News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Tonight’s scheduled presentation to the Planning Board about a plan to build three monopoles along the commuter-rail right of way in Lincoln has been postponed after federal officials recommended reclassifying the proposal as a multi-use WiFi project. At the request of Lincoln officials, MBTA representatives had planned to attend tonight’s Planning Board meeting to answer questions about the agency’s proposal to…
Conservation Commission Public hearing on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:45 p.m. in accordance with wetlands regulations regarding a notice of intent from Vincent Mula for grading and earthwork in the 100-foot buffer zone at 7 Forester Rd in Lincoln. Historic District Commission Public hearing on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. to review the application of Lisa…
Property sales 311 Hemlock Circle — Bonnie Kiernan to Michael Trembicki for $512,000 (March 21) 34C Indian Camp Lane — William Carlezon Jr. to Mary Hill Peters for $350,000 (March 15) 9 Smith Hill Rd. — David Ireland to Ali and Danielle Raja for $1,475,000 (March 15) 24C Lincoln Rd. — Margaret Ramsay to Zahra…
Editor’s note: The following was one of several comments made on the March 29 story about proposed MBTA monopoles and is reprinted as a letter with the permission of Mr. Domnitz, who served on the Planning Board from 2003-2015. To the editor: Although it is never easy to accept the preemptive authority of a state agency, a potential…
By Alice Waugh The MBTA plans to install three monopole towers along the commuter rail tracks in Lincoln to comply with a federal mandate for emergency train stop controls. The concrete towers will range in height from about 65 to 75 feet. Because the pole sites are within the MBTA’s right of way, the agency is…
By Alice Waugh Thanks to a vote at the March 19 Town Meeting, Lincoln will buy a new piece of conservation land that could be used as part of a “land swap” with the state to allow a solar array to be built on the capped landfill. Voters approved spending $225,000 on a three-acre portion of the…
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on candidates for the Lincoln Planning Board, which has three candidates running for two seats. Yesterday, we featured Steve Gladstone, and on Saturday we will feature Jennifer Morris Gundy. Next week we will have an article about Board of Selectman candidate James Craig, who is running…
Editor’s note: This is the first of three articles on candidates for the Lincoln Planning Board, which has three candidates running for two seats. Tomorrow will feature incumbent Margaret Olson and Saturday will feature Jennifer Morris Gundy. Next week we will have an article about Board of Selectman candidate James Craig, who is running unopposed for the…
Land transactions for January 2016 15 Oak Meadow Rd. — George Speen, trustee, to Anne Niemi for $685,000 (January 8) 64 Birchwood Lane — James Reider, trustee, to William Glynn and Anna Lombroso for $604,000 (January 11) 32B Indian Camp Lane — Erik Phillips to Patrick McCusker and Tracy Steele for $367,000 (January 12) 121…