News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Dear Lincoln Squirrel readers, I wanted to let you know about some updates to the Squirrel, including an important email address change. Emailing the Squirrel Last October, we switched to a shorter email address (news@lincolnsquirrel.com). Unfortunately, the server for this address occasionally held back messages as spam and I never received them. As a result, we’re…
The Conservation Commission and the Rural Land Foundation recently completed a project to improve the trails leading off Codman Road leading over to the meadow at Codman South. Conservation Land Manager David McKinnon and summer interns built several bridges and placed “duck boards” over wet or muddy areas. A main trail starts directly across Codman Road from the entrance…
Readers may submit photos for consideration for Lincoln Through the Lens by emailing them to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. If your photo is published, you’ll receive credit in the Squirrel. Photos must be taken in Lincoln and include the date, location, and names of any people who are identifiable in the photo. Previously published photos can be viewed…
Join renowned biologist Samuel Jaffe at Drumlin Farm a day of exploration and discovery with his “Caterpillar Lab” on Saturday, Sept. 12. Through a combination of photographs, art, scientific study and live animals, visitors will marvel at the variety, beauty and behavior of these creatures. Take a look at giant caterpillars as they inch their way along…
To the editor: To all the friends and neighbors of Peggy Schmertzler, thank you for the many emails and cards expressing your fond memories of Peggy, condolences, empathy and emotional support for our entire family. We’re resorting to this method of saying “thank you” to make sure that you know as soon as possible that we received and appreciated…
Lori Hodin, Safe School Coordinator and psychology teacher at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, will be the featured speaker at the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room of the Wayland Public Safety Building (38 Cochituate Road, Wayland). Hodin will discuss the Courage to Care Program, which is based on the Mentors…
The Boston Globe has applied its investigative muscle to the mystery of Lincoln’s rocking horses, but the ponies didn’t give up their secrets. The Globe ran a front-page feature in its September 5 issue about the horses that have accumulated in recent years on a piece of land next to the large meadow on Old Sudbury Road. The horses have…
Codman arts and crafts festival on Sept. 12 The Codman Estate’s Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be Saturday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. This annual event features the work of more than 100 artisans, including painting, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, fiber art, metalworking, woodworking, clothing, food wares, and folk art….
The Friends of the Lincoln Public Library are offering a special two-part program on the life and legacy of Isabella Stewart Gardner. On Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. in the library’s Tarbell Room, character re-enactor Jessa Piaia will present a dramatic portrayal of Gardner in “A Visit with Isabella Stewart Gardner: America’s First Patroness…
The Lincoln Campus Master Planning Committee (CMPC), which will complete its work by December 31, invites the public to attend of their meetings and public forums this fall. The CMPC is is charged with studying the basic infrastructure and physical layout of the Ballfield Road campus and informing the planning for the contemplated school building and…