News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
By next fall, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School will have a new satellite location for students with social and emotional disabilities. The building at 420 Lincoln Rd., a stone’s throw from the high school, was the home of the White House Preschool until it closed in 2010. It needs to be renovated to meet current building…
Thanks to a donation drive by the Lincoln Girl Scouts, 28 bags “full to the brim” with donated items will be distributed to needy seniors in Lincoln, said Council on Aging Director Carolyn Bottum. The Scouts teamed up with the Lincoln Council on Aging to host a holiday gift basket drive during the weeks before Thanksgiving…
Lincoln residents and their guests are invited to First Day 2019 on January 1, 2019 from 1–5 p.m. at the Pierce House—and organizers need help in making the annual event happen. The drop-in event celebration, which is a great way to meet neighbors and fellow Lincolnites, features food, desserts, refreshments, children’s activities, and music by the…
Tricia McGean, R.N., has been in her Lincoln home for years, but now she’s getting into other residents’ homes as the town’s new public health nurse. In this new part-time position, McGean wears many hats. A big part of the job is making home health visits to seniors as well as doing one-on-one consultations in…
A new Youth Leaders for Climate Justice program announced by Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary aims to engage youth in grades 9-12 to create and implement local climate action projects. This program, stressing commitment to community through a lens of climate action, begins with a Climate Learning Intensive Program on January 26, 2019 at…
Donate children’s clothing by Friday The deadline to drop off donations of children’s gently used clothing at the Liepert home at 108 Trapelo Rd. in Lincoln (leave bags by garage door) for Cradles to Crayons has bene extended to Friday, Dec. 7. Sizes infant through adult small. Most-needed items include sweaters and sweatshirts, but children’s…
McLean Hospital has filed a notice of intent to appeal a recent court decision regarding its Bypass Road property, and the town and a group of residents say they will continue to resist the hospital’s efforts to locate an inpatient program in a private home in the neighborhood In October, the state Land Court denied…
St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields The church’s annual Christmas Lessons and Carols service is Sunday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. This annual service features stories read by clergy and parishioners, anthems sung by the choir, and hymns sung by everyone. Bring a treat to share afterwards at the festive reception. Christmas Eve services on Monday, Dec. 24 will be at 3…
Two numbers in the table showing the December 3 election results were transposed, resulting in incorrect totals in the table and accompanying article. The correct total voting percentages were 68 percent voting yes and 32 percent voting no. The table and article have been updated to reflect this correction….
Jal David Mehta won the Lincoln Squirrel’s Town Meeting “guess the vote percentage” contest. He submitted a guess of 84 percent “yes” and 16 percent “no.” Perhaps due to the sometimes angsty debate on LincolnTalk, only 10 of the 18 guesses predicted the school project vote would even clear the required two-thirds threshold. No one…