News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
By Alice Waugh
In early May 2013, the Lincoln After-school Activities Program’s 33-year tenure in Lincoln suddenly seemed in jeopardy when another company outbid LEAP when its lease came up for renewal. But as of July 1, LEAP has an exclusive annual license with the School Committee to use Pod C.
A subgroup of the reconstituted School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) is in the process of selecting a school design consultant, and the School Committee is tentatively scheduled to award a contract on July 23. At Town Meeting in March, Lincoln voters approved spending up to $250,000 to hire a consultant who would define renovation solutions for…
Helen Montie in rehearsal with the L-S Civic Orchestra. Photo by Dan Pettengill
By Dave McLellan
When asked about her experience during her three years in the Lincoln-Sudbury Civic Orchestra (LSCO), L-S senior and principal cellist Helen Montie of Lincoln can only say “I LOVE CIVIC!!!!!” in all capital letters, as if she’s shouting it in an email (which she did, actually).
To the editor: The Lincoln Sudbury School Committee and administration thank the citizens of Lincoln and Sudbury for approving the capital requests, for this year’s technology infrastructure improvements at the high school, at the respective town meetings. We also thank officials from both towns for providing feedback and encouragement through the capital request. The high…
The new School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) will hold its first meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Hartwell multipurpose room, when they will begin preparations for hiring a consultant, choose a co-chair and confirm the schedule for upcoming meetings. The roster for the new SBAC is almost identical to the first version of the committee,…
Strat’s playground has been closed indefinitely.
By Alice Waugh
The popular Strat’s playground behind the Hartwell school building has been closed for safety violations and will probably need to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch.
Theater now, music later on at L-S The LSB Players at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School will stage the final two performances of The 39 Steps tonight and tomorrow, May 2 and 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Kirschner Auditorium. Based on the classic Hitchcock movie, The 39 Steps is an hilarious farce of mistaken identity, who done it,…
Today’s article on the continuation of the Jet Aviation hearing gave an incorrect date for the next session. It will be on April 9 at 7:45 p.m. in the Town Office Building’s Donaldson Room. The article has been updated to reflect this correction. The April 3 article on the effort by a group of eighth-graders…
The first annual “Celebrate Asia!” Festival on April 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. will celebrate the diverse cultures that enrich Lincoln-Sudbury school and town communities and will serve as a fundraiser for the L-S Memorial School, the high school’s sister school in Battambang, Cambodia. Among the offerings at the festival: crafts activities for kids, cultural performances…
By Alice Waugh
At Town Meeting on March 29, residents approved spending up to $250,000 to come up with options and cost estimates for school renovation projects, but not without considerable discussion and a number of dissenting votes—though not enough to derail the measure, which required a two-thirds majority vote.