McLean Hospital ZBA hearing continues next week
The Zoning Board of Appeals will continue its September 29 hearing on McLean Hospital’s Bypass Road proposal until Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Donaldson Room. Neighboring families are challenging the town’s determination that McLean’s proposed 12-bed facility constitutes an educational use of the property.
Louisa May Alcott comes to Lincoln
The Lincoln Public Library’s adult and children’s departments will host “A Visit with Louisa May Alcott” on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 2-3 p.m. The one-woman show features Jan Turnquist, executive director of the Orchard House in Concord, as Louisa May Alcott, taking audience members behind the scenes of the Orchard House as she describes her life and famous contemporaries. Turnquist has portrayed Alcott on public television and in several BBC productions including “Blue Peter,” Britain’s longest-running children’s TV show, “Book Worm” and Open University. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions of Alcott. This program has been made possible by funding from the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library.
Six from Lincoln are commended by National Merit program
Commended students from L-S are (front row) Tara Christian, Julie Miller, Catherine Appleby, Abigael Bridgemohan, Linnea Martin, Charlotte Marshall, Trishla Gandhi, Olivia Elliot, Steven Yao, Daniel Parangi, Yonatan Zur, Julia Wyatt, Marissa Fuhrman, Raquel Smith and Caroline Klureza. Back row: Justin Vandervelden, Matthew Hyer, Benjamin Yamron, Andrew Lascaleia, Caleb Martin-Rosenthal, Michael Zhang, Michael Blicher, Melody Phu, Lauren Mandt, Trevor Mannherz, Nicole Cheung and Rebecca Cohen. Not shown: Alexa Babick, Courtney Brown, Tess Brunner and Felix Zhao. (Click to enlarge)
Lincoln residents Catherine Appleby, Tara Christian, Trishla Gandhi, Charlotte Marshall, Daniel Parangi and Felix Zhao are among the 31 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School students who have been named Commended students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
Sign up for a free home energy assessment
Lincoln residents are encouraged to sign up for a home energy assessment—it’s free and can be done every two years. It includes recommendations that will help save money on your home energy costs, use less energy to run your home, as well as a safety inspection of your heating system. Go to LincolnEnergyChallenge.org or call 617-752-1259, or get your questions answered and sign up for an energy audit in person. Lincoln’s Green Energy Committee and HomeWorks Energy will be at the transfer station on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon and at Donelan’s on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as well as at the Lincoln Garden Club meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Anyone with questions may email Sue Klem at Susan.M.Klem@gmail.com.
Magic Garden seeks substitute teachers
Magic Garden Children’s Center is looking for substitute teachers to work alongside our lead teachers in each of its classrooms for children aged 15 months to 5 years. Position hours vary, though the center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Applicants must be at least 20 years old, have their own transportation, and be available to work during school-year vacation weeks in December, February and April. EEC certification preferred. For details, contact Lori Leo at 781-259-8161 or lori.leo@staff.magic-garden.org.