The following item was inadvertently omitted from the May 28 News Acorns: There will be an open house at the Lincoln Public Library on Sunday, June 2 from 3–5 p.m. to mark the opening of an exhibit of charcoal drawings of trees by Lincoln resident Peter Sugar. The exhibit will be on view until June…
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Property transactions in April
14B North Commons — Kristin Swanson to Brianne Krupsaw for $435,000 (April 30) 314 Hemlock Circle — Thomas M. Healy Jr. Trust to Mary Ryan for $502,000 (April 26) 3 Millstone Lane — Margo Selzter to Robert D. Valleau Trust and Pamela M. Valleau Trust for $1,800,000 (April 26) 54 Conant Rd. — Reihl Mahoney…
Letter to the editor: Assange arrest is an assault on the 1st Amendment
Council on Aging activities in June
Free wellness clinics for all ages June 4 at 10 a.m. Place: Lincoln Woods Meet with a nurse at 50 Wells Road in Lincoln Woods on Tuesday, June 4 (note new day this month only) from 10 a.m.–noon or Bemis Hall on Tuesday, June 18 from 9–11 a.m. Blood pressure, nutrition and fitness, medication management,…
Spencer wields pencil and pad for police work
By Alice Waugh Detective Ian Spencer is the Lincoln Police Department’s Juvenile Officer, but sometimes he draws a different kind of duty: creating forensic sketches of crime suspects. Spencer is a trained police artist who interviews crime victims about what a suspect looked like. The sketch emerges after conversation and continual revisions of his drawing…
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Film on detention of Palestinians The GRALTA Foundation presents a screening discussion of “Imprisoning a Generation,” a documentary by Zelda Edmunds that follows four young Palestinians who were detained and imprisoned under the Israeli military and political systems, on Saturday, May 25 at 10 a.m. in the Lincoln Public Library. The discussion will be led…
Visiting hours this week for Amalie Kass, 1928–2019
Amalie Moses Hecht Kass of Belmont, formerly of Lincoln, died May 19. She was born in Baltimore on January 9, 1928 to Leslie and Helene Moses. She grew up in Baltimore with her brother Alfred Moses and sister Claire Moses Lovett and attended Wellesley College. In 1949, she married Malcolm (Mac) Hecht Jr., with whom…
Six L-S staff win FELS grants
Six faculty and staff members at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School have received grants from the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury (FELS) to pursue their professional and personal interests and passions. FELS was founded in 2000 to offer parents a tangible way to show their appreciation to the L-S professional staff for the unflagging dedication, tireless…
Temporary classrooms coming to kick off school project
The first visible sign of the start of the $93.9 million school project will appear in the center ballfield shortly after the Fourth of July, when the six-month task of installing temporary classrooms will begin. The modulars will be home for the K–4 students during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years. The total cost for…