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2016: the year in review (part 1)

December 29, 2016

Kids enjoyed ice cream and other diversions at Lincoln’s “40 Years of Community” fair in April 2016.

June

  • Bemis Hall unveils new space
  • New co-ed softball league is fielding teams
  • Flint’s Pond fire yields unique research opportunity
  • Event marks completion of new Hanscom Middle School

May

  • Residents turn out in force against McLean proposal
  • Lincoln resident bilked out of more than $1.4 million
  • Minuteman school building project hits another snag
  • McLean Hospital plans teen residential facility on Bypass Road
  • Residents moving into new areas at the Commons
  • AKA Bistro to close Sunday; Blazes may take its place
  • Hundreds of Lincolnites flock to the fair

April

  • Lincoln group working to create a new pollinator meadow
  • Fair celebrates 40 years of three town institutions
  • Carroll School buying property on Lincoln/Wayland line

March

  • School steps up security in wake of graffiti incident
  • Three concrete towers planned along railroad tracks in Lincoln
  • Olson, Gladstone win Planning Board seats
  • Gun safety, fossil fuel measures passed
  • Residents vote to try for school funding again
  • Voters OK buying land for possible solar swap
  • Budget approved; property taxes to drop by 0.5%
  • Mangini family thrilled with Mark’s Oscar for “Mad Max: Fury Road”
  • Lincoln goes for Kasich, Clinton in presidential primary

February

  • Minuteman school district down to 10 towns
  • Lincoln withdraws from Minuteman school district
  • Town Meeting warrant includes modest budget hike
  • First Parish marks installation of new minister on March 6
  • Cambridge Trust Co. closings its doors
  • Campus study group presents final report

January

  • Burney dives into Lincoln planning and land use
  • New road name leads to clash among residents
  • MBTA proposes revised commuter rail schedules
  • Codman Farm has new farming family
  • New Hanscom Middle School proceeding on schedule

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