Officers Nicholas Facciolo and Seth Gordon at Town Hall.
New Lincoln police officers sworn in
Officers Nicholas Facciolo and Seth Gordon were recently sworn in as the newest members of the Lincoln Police Department after graduating from the Lynnfield Police Academy. Facciolo has worked for the department as a dispatcher and Gordon pursued a career in law enforcement after working in the nonprofit corporate world. They both have degrees in criminal justice (Facciolo from Merrimack College and Gordon from Rivier University). They succeed Officers Peter Roach and Joseph Pellegrini, who took positions in other towns.
Artist’s reception at library
An artist’s reception for the latest exhibit at the Lincoln Library, “The Art of the Automobile” photographic series by Steven Edson, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 78:30 p.m. Please RSVP to steve@stevenedson.net.
Film: “Open Up to Me”
The Lincoln Library Film Society presents “Open Up to Me” (Finnish with English subtitles) on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Tarbell Room. Maarit, a beautiful woman who used to be a man, becomes estranged from her daughter and family. When she