Lincoln Climate Action Plan discussion for kids and parents
Are you a kid — or do you know a kid — who is learning about climate change? The Town of Lincoln is gathering input for a Climate Action Plan that will guide efforts to reduce carbon emissions and increase our community’s resilience to climate change impacts. We want to hear from you! Please join us for a Climate Action Plan discussion at the Lincoln Public Library on Wednesday, March 22 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Questions or comments? Email Jennifer Curtin at curtinj@lincolntown.org.
“Big Night” is coming
“Big Night” is often used to describe the annual ritual of certain frogs and salamanders when they migrate from their upland overwintering habitat towards their spring breeding ground. During Big Night, you have a chance of seeing spotted salamanders, wood frogs, spring peepers, and other amphibians heading towards a vernal pool (generally a small pond or wetland which dries up in the summer months and does not support fish populations). Big Night is hard to predict but it generally happens on the first few rainy nights in March when the night temperature is above 40 degrees. Most years, Lincoln does not have one “Big Night” but rather lots of smaller movements.
However, there are risks, especially to the amphibians crossing roads in the dark of night. The Conservation Department advises drivers to stay off the roads on rainy nights if at all possible, or at least avoid the three major salamander crossings on Conant Road, Lexington Road, and Silver Hill Road. If you see one, moisten your hands in a puddle and movie it off the road in the direction it’s heading. For more information, see Safety Tips for Big Night. If you’re interested in receiving emails from the Conservation Department about when Big Night(s) may be happening and/or if you’d like to help amphibians cross a Lincoln Road this year, watch this training video and fill out this online form.
Rep. Peisch to visit Lincoln
Rep. Alice Peisch
All Lincoln residents regardless of political affiliation are invited to a conversation with State Rep. Alice Peisch (D–14th Norfolk) on Monday, April 3 from 6:45–8 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Peisch represents Precinct 2 in Lincoln as well as Weston and Wellesley. Peisch was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 and is currently the House Assistant Majority Leader. She served as House chair of the Joint Committee on Education from 2011-2023. This meeting offers an excellent opportunity not only to meet our new rep, but also to ask questions on matters of concern to Lincoln residents and hear her views on significant issues such as changes at Hanscom or the Housing Choice Act. Hosted by the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee.
Shuman Yuan
Eighth-grader chosen for music festival
Lincoln School eighth-grader Shuman Yuan was selected through an audition process to participate in the Massachusetts Music Educators Eastern District Junior Festival that was held at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School on March 10 and 11. Shuman studies with Susan Gottschalk, violin teacher and Lincoln Middle School orchestra director. Over 900 outstanding music students in grades 7–9 from 30 school districts auditioned on January 28 and less than half were accepted.
Leadership change in Lincoln Democratic Town Committee
The Lincoln Democratic Town Committee (LDTC) welcomes Travis Roland as new co-chair, succeeding Barbara Slayter, who stepped down on March 1. Roland is a U.S. Navy veteran and has served as a docent at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson. He has two children in the Lincoln School. Kimball, a Lincoln resident since 1974, was president of the Lincoln League of Women Voters in the 1970s, served as chair of the 1977 Lincoln Land Use Conference, and was on the Conservation Commission in the early 1990s. Slayter, formerly a professor at Clark University, will continue as a member of the LDTC and its Executive Committee.
SVdP Society offers scholarships to adults
Supported by a generous grant from the Codman Foundation, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lincoln and Weston’s scholarship program has given dozens of Lincoln adults better employment prospects in a range of areas from accounting and technology to nutrition and cosmetology. Students who live or work in Lincoln or Weston or whose children attend the public schools in either town are eligible. Scholarships range from $100 to $2,000. For more information and to apply, click here.
Enroll next year’s kindergarteners
If you or someone you know has a kindergarten-eligible student (5 years of age before October 1, 2023), let them know that they should register their child for enrollment in Lincoln Public Schools in 2023-24. See the Kindergarten Enrollment & Registration web page for details. Children of Lincoln residents, Boston residents through the METCO program, and children of Lincoln employees are eligible.