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December State says no to Lincoln school funding for the third time ConsComm OKs approves ‘land swap’ for solar installation Letter to the editor: Vander Meulen throws hat in ring for selectman Letter to the editor: Fredriksen to resign from Board of Selectmen Letter to the editor: Glass running for Fredriksen’s seat Dwyer hopes to…
New street markings and signs, safety improvements for bicyclists and even underground pedestrian tunnels were some of the ideas discussed at a public forum earlier this month. The forum summarized input from an earlier forum in October, an online survey, and comments about roadways and traffic at the State of the Town meeting last month….
A solar power installation atop the former town landfill moved one step closer to reality when the Conservation Commission voted last week to remove seven acres from conservation status and replace it with some of the purchased Wang property, contingent on voter approval. After examining 25 possible sites in town, a consulting firm hired by Lincoln’s Solar PV Working Group concluded…
Members sought for South Lincoln planning group The Planning Board is looking for residents to participate in the South Lincoln Planning Implementation Committee (SLPIC), one of two new groups intended to promote business development in town. The SLPIC hopes to create a more vibrant, attractive place at the hub of Lincoln where businesses, the MBTA station…
In a December 1 ceremony in Lincoln, Lt. Gov. Karen Polito and town officials signed a Community Compact by which Lincoln will pursue best practices in three areas: water resource management, housing and economic development, and business continuity. In return, the town can get technical assistance as well as extra points on grants and grant…
The Zoning Board of the Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Office Building’s Donaldson Room, to hear and to act on the following petitions under the Zoning bylaws: Holly Hedlund, 21 Sunnyside Lane — for a special permit for a treehouse/play structure. Neil Feinberg, 104…
111 Old County Rd. — Patrick and Alida Zweidler-McKay for $1,235,000 (October 31) 219 Sandy Pond Rd. – Mary S. Lyman, trustee to Jason H. and Lucia Chu $879,000 (October 28) 16A North Commons – Peter N. Daniel to Marissa Lisec for $249,640 (October 21) 165 Bedford Rd. – Brien B. Daniels to Peggy and…
McLean Hospital has filed suit against the town asking the court to find that its proposed residential facility on Bypass Road constitutes an allowable educational use according to state law and Lincoln’s zoning bylaw. Building Inspector Daniel Walsh initially decided that providing dialectical behavior therapy to adolescent boys and young men with borderline personality disorder was…
The headline and a sentence in the fifth paragraph of the story headlined “Sale closes on Wang property; town will be asked for $850,000” have been modified to clarify that voters will be asked to appropriate more than $850,000, with an as-yet-unspecified additional sum to be requested for building an athletic field. The story has…
The sale of the 16-acre Bedford Road property owned by the late An and Lorraine Wang was completed on November 17 for $2.375 million, and residents will be asked at Town Meeting to approve the purchase of 12 of those acres for use as conservation land and a new town athletic field. The Rural Land Foundation…