News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
By Alice Waugh
(Editor’s note: this story has been corrected to include a link to the SBAC’s final report, which previously was available only in draft form.)
The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) will present its final report to the School Committee tonight—a report that says Lincoln should pursue state funding for a modified “L-shaped” building and renovation project rather than a “repair only” pathway.
Lincoln resident Wanda Paik will perform Rachmaninoff’s great Piano Concerto No. 2 with Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. at the Hale Middle School in Stow. The concert will also feature Russian choral works, Gretchaninoff’s Hvalite Boga, and Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, as well as a silent auction. There will…
Come join your friends and neighbors on Thanksgiving morning for the fourth annual Gobble Wobble—an event for all ages and abilities where you can get a little exercise before the big feast and make a big difference in the lives of those less fortunate. The entry fee—one bag of nonperishable groceries per runner—will be donated…
Walking on two of Lincoln’s conservation trails just got a little easier, thanks to efforts by local residents and Conservation Department staff. A group of neighbors recently repaired and improved the trail that leads from the Conrad/Bradshaw driveway opposite Boyce Farm Road off Old Sudbury Road into the Weston Woods. The residents also purchased the…
Residents are invited to “Lincoln by the Land,” a talk hosted by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust about Lincoln’s landscapes with Sue Klem, an LLCT board member and local author of The Nature of Lincoln. Her talk, which begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Lincoln Public Library, will explore Lincoln’s rugged landscape of hills,…
If you like trains, you’ll love tonight’s Lincoln Film Society presentation, which it’s calling “Closely Watched Trains: An Evening of Chuff-Chuff and Choo-Choo.” The medley of rail-themed short files begins at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library and will include: Arrival of a Train France / 1896 / silent / 1 min. The Georgetown…
By Alice Waugh
Two landmarks in the town center—the Lincoln Public Library and Bemis Hall—have been getting upgrades.
 The sidewalk to the library shortly before completion. |
 A worker blasts away decayed material from the front of Bemis Hall. |
Looking for a newer house in Lincoln with an extra-long bathtub? You might want to check with Paul Pierce, the 15-year veteran of the Boston Celtics before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in July—he’s put his Winter Street home on the market for $2.65 million. Even as Lincoln homes go, it’s nicer than most….
The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen several short films by László Moholy-Nagy tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 12) at 7 p.m.
While best-known for a career spanning sculpture, painting, and industrial design, the versatile Hungarian-born Moholy-Nagy also did pioneering work in the field of photography, producing short documentaries and abstract films that show the influence of constructivism on his vision. He was forced to leave Germany in 1933, moving to London, and later emigrating to the U.S. as the director of the New Bauhaus in Chicago, which only lasted for one year. He went on to found the Institute of Design, part of the Illinois Institute of Technology, which offered the first PhD in design.
Here are obituaries of Lincoln residents who have passed away since June. October 21 Robert Duncan, 71 — former teacher in Lincoln Public Schools, Fenn School assistant headmaster October 2 Melissa Meyer, 70 — chaired the board of the DeCordova Museum for 12 years Caroline Tracey, 71 — mother of Miffi, Beth and Robert Tracey September…