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To the editor: I believe most people, who have issues with the design proposed by the First Parish Building Committee for an addition to the White Church, are not “opposing the proposed new Stearns Room” project. There are legitimate concerns about specifics of the design that for the most part, have not been addressed in the many meetings…
(Editor’s note: This incorporates a correction to the second item made on April 29.) Talk this Sunday on Flint homestead The Lincoln Historical Society and the Lincoln Historical Commission present “The Flint House: Past, Present Future” on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Come hear a talk by local historian Jack Maclean and see historic images…
To the editor:
I fully understand and appreciate the First Parish may want to upgrade the Stearns Room to enhance after-service socializing and improve handicapped access. However, it is not clear why the Building Committee has adopted an adversarial approach to the process—one which antagonizes Lincoln neighbors near and far, divides the congregation, threatens lawsuit, disrespects certain town boards and alienates long-term benefactors.
(Editor’s note: This letter concerns the proposed expansion to the First Parish Church’s Stearns Room. The Planning Commission has continued a hearing on details of the plan, including the roofing material, until April 28. The church has already won zoning approval for the proposal.)
To the editor:
Are there no alternative treatments for expansion of this addition than the one proposed? A metal roof seems more appropriate on a contemporary structure than on the current historic church building even though it might have some energy-saving or environmental benefits.
By Alice C. Waugh
Christopher “CJ” Dwyer of Littleton, a seventh-grade special-education student at the Lincoln School, died on April 25. Lincoln School K-4 Principal Steve McKenna made the announcement to school families in an email Monday morning.
To the editor: The recent flurry of letters opposing the proposed new Stearns Room paints quite a picture—how dare those First Parish people desecrate our sacred space! The low-pitched sections of the roof will be metal, there’s a terrace, and glass windows without shutters! It will be bigger than it is now, and part of…
Editor’s note: see a photo taken by Rob on Monday morning in Lincoln Through the Lens. To the editor: Lincoln is a town of many treasures. Sunday night and (early!) Monday morning, we were reminded the Lincoln Minute Men are well among them. On Sunday evening, the Minute Men reenacted the Sounding of the Alarm that…
The Lincoln School Foundation’s eighth annual Spelling Bee attracted its biggest-ever roster of participants (136) from the Lincoln and Hanscom schools to benefit the LSF, which awards grants to enrich the curriculum, extend professional development, and enhance the school and community partnership.
The Lincoln Public Library has long welcomed artists who exhibit their work in its first-floor gallery space designed by renowned architect and modern art collector Graham Gund. But this spring, for the first time, the entire library will be transformed into a fine art gallery as the Friends of the Lincoln Library host a show and gala: “Grown, Shown and Owned in Lincoln.”
African drum and dance at St. Anne’s on May 3 All are invited to African drum and dance classes at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church on Sunday, May 3 from 6:30-9 p.m. Come drum with Master Moussa Traore from Mali (6:30-7:30 p.m.) and dance with seasoned teacher Alice Heller (7:40-9 p.m.). Drum class will be multilevel; bring a…