To the editor: I am a resident of Lincoln living on Trapelo Road near the five-way intersection and have negotiated that intersection several times a day for most of the past 25 years. I can attest to the difficulties of doing so despite the fact that each of the streets has a stop sign with…
Letter to the editor: Help Lincoln boomers build community
To the editor: On any given day, a visit to Bemis Hall will find it buzzing with activity and bursting at the seams with people socializing, participating in programs, volunteering, seeking counsel and more. And it’s about to get a lot busier, if a newly formed group of self-described “boomers” has anything to do with it. In…
Obituaries – 6/12/15
James G. Birmingham, 84 (April 28) – broker and manager of private investment partnerships William Brennan, 87 (April 24) – First Parish Church member; owned company that designed and manufactured sterling silver and precious metal products J. Walter Brain, 79 (April 19) – landscape architect, Thoreau Club member Charles Stathos, 93 (April 6) – Okinawa veteran,…
Letter to the editor: more on Trapelo Road stop sign
To the editor: Mr. Richardson is absolutely right, as is John Kimball in his letter to the editor on June 4 regarding this same topic. I’d go further and say there are multiple issues with traffic flow at that intersection: it is difficult for folks coming up Weston Road, since the heavier traffic coming down…
Correction
News acorns – 6/11/15
Farmer’s market at Lincoln Station starts June 20 Beginning Saturday, June 20 and continuing through the summer months, the Rural Land Foundation will be hosting the Farmer’s Market at Lincoln Station every Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the front parking area along Lincoln Road. The event is an opportunity to support local…
Lincoln School names new K-4 principal
By Alice Waugh
Sarah Collmer, who has a background in performing arts, is about to take on her biggest role yet: the Lincoln School’s new K-4 principal.
Collmer, 40, comes from the John F. Kennedy School in Canton, where she was hired in 2014 after serving as interim principal. Prior to that, she was Canton’s K-12 performing arts coordinator and also taught high school performing arts. She has been a music teacher for 17 years and has also worked at schools in Franklin and Wellesley.
News acorns – 6/10/15
Soil health workshop on June 18 Levels of organic matter in most U.S. agricultural soils have declined in recent years, releasing more CO2 into the atmosphere and making the soil less able to retain water, which are important for crop quality, the global climate and biodiversity. Two local farmers who are experts in soil fertility will speak at a workshop…
Letter to the editor: intersection is “an accident waiting to happen”
Editor’s note: A letter to the editor on June 4 addressed the same topic. To the editor: In the last ten or twelve years, I have written letters and spoken to the Lincoln Selectmen and Police Department at least three times about moving that stop sign on Trapelo Road several feet closer to Lincoln/Bedford Road so drivers…
Milk it for all it’s worth at Dairy Day
Drumlin Farm is celebrating National Dairy Month with Dairy Day on Saturday, June 13 (rain or shine) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The barns will be open on this special day for up-close access to our favorite dairy animals and the tasty treats they help us produce. Highlights include exclusive milking access to Drumlin Farm’s dairy…