News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Scarecrow Classic steps off this Sunday More than 550 participants are expected to join the LLCT for the sixth Annual Scarecrow Classic on Sunday, Oct. 14. The race kicks off at 9:30 a.m. on Codman Road by the fire station and runs along Lincoln’s scenic roads, fields, and trails. After the race, there will be…
What began last year as an eBay auction of donated vintage dolls has turned into a multipronged nonprofit effort that has netted thousands of dollars for METCO and provided summer camp scholarships for 34 kids. Joanne Schmergel’s Cerulean Way home is slowly being taken over by dolls, antiques and other items she’s collecting and selling…
The agenda for the October 20 State of the Town meeting posted in the Squirrel on October 9 was incorrect. Here is the correct agenda for the meting, which will take place in Brooks auditorium from 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Campus building projects (10:30–11 a.m.) South Lincoln planning (11–11:30 a.m.) deCordova bylaws (11:30a.m.–noon) Open forum (12–12:30…
Fire station open house The Lincoln Public Safety Dept. will hold an open house on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in observance of Fire Prevention Month. The day will include interactive demonstrations, a fire safety coloring contest, Smokey the Bear, and free pizza. Free bike safety event for kids Do you and your…
(Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the corrected agenda for the State of the Town meeting.) Special Town Meeting and State of the Town On Saturday, Oct. 20, there will be a Special Town Meeting vote on the status of marijuana businesses in Lincoln starting at 9 a.m., immediately followed by the…
Public notices The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. to consider the application by Lincoln Station LLC, 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA for the transfer of an on-premises all alcoholic beverages restaurant license. There will be a bank auction of the property at 129 Concord Rd….
The School Building Committee on Wednesday started the process of changing and removing elements of the school project to meet a voter-mandated budget, making a handful of adjustments from a list provided by SMMA Architects that totaled just over $1.4 million. But the group has more work to do to reach the target total reduction…
Early next year, the Magic Garden Children’s Center will start accepting infants, add another toddler room, and expand into a second location—the “stone church” parish house rooms vacated by the Birches School. There is a perennial waiting list for Magic Garden’s Rainbow Room, which offers the only full-day, full-year toddler program in Lincoln for children…
Two new exhibits will open at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum on Friday, Oct. 19: Sheila Pepe: Hot Mess Formalism, a major survey that includes her expansive fiber-based sculptures and small-scale assemblages, and Larry Fink: Primal Empathy, a distinctive presentation of his iconic candid black-and-white photography. Both will be on view through March 10, 2019. The museum (including the Yayoi…
20th anniversary event for Domestic Violence Roundtable The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable will host a dinner and documentary play to mark its 20th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 18 starting at 6 p.m. at t the Trinitarian Congregational Church, 53 Cochituate Rd., Wayland The play, No More Secrets: Survivor Voices from The Second Step, will feature…