News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Town officials and others recently donned hardhats and wielded shovels at two different Lincoln sites: the First Parish Church, which is doing interior renovations, and Care Dimensions’ new Greater Boston Hospice House on Winter Street. (Never mind that construction activity had already begun in both places—it’s the thought that counts.) The hospice facility, slated for completion…
Larry Kroin, 70 (September 29) — former owner of kitchen and bath design firm. Elizabeth Marble, 82 (September 12) — former teacher at Magic Garden Children’s Center in the early 1990s. Edna Grason, 96 (July 11) — Lincoln historian and co-founder of Grason-Stadler, Inc. John Stankard, 48 (July 9) — worked in the family excavating business, Stankard Excavation in…
The Board of Selectmen has formally thanked State Rep. Thomas Stanley in a September 13 letter for securing $100,000 for Lincoln to help offset the costs of educating the children of retired-military families living on Hanscom Air Force Base (HAFB) this year. Gov. Charlie Baker originally vetoed the funding in the state’s fiscal 2017 budget, but Rep….
Trail’s End Café welcomed its first customers on Monday morning in the Lincoln space occupied by the former Whistle Stop—and just as he was for the Whistle Stop, Barry Palu was its very first customer. Palu is one of a group of former Whistle Stop regulars who met to eat breakfast, solve the newspaper crossword puzzle and kid…
To the editor: Voters deserve and need to hear from a candidate for President who is honest about issues that concern all Americans and who provides concrete changes and solutions. They need to hear from a candidate who does not take any contributions from Wall Street bankers, corporations or billionaires. Voters are starving to hear from…
A coalition of Lincoln groups will hold a town-wide forum on “Generation-Based Strengths and Differences” on Sunday, Oct.16 from 2-4 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The interactive event will explore the characteristics and strengths of each generation to give attendees a greater understanding of different age groups than their own. Facilitators for the forum will be Carolyn Bottum, director of…
9 Lewis St. — Munroe Holdings LLC to 9 Lewis St. LLC for $800,000 (August 31) 3 Birchwood Lane — John Nagy to Kwaku Amoa and Adja M. Doukoure-Amoa for $600,000 (August 30) 30 Old Sudbury Rd. — Mark Goetemann to Paul Chapman and Katrin Roush for $1,425,000 (August 25) 8 Cedar Rd. — Mark…
The drought we’re experiencing is causing brown lawns and dry land where water used to be—but it’s no picnic for the area’s plants and animals either, as three local experts explained at a presentation titled “Brown is the New Green.” Residents at the well-attended September 21 event in Bemis Hall learned that this isn’t the…
Radio journalist to give talk on climate change Heather Goldstone, science editor for WCAI (the Cape and Islands NPR station) and host of Living Lab Radio, will give a talk titled “All Climate Is Local: Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change and the Paris Agreement” on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. in Brooks Auditorium. Goldstone holds a Ph.D. in ocean…