News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
The School Building Committee is hosting a series of outreach sessions this week and next to explain and answer questions about the school project. Members are also seeking public input on the appearance of the roof over the central part of the renovated school. The outreach sessions will be on the following dates: Friday, Nov….
Election Day prayer services at St. Anne’s St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church is holding two simple prayer services on Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 6) at 8 a.m. and noon. The services will include prayers for our nation, and all are welcome. First Parish news: Monday meditation, choir, Advent workshop, book group There will be an evening…
The Pierce House is hosting a photo day and a raffle for a hand-crafted replica dollhouse. On Sunday, Nov. 4 from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., photographer Alex Gordias will take portraits of individuals or groups (including pets) for use a holidays cards, engagement photos, professional head shots, etc., with a choice of backdrops including one of…
Al Schmertzler has retired from the Lincoln School Committee after 26 consecutive years of service to the town, 12 on this committee and a previous 14 on the Finance Committee, among many other contributions of time and intelligence. To fill the vacancy created by this retirement, the Lincoln School Committee invites and encourages any town…
By Prerna Karmacharya The GearTicks, a local robotics team based in Lincoln, demonstrated their vacuum pump and helped the Girl Scouts build prosthetic hands and drive LEGO Segways at the Girl Scout “Geek is Glam” event on October 13 at WPI in Worcester. At the event, the Lincoln GearTicks interacted with girls in grades 4–8,…
To the editor: Political election and campaign time is here again, with the attendant practice of candidate signage. Judging by experiences in the past few elections, there seems to be a lack of understanding or appreciation regarding an interpretation of the sign bylaw issued by the town of Lincoln in 2012. In the words of…
Below are images of the ballot that voters will see for the November 6 election (early voting is now underway). Click on an image to see a larger version. To enlarge further, hit “Control +” on a Windows machine or “Command +” on a Mac. More information: Specimen ballot on Town of Lincoln website Times and…
Coffee with photographer Barbara Peskin
November 1 at 2:45 p.m.
Join artist Barbara Peskin on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 2:45 p.m. to celebrate her exhibit “Moments in Nature,” shown in the Bemis Hall gallery through mid-November. Barbara enjoys sharing photos that play on the patience to let nature unfold as you observe, listen and watch and may come unexpectedly in quiet moments. Her photos come from places like Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, along with photos of mergansers and puffins from Maine, and more from Lincoln and local areas.
Lunchtime jazz
November 2 at 12:30 p.m.
At lunchtime on Friday, Nov. 2, the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band will be upstairs at Bemis with a menu of delicious oldies but goodies for your enjoyment. Give yourself a break, join your fellow seniors. Relax, take the weight off, sit back and enjoy the music. Trombone, cornet, clarinet, piano, and drums will be in the house from 12:30–1:30.
Toni Lynn Washington and Sax Gordon Beadle play the blues
November 4 at 2 p.m.
All ages are invited to a free concert by renowned Boston-area blues vocalist Toni Lynn Washington and acclaimed saxophonist Sax Gordon Beadle on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The performance is the Second Annual Ronna Cooper Memorial Concert and is sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln COA. It is a gift from Margo Cooper in celebration of her mother’s life. Washington has delighted and awed audiences in Boston and around the country and the globe for decades as both a singer and songwriter. Marty Ballou on bass, Bryan Claunch on keyboard and Tom Avery on drums will back up Toni Lynn and Sax Gordon.
To the editor: You may not have heard about three candidates who are running for three important statewide offices because they do not take money from corporations, lobbyists, or super PACs. Thus there aren’t expensive TV ads and mass mailings for them. These three candidates aim to keep BIG money out of politics. Jamie Guerin,…
(Editor’s note: the following obituary was submitted directly to the Lincoln Squirrel by Lucretia’s brother, Henry B. Hoover Jr.) Lucretia Hoover Giese (1937-2018) died at her home in Lincoln on October 16, 2018 of cancer. Born in Lincoln on May 23, 1937 as an identical twin to the late Henry B. and Lucretia J. Hoover,…