb Kosar for $1,575,000 (February 24) 138 Weston Rd. — Dmitriy Shtockman to Steven and Megan Reece for $705,000 (February 23) 236 Aspen Circle — Karl A….
The Lincoln Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 to review an application for a Special Permit for a wireless communication facility. The applicant, Crown Castle, proposes to construct a 75-foot replacement tower and co-applicant Verizon Wireless proposes to install six antennas in three arrays at the centerline…
Lincoln’s recently completed 2017 Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) identifies new and ongoing priorities for conservation measures, agriculture, recreation, and potential land acquisitions. The OSRP Advisory Committee explored ways that key landholders can work together to prioritize shared uses for existing municipal, private, and institutional land. Land across town was prioritized based on a…
Editor’s note: see these previous Lincoln Squirrel articles for previous Town Meeting coverage: School and community center projects Wang property purchase and solar initiatives Capital planning and community preservation expenditures Voters at Town Meeting approved measures aimed at increasing affordable accessory apartments, allowing the Board of Selectmen to change speed limits under certain conditions, temporarily…
Residents paved the way for a new athletic field, more conservation land, and a municipal solar power installation as well as easing rules on home solar installations with three Town Meeting votes last week. Amid much clapping and cheering, residents unanimously approved purchase of 12 acres of the Wang property off Bedford Road. The town…
In preparation for the March 25 Town Meeting, the Lincoln Squirrel is publishing an updated and expanded expanded recap of news stories and letters to the editor on some of the issues to be voted on. The full warrant list can be found here. Wang property acquisition (article 11) News stories: Video explains financing and…