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School, community center updates on Friday Join the School Building Committee (SBC) and the Community Center Preliminary Planning and Design Committee (CCPPDC) on Friday, Oct. 20 at 12:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall for an update on the two proposed Ballfield Road campus projects. This session is a great opportunity to get caught up on the campus projects and also to share your questions, concerns…
The School Building Committee (SBC) and school project design team will hold a series of meetings this week with residents and students as they continue to answer the question: How will the building support our vision of education? Lincoln School administrators and faculty discussed the town’s educational priorities during a day-long session facilitated by the design team…
Superintendent of Schools Becky McFall and educational planners from two architectural firms will lead two workshop sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. in the Brooks gym, focusing on how architecture and design can support educational goals. They will share the priorities expressed by educators during a September 28 all-day visioning session, show…
School Building Committee architects proposed some master planning objectives for the Ballfield Road campus as well as five general options for locating the various aspects of the Lincoln School around that campus at a public workshop on October 3. Before they even began presenting their thoughts, resident Steve Perlmutter summed up his feelings about the…
To the editor: Let’s think big together on Tuesday, Oct. 3 at 8 a.m. or 7 p.m. in the Brooks Gym (Ballfield Road community campus). Lincoln does best when Lincoln thinks big. We were reminded of this last Wednesday at the Bemis Lecture Series, when the Trustees of the Ogden Codman Trust spoke of the history of the…
To the editor: What if you decided to redo your kitchen, hired a respected designer, and then asked a trusted neighbor to oversee the design and construction process? With a good professional and a tasteful neighbor, it might be fine, but would it really turn out the way you wanted? We have a great design…
New kids’ singing groups at church The First Parish in Lincoln is sponsoring two children’s singing ensembles open to all children in Lincoln and surrounding towns in grades K–5. There is no cost. The ensembles will begin rehearsals on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the First Parish in Lincoln. The two groups are: Kid Sing (5–5:30…
To the editor: “Community Center Preliminary Planning and Design Committee”—with a name like that, we can’t help but succeed in our mission to bring a preliminary design to the town for consideration when discussing the current state of and future goals for the Ballfield Road campus. The townfolk spoke and the town representatives heard you:…
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Site preparation work for the new Minuteman High School building in Lincoln is progressing smoothly, according to construction officials, though residents are hearing more noise than they would like. Construction crews haven’t run into anything unexpected or unusual while clearing and excavating the site, said Walter Kincaid, a project executive for Gilbane Building Co. He…