The Zoning Board of the Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 1 at 7:30 p.m. on the following requests: Colin and Diana Smith, 8 Trapelo Rd., for a special permit to construct a small addition and expand kitchen, bedroom and bath. Estate of Shih Ying Lee and Carol and John Sofranko, 11…
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Property sales in June
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Hospice volunteers come to Drumlin Farm More than a dozen Care Dimensions employees recently volunteered at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm in Lincoln to plant vegetables, herbs, and flowers that will the farm will go to CSAs, farmers’ markets, and cafeterias. The farm day was part of the company’s employee volunteer program in which selected employees volunteer…
Public hearings coming up
The Historic District Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications: First Parish Church, for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install roof-mounted solar panels on the Parsonage at 14 Bedford Rd. Michael Barnicle and Anne Finucane for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace two windows…
Group unveils proposals to boost South Lincoln development
A town committee is proposing new zoning and a special permitting process to allow denser and more diverse commercial and residential development in South Lincoln. A set of proposed zoning bylaw amendments will be up for discussion at the State of the Town meeting in the fall and a Town Meeting vote in March 2020….
Board hears options for DPW alternate sites and construction
Consulting engineers detailed the need for new Department of Public Works facilities in a presentation to the Board of Selectmen — but with the school project underway and a new community center up next, the town isn’t likely to have the money for a major upgrade any time soon. As part of a larger project…
Lincoln’s new Wang Field is open for play
Lincoln’s first new athletic field in more than 50 years officially opened last week with a ribbon-cutting by Courtney Wang, the son of the couple whose land the field now occupies. Computer entrepreneur An Wang and his wife Lorraine raised their children on Bedford Road close to Route 2. After Lorraine passed away in 2016,…
Property sales in March
169 Lexington Rd. — David Spertner to Cao Yunfei and Wang Shuhui for $957,500 (March 29) 7 Tower Rd. — Andrew Thompson to Michael Fiore and Caroline Malcolm for $812,000 (March 28) 112 Codman Rd. — David Crisafi to Benjamin Pless for $1,381,900 (March 28) 216 Aspen Circle — Michelle Selinger-Schamberg to Nicholas H. Morgan…
Study calls for new DPW facilities costing $15 million
The completed study of the options for moving some or all of the DPW’s Lewis Street functions to allow rezoning of the property recommends that the town replace the outdated facility at an estimated cost of more than $15 million. Weston and Sampson were hired in 2017 to identify the current and future needs of…
Rezoning South Lincoln is topic of May 7 forum
A proposal to rezone parts of South Lincoln will be the subject of a public forum hosted by the South Lincoln Planning and Implementation Committee (SLPIC) will hold a public forum on Tuesday, May 7 from 6–8:30 p.m. in the Town Hall. SLPIC’s Village Planning and Zoning Team has been working on rezoning the area…