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Movie about democracy

“Lightworkers” — a movie in which director Bobby Roth interviewed Americans and chose the most relevant remarks to convey both the current threat to democracy and the importance of our coming together to safeguard it — will be shown on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7:00pm at the First Parish in Lincoln (white church). There will be time afterwards to share reactions and thoughts. The event is sponsored by the Racial Justice Advocates of the First Parish in Lincoln in association with the Social Justice Commission of St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal church and Lincoln Witness.

Film screening: Tuvalu”

The Lincoln Library Film Society will screen “Tuvalu” (1999), a virtually silent movie that relies on visual storytelling, body language, sound effects, and music rather than spoken conversation, on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6:00pm in the library.

Session on solar panels

CFREE will discuss solar panels in the fifth and final installment in its Home Sustainability Series on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 7:00pm in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. CFREE members will provide advice on how to start getting solar in your home, and will cover both the benefits and potential risks. Registration recommended.

DA Ryan at DVSN event

District Attorney Marian Ryan will be the keynote speaker at the Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN) will host its annual Light in the Darkness Candlelight Vigil on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 6:00pm at the Fairbank Community Center at 40 Fairbank Road in Sudbury. (The Lincoln Police Department has been a member of DVSN since 2002.) Ryan has created multiple best-in-class crime prevention programs and is a leader in domestic violence prevention and prosecution.

Held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month each October, the vigil commemorates the lives lost in Massachusetts to domestic violence in the past year. Community members will read each victim’s story as their lives are represented by the reader, a rose, and a candle lit in their memory. A light supper will be served following the ceremony at this free event. Click here for more information or call 978-318-3421.

My Turn: Resident questions library HVAC information

By David Cuetos

I think residents should be very cautious about the Select Board newsletter being mailed to every household. It presents several highly uncertain assumptions as settled facts. My concerns boil down to these issues:

1. The advertised $375,000 cost difference between the two options is not a reliable number.

The current ground-source heat-pump (GSHP) estimate is about $6.25 million, while Northeast Engineering’s independent, fully loaded conventional estimate is about $2.13 million, a difference of approximately $4.1 million. To narrow that huge difference, the town adds roughly $1.2 million to the conventional option, much of it disputed, and then assumes $1.55 million in federal tax benefits. That includes a domestic-content bonus even though its own tax consultant acknowledges that the calculation does not use the methodology required by current IRS guidance. The GSHP project also consumes a $1 million grant that could support other eligible projects.

2. The conventional HVAC estimate seems too high.

Northeast’s $2.13 million estimate contains arithmetic errors, duplicated lines and limited backup for several assumptions. It includes roughly $940K of contingencies, fees, project costs and overhead/profit above direct construction. Northeast also estimated roughly $300K for replacing the Library boiler. Bemis Hall’s boilers were recently replaced for under $50K. The Library is larger and more complicated, but a roughly 6x difference deserves explanation.

3. It is simply false that the GSHP project will have “no incremental tax impact.”

Taxpayers will fund approximately $5.3 million through town reserves and future CPA revenues, about $2,750 for the average household. Some of the reserve draw could eventually be replenished by federal credits, but those credits are uncertain and would arrive later.

4. The $6.25 million GSHP price was not project-specifically competitively bid.

PowerOptions competitively selected ESG into its vendor program, but Lincoln did not solicit competing bids for this project. We have not tried getting a competitive bid to test ESG’s price. Northeast estimated the fully loaded cost of a more expensive closed-loop GSHP system at only $5.39 million. Since ESG is now proposing the less expensive open-loop design, this raises a serious question as to whether the $6.25 million price is substantially above a competitive market price.

5. We do not know what the “not-to-exceed” price or “performance guarantee” actually guarantees.

The ESG contract is still being negotiated. We do not know which costs can become change orders, who bears well-performance and site-condition risk, or what remedy the town receives if performance falls short. The final cost of the GSHP could therefore exceed $6.25 million.

6. The town has not yet shown that the proposed system will perform as advertised.

ESG itself says a third standing-column well may be required depending on yield. Nearby wells have shown very low production. We still have not seen the design bleed assumptions or low-bleed winter performance. Inside the building, ESG plans to reuse existing ductwork with heating air around 95°F, yet no duct static-pressure calculations or acoustic analysis have been provided. We do not know whether the system can deliver the required heat quietly without duct modifications or supplemental heating.

