Paid summer internships available
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust (LLCT) and the Lincoln Conservation Department are seeking two paid summer interns to work as field assistants. Candidates will support the management of conservation land by controlling invasive species, maintaining trails, and performing various other land use projects. A detailed job description and salary are available here. Application deadline is Friday, April 2.
Garden Club hosts session on Roundup
The Lincoln Garden Club is presenting “Roundup and Alternatives” via Zoom on Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The patent has run out in the U.S. and Roundup is outlawed in Europe, but it works. So what are the alternatives and/or the consequences of using Roundup, now sold under a variety of generic names? This public panel presentation features Ed Stockman, cofounder and education director of Regeneration Massachusetts, and Richard Selden, a member of the Lincoln Conservation Commission. Click here to register for this meeting. You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Help clean up the Lincoln School campus
Come join the community PUTT (Pick Up The Trash) event at the Lincoln School campus on Saturday, April 10 from 10 a.m. – noon. We will provide garbage bags so volunteers can spread out around the campus and pick up litter (socially distanced). Please bring your masks, gloves, sunscreen and water. Reusable items are encouraged! Check in at the Smith parking lot (the red playground) starting at 10 a.m. If the weather is too cold and/or wet, our rain date is the following day (Sunday, April 11). RSVPs are preferred but not required — email puttlincoln@gmail.com or call 978-430-9934. If the weather is iffy, feel free to call or text on Saturday morning to check on the status. Community service credit is available for L-S students. Many thanks to Donelan’s Supermarkets and the Lincoln School PTO for sponsoring the event.
SSEF event to feature Tom Brokaw, Ellen Barry
The Lincoln-based South Sudanese Enrichment for Families invites everyone to “Resilience 2021: A Celebration of the South Sudanese 21 Years in America” on Thursday, April 22 from 7–8 p.m. The celebration will include stories from members of the community, a keynote address by Ellen Barry (New England bureau chief of the New York Times who was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her series of articles on the “Lost Boys”), a tribute from Tom Brokaw (special correspondent for NBC News, who won a National Press Club Award for his reporting on the “Lost Boys”), and the honoring of Melissa MacDonnell, president of Liberty Mutual Foundation. Register for this free Zoom event, and view and bid on items in the silent auction.
Sign up online for hazardous waste drop-off
Residents wishing to participate in one of the hazardous waste collection dates this year must pre-register online here. You can choose any of the eight dates listed, along with a time slot. There is also a place to indicate roughly how much waste you will be bringing. Anyone with questions may call 781-259-2614.