Jan. 11 talk by Palestinian scientist
Lincoln’s GRALTA Foundation is co-sponsoring “Hope in the Midst of Calamity: A View from Palestine, ” an online presentation by Bethlehem University professor and Palestine Museum of Natural History founder Mazin Qumsiyeh, on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. The event is hosted by the Community Church of Boston and co-sponsored by Muslims for Progressive Values and Jewish Voice for Peace. Qumsiyeh, a U.S. citizen, lives in Bethlehem and is an internationally known voice for Palestinian science and rights. He is co-founder of the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability. Click here to join the Zoom meeting (meeting ID: 895 5257 5898, password: 246499).
Run for local office
Looking for a rewarding if occasionally vexing way to feel more connected? Willing to undertake new challenges? Unafraid to speak up? Then run for local office! The annual town election will take place on Monday, March 28. Nomination papers are available at the Town Clerk’s Office until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Papers must be returned by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4. Please contact Valerie Fox at foxv@lincolntown.org or call 781-259-2607 if you’re interested.
The following offices will appear on the March ballot:
- Board of Assessors — one seat for three years
- Board of Health — one seat for three years
- Cemetery Commission — one seat for three years
- Commissioners of Trust Funds — one seat for three years
- Housing Commission — one seat for three years
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional District School Committee — two seats for three years each
- Parks and Recreation Committee — one seat for three years
- Planning Board — two seats for three years
- K-8 School Committee — one seat for three years
- Select Board — one seat for three years
- Town Clerk — one seat for three years
- Bemis Trustee — one seat for three years
- Trustees of Lincoln Library – one seat for three years
- Water Commissioner — one seat for three years
- Water Commissioner — one seat for two years
Former police dispatcher pleads guilty
Spencer Hughes of Randolph, a former dispatcher for the Lincoln Police Department, has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges. He was arrested in 2020 and resigned the following month, according to NBC 10Boston. Investigators subsequently found more than 2,200 images and approximately 68 videos of child pornography in external hard drives and other devices after searching his home. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison at sentencing scheduled for May 5.
DeCordova is the most popular Trustees web page
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum was #1 for the properties managed by The Trustees of Reservations based on web traffic in 2021. Rounding out the top five starting at #1 were Castle Hill Estate in Ipswich, World’s End in Hingham, Crane Beach in Ipswich, and Naumkeag in Stockbridge.