These are not minor details. They go directly to cost, risk and whether the system will work as promised.

Cuetos lives on Weston Road in Lincoln.

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnians. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

Select Board offers more answers and hears comments on library HVAC

Residents posed more questions about the library HVAC project at the Select Board’s regular meeting on Oct. 5. 

The session followed a multi-board meeting on Sept. 28 at which officials explained the proposal for a geothermal ground-source heat pump (GSHP) system to replace the library’s aging gas boiler and other components of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. On Oct. 8, they posted an FAQ document on the Special Town Meeting web page that addressed some of the questions raised at the two meetings.

Select Board member Jim Hutchinson summarized the project costs ($3.28 million for a conventional system or $3.7 million for a GSHP system). If residents choose the geothermal option at the Special Town Meeting on Oct. 24, funding would come from Community Preservation Committee and borrowing under the levy limit, meaning it would not result in an immediate tax increase, unlike bonding under a debt exclusion.

If the GSHP option is approved, the Town Meeting motion provides a backup of $1.55 million from the Stabilization Fund to cover any shortfall in anticipated tax credits or other project incentives, and any Stabilization Fund money used for that purpose would reduce the amount borrowed for the project, as noted in the FAQ.

The cost for a piece-by-piece conventional system replacement would start with $330,000 for a new gas boiler and then more in the future as other elements of the HVAC system are replaced on a schedule to be determined.

Other points mentioned by Hutchinson:

  • Electrical upgrades costing about $490,000 will be needed regardless of which system voters choose.
  • The promised $1 million Climate Leader Grant for a GSHP system would be forfeit because it can only be applied to “green” projects in town. The grant could be used toward other qualifying projects, but they have to be bundled into one application, and according to the Green Energy Committee, “they don’t have a ready-to-go million-dollar list of stuff to do,” Hutchinson said.
  • The trigger for doing ADA upgrades would be triggered if the project cost exceeded 30% of the building’s assessed value. “That trigger point will almost certainly be hit for the GSHP option but there’s a good chance it will not be hit for the conventional option,” he said. However, “just because [legally required ADA work] isn’t triggered doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. We should probably have a discussion” about that while the conventional boiler is being replaced, if that’s what residents decide to do. Possible ADA upgrades include new or modified handrails and landings, improved door clearances and hardware, accessible counters and workstations, restroom improvements, drinking fountains, outlet relocation, and wider accessible routes between shelving, according to the FAQ.
  • CPC funds will be used for at least some of the future work even if voters choose the conventional system.

In answer to the concern that the GSHP option is very expensive, Hutchinson noted that “people are tempted to look at the conventional option because it starts at $330,000 and I think there’s a very natural temptation to say, ‘Couldn’t we save a bunch of money that way?’ I would just caution people that that’s why we did this whole system design for the conventional approach. We cannot say there’s a way to save a lot of money on this project at this point.”

Resident David Cuetos questioned whether the estimate from PowerOptions was competitive since it was not being put out to bid. “This is being procured under an enabling statute; they’ve done their own procurement due diligence that meet the state’s procurement threshold,” Hutchinson responded. Though the pricing method is not project-specific, the state imprimatur is “just verifying the process as to how [the company] would go about pricing these options.”

The two options differ in total price by only about $400,000 “when you put those two [estimates] next to each other. That’s the way we’re presenting the choice but I don’t think that’s right,” said resident Paul Shelman. “I’d be willing to spend the short money to make the problem go away and then spend more money to get the best possible green project for the town.”

“What we’re asking is whether this is the most efficient way to get greenhouse gas reductions in town,” Hutchinson said.

There will be a final information session at the State of the Town (SOTT) meeting immediately preceding the Town Meeting on Oct. 24. SOTT begins at 9:00am with brief updates from various boards and a period for public input. The library HVAC information session begins at 9:45am and the Town Meeting starts at 10:30am.

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Service on Saturday for Lucy Rapperport

Lucy Rapperport

A memorial service will be held at The Commons in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11:00am–1:00pm for Lucy Rapperport, who died on July 14 at the age of 95. Read her obituary here. Valet parking is available at the front entry, and a light lunch will be served. Burial will be after the memorial in the Lincoln Town Cemetery for those who wish to attend. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Gropius House in Lincoln through the Historic New England Fund, or to the Mass Audubon Society.

Make a ceramic planter

The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum will host “Sip and Sculpt: Ceramic Planter with a Friendly Face” on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 1:00–3:00pm where participants will make planters in the shape of a human head, blending material, form, and flora, inspired by human figures in the park. More information and registration.

Great Pumpkin Smash

The sixth annual Great Pumpkin Smash at Codman Community Farms takes place on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 10:00am–2:00pm. Bring your jack-o’-lanterns and decorative gourds to smash and feed to the Codman Farm pigs; enjoy live music, face painting, and farm food (vegan and gluten free options available); take a guided tour of the farm; and learn how to start composting in your home or with a curbside collection program. Remove stickers, candles, and other decorations from pumpkins and leave painted pumpkins at home. Suggested donation: $1 per pumpkin. Sponsored by the farm as well as the Lincoln and Concord chapters of Mothers Out Front and the Weston Community Children’s Association.

George Hibben, 1931–2026

George Hibben

George Chapman Hibben, a.k.a. “Hib,” born in Chicago on October 17, 1931 and a 58-year resident of Lincoln, passed away on September 23, 2026, in Bedford, four weeks shy of his 95th birthday.

George graduated from the Harvard School for Boys on Chicago’s south side and, at 16, ventured eastward for the first time, by train to New Hampshire with his older brother Ed, where they both entered Dartmouth College. George majored in art/landscape architecture; he was a Rufus Choate Scholar and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, Casque and Gauntlet Senior Society, Green Key, the Undergraduate Council, the Athletic Council, and Palaeopitus, and was the secretary of the senior class and manager of the Football Team.

“Hib” attended every quinquennial Class of 1952 reunion including serving as chairman of his 15th and as class president commencing in 2022 at his 70th. George was a class agent and he himself donated to his alma mater every year for seven decades, knowing he helped make a Dartmouth education possible for many others.

George attended Harvard Business School in 1953 and 1956 and earned his M.B.A. in May 1957. During the three intervening Korean War years, he attended officer school and served in the U.S. Navy Supply Corps, assigned conveniently to the Boston Naval Shipyard. In 1957 he married Julia Whitman Kimball in Chatham, a 1957 Smith College graduate, and joined the Polaroid Corporation in Waltham. After 28 years in various manufacturing, procurement, and product development positions (the Swinger, SX-70, Polavision instant movies), he retired in 1985.

Over the course of 25 years of retirement, George volunteered at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum working closely with the horticulture staff. Concurrently, he was a member of the Massachusetts chapter of the Rhododendron Society, and he interbred and named a new hybrid rhododendrons that he added to his renowned world-class 200-variety rhododendron garden in Lincoln.

George served on multiple town administrative and conservation bodies, including as elected town treasurer. Between dozens of hiking trips with Julie across the globe, he spent countless hours researching his early American pioneer Hibben family and its descendants, about whom he published several genealogical articles and an award-winning 2003 book chronicling 13 generations of Hibbens in America. At age 85, it proved too much for him to care for his expansive gardens, orchards, and arbors, and to snowblow the 200-yard driveway, so George and Julie eagerly moved to Carleton-Willard Village in Bedford.

George and Julie raised three children who all attended Dartmouth and, with Julie, survive him: Ted (Gretchen), Heidi Russell (Daniel) and Eliza Royal (Allan). He leaves eight grandchildren: Henry Russell (Ashley Woodworth), Claire Russell (fiancé Trevor Myrick); Sophia (fiancé Nathaniel Dooley), Charles and Timothy Hibben; Margaret, Samuel and Julia Royal; great-grandson River Russell; and Lincoln in-laws John and Joan Kimball. George is predeceased by his brother, Edward Hibben.

Cremains will be interred in the Hibben family lot in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Wilmington, Ohio. Gifts in his memory can be made to the Garden in the Woods online at www.nativeplanttrust.org. Arrangements have been entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord. For George’s online tribute page, click here.

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Henry Hoover

Henry Hoover, 1935-2026

Former Lincoln resident Henry “Harry” Hoover, son of the eponymous famed Modern architect, died at Carleton Willard Village in Bedford on Sept. 19, 2026. He and his sister Lucretia Giese, who died in 2018, founded Friends of Modern Architecture/Lincoln and preserved their family home, the first Modern home in Lincoln. Read more here.

Weekend pumpkin picking

Matlock Farm is offering pumpkin picking and hay rides every Saturday and Sunday from noon–4:00pm until Halloween or until the supply runs out. Pumpkins and edible squash are $1 per pound and small decorative gourds are $1 each, or five for $3. Hay rides are $5 a person ($15 maximum per family). No reservation needed; pay with cash, Venmo, or Zelle. Note: leashed dogs are welcome, but there are no public bathrooms. Click here to see the location across from 21 Lexington Road.

Library events

Geraldine Brooks
Thursday, Oct. 15 from 6:30-8:00pm, Arlington Town Hall
The Lincoln Public Library is partnering with the libraries of Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford to welcome Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks to an in-person session where she will discuss her most recent book, Memorial Days, in conversation with Rabbi Karen Thomashow, after which she will take questions and sign books.

Prep Your Garden for Fall
Saturday, Oct. 24 from 2:00-3:00pm, Tarbell Room
Join the library and Russell’s Garden Center to discuss planting bulbs for spring, what to do with your leaves, which of your plants may require a little bit of extra protection, and more.

Bird walk at Farrington Nature Linc

Farrington Nature Linc hosts “Fall Bird Walk with Nature Man Mike” on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 8:30-10:30am. $15; purchase tickets here.

Brain Games set for Oct. 18

The Doo family will hold their eighth annual Brain Games to raise money for moyamoya research on Sunday, Oct. 18 from noon–5:00pm at the Codman Estate. Registration is live for cornhole teams in three age categories. We are grateful for The Lincoln Real Estate Team for sponsoring our tournament again. Also featured: Naco Taco Food Truck, live music, a photo booth, local beers, raffles, the return of the giant jumping pumpkin, and more. Visit doofamilyfun.com for photos, donation information, event details, and a video update to see how the event’s fundraising has impacted moyamoya advancements.

Apply for winter heating assistance

Help with heating costs is available through the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) Home Energy Assistance Program (a.k.a. HEAP), formerly known as Fuel Assistance. The program helps eligible households (those who spend more than 30% of your income on housing costs (e.g. rent, condo fee, mortgage, electricity, heating, property tax, homeowners insurance, etc.) with the energy costs of heating their homes during the winter season. Assistance may be available to qualified homeowners and renters, even if heat is included in the rent. The program covers oil, gas, electric, propane, kerosene, and wood heating sources.

Those approved are also eligible for a discount on electricity bills, home weatherization, and a program to repair or replace your primary heating system. The program runs Nov. 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, and applications open on Oct. 1 (households must reapply each year). Staff at the Council on Aging & Human Services can answer questions, explain documentation requirements, and help residents complete and submit their applications. To learn more or schedule an appointment, contact the COA&HS at 781-259-8811 or kmetz@lincolnma.gov.

“Wildlife in Focus: Matt Patterson’s Journey in Art and Conservation”

Meet with Matt Patterson, illustrator of Freshwater Fish of the Northeast and The Book of Turtles, on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 6:15–8:00pm at the Walden Woods Project. Patterson is a member of Artists for Conservation and the Society of Animal Artists and is a fellow in the Explorer’s Club. Click here to register.

Free book: “Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment”

The Lincoln-based Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive has just published another free book, the Dalai Lama’s Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment. Contact them for a copy. 

My Turn: Why you should vote yes on Question 6

By Andy Falender

Everyone in Massachusetts — no matter where we live — deserves clean drinking water and access to nature. This year, Massachusetts has an important opportunity to protect our rivers, lakes, forests, farms, and wildlife habitats by voting YES on Question 6 in the upcoming election.

Question 6, the Protect Water and Nature ballot initiative, would dedicate funds from the existing state sales tax on sporting goods to protecting and conserving water and nature.

That means as much as $100 million each year to protect clean drinking water; reduce pollution in rivers, lakes, and the ocean; conserve forests, family farms, and natural wildlife habitats; prevent flooding and storm damage; and create and improve parks, trails, and greenspaces for public use. Question 6 also creates a dedicated Nature for All Fund and requires strict public oversight and annual reporting so we can see exactly how every dollar is spent.

Nothing is more important than having clean drinking water and access to nature. By conserving natural areas, forests, and wildlife habitats, Question 6 will help reduce runoff in our lakes, rivers, and streams — protecting the quality of our drinking water and natural habitats for future generations. That’s why a wide coalition of 95+ organizations, including the state’s leading nonprofit land and water conservation groups, and many from underserved neighborhoods, are supporting a YES on Question 6 on the 2026 statewide ballot.

It’s time to permanently protect the places we love — clean drinking water, healthy forests and wildlife habitats, more trails and parks, and access to the outdoors and nature for everyone in Massachusetts. Vote YES on 6.

Falender lives on Page Road.

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnians. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

Stew’s Views: The story of a sailing dinghy

By Stewart Coffin

When we moved to Lincoln in 1964, there were five farms all in a row on Old Sudbury Road, and that’s not even counting Drumlin Farm nearby and Ellen Raja’s sheep right across the road. First came Boyce Farm, still actively growing vegetables. Next came Van Leer’s, which was no longer an active dairy farm but instead leased to Watertown Dairy for growing sweet corn. Then our nine-acre farm, formerly Arborway Nurseries. Next, Ray Bowles and his sister Bertha were still hanging on to the old family farm.

Finally, Gus Schumacher had many acres under cultivation right up to Lincoln Road. Not much has changed over the years except for the Schumacher land, which is now developed as Longmeadow Road.

Only once did I have a golden opportunity to chat with Gus Schumacher, and oh how I wish that I had taken some notes. He had heard that I repaired canoes and kayaks, and he wanted to know if I would repair his Old Town sailing dinghy, which of course I offered to do. While I worked, he sat close by and chatted. He once had a vegetable farm in Manhattan, of all places, and he relocated to Lincoln in 1938. His specialty was root crops such as beets, carrots, and turnips. The soil was said to be exceptionally favorable, deep, and free of rocks (much the same as ours). He hired immigrant labor, and we could sometimes overhear them talking, probably in Spanish.

And now the story of the sailing dinghy. Although no longer farming in Manhattan, Gus and his family still had a summer place on Long Island that was right next to Sumner Welles’s. At that time in the early 1940s, Welles was Undersecretary of State under Cordell Hull. I remember both names well. As it happens, Welles was in line to be the next Secretary of State but in 1943 he became involved in a sex scandal with other men, possibly while drunk. Nowadays it might not have made a big stir, but back then…! So that promptly ended his career. His third wife ran off with one of their interns, the Welles property (including the dinghy), went up for auction, and that is how Gus acquired the boat.

Quite a story, but I wish I remembered more. I did a good repair job, so I wonder where that dinghy is now and if the present owners realize its history.

And now, for a slight change of subject, with inflation once again in the news because of the upcoming elections, I have updated my statistical study of the subject that readers might find quite interesting. See this and other writings on various topics on my website, stewartcoffin.com.

 

Police Chief Kennedy is reinstated

Police Chief Sean Kennedy in 2024.

Police Chief Sean Kennedy has been reinstated after an 18-month paid administrative leave imposed after he was arrested on domestic violence charges.

At an Oct. 1 executive session of the Select Board, David Jenkins of town counsel firm K-P Law reviewed the timeline of the 18-month investigation of the incident involving the chief that occurred on May 10, 2025. The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) suspended Kennedy’s police certification on May 13, 2025 and had him turn in his uniform, badge, firearm, and other equipment. The case was set for a bench trial on Aug. 8, 2025, at which all charges were dismissed.

Kennedy later requested a suspension hearing, which was held on April 16, 2026. That same day, POST issued an order lifting the suspension. However, his status was still listed as “Further Certification Review.” It was not until September 24 that POST voted to close the inquiry and decline to commence disciplinary proceedings.

After the charges were filed, the town engaged an independent outside investigator firm. “The investigators conducted a comprehensive nine-month review, including interviews with more than a dozen individuals identified as having relevant information, and analyzed all other evidence available to them,” the Select Board said in an Oct. 1 statement. “Based on the evidence gathered, the Select Board accepted the findings and conclusions of the investigators and determined that Chief Kennedy’s conduct on May 10, 2025 did not violate policy, procedures, rules, or regulations of the Town of Lincoln, the Lincoln Police Department, or the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and did not warrant discipline under applicable standards.

“As required by law, the second phase of the process involved review by [POST] to determine whether the town’s investigation was thorough, lawful, and complete, and whether Chief Kennedy’s certification should be restored to allow him to continue serving in law enforcement,” the statement continued. “The commission concluded that the town’s investigation met those standards and approved Chief Kennedy’s recertification. In light of the investigation’s findings and POST’s recertification decision, the town has determined that Chief Kennedy may return to his position as chief of the Lincoln Police Department.”

Kennedy’s reinstatement is subject to conditions including submission of a reentry plan, a performance review at six and twelve months after his resumption of duties, and regular check-ins with the Town Administrator. 

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Water leak traced to faulty valve

The Water Department reported that a suspected water main break on Sept. 30 in the area of 174 S. Great Road was due to a leak from the water main operating valve. “Due to its age, a repair wasn’t possible, so we replaced it with a new operating valve. This isn’t something we see happen very often,” said department Superintendent Rick Nolli. The good news: “While cutting out a small section of the main to install the valve, we were able to inspect the inside of the pipe, its condition was surprisingly like new.” After the Lincoln Road water main project is done, the Water Department will evaluate what other mains are in need of replacement. Nolli said that one stretch being considered is Sandy Pond Road from Five Corners to the water treatment facility at 80 Sandy Pond Road.

Old County Road still closed

Old County Road between Trapelo Road and Route 2 will be closed for another month or so as Enbridge replaces a gas main. Permanent detours are set up for the duration of construction, and all abutting residents were notified, police said.

Report fallen trees and other problems on trails

Lincoln land management staff are busy clearing downed trees on trails from last weekend’s storm. If you see a flooded trail or a tree down along a trail, please contact the Conservation Department at 781-259-2612 or conservation@lincolnma.gov. When reporting a tree issue, include the date and location (include the closest numbered trail intersection or include a screenshot showing your location on OuterSpatial or AllTrails), the approximate diameter of the tree, and photos of the issue

LSFOM to meet

The Lincoln-Sudbury Friends of Music (LSFOM) will meet on Monday, Oct. 5 at 7:00pm in the L-S lecture hall. This is a chance for parents and guardians of students involved in the L-S music program to meet the choral and instrumental directors, and learn more about upcoming concerts, events, and volunteer opportunities.

“Why is sleep so important?”

Learn how to better you sleep hygiene when the Council on Aging & Human Services will host “Why is Sleep so Important?” with Mike Enos, Director of Cardiopulmonary Services at Emerson Health, on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 2:30pm in Bemis Hall.

Donate diapers to area families in need

SNAP & WIC benefits do not cover diapers and have faced deep cuts in recent years. As a result, many families must make difficult decisions between food, rent, or clean bottoms. You can help babies in the metro Boston by donating to the annual Metro-Boston Diaper Drive, which runs from Oct. 4-17.  Diapers, including loose diapers, can be dropped off at the Lincoln Public Library, or visit mbdiapers.org to donate or click directly on the links to the Amazon and Target registries.  The Metro-Boston Diaper Drive donates all diapers to the Somerville WIC office, which now serves 19 towns including Lincoln. Read more here.

Fundraiser at L-S/Wayland football game

On Friday, Oct. 9 at 7:00pm at L-S, the football team is hosting Wayland and the schools are partnering for a joint “Purple Out” at which student groups in the Mentors in Violence Prevention will run a stadium fundraiser. Near the ticket booth, there will be a table featuring purple swag that will include glow sticks, necklaces and bracelets, purple pens, purple Skittles, and more. Donations are also welcome. All funds raised will go directly to the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund to support healthy relationship education.

Session on “Fusion’s Promise”

“Fusion’s Promise: A Limitless Carbon-Free Energy Source” is a webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 7:00–8:30pm with Jessica Strunkin, community relations and local government affairs principal at Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS). More information and registration here. Co-sponsored by Lincoln Green Energy’s CFREE and MetroWest Climate Solutions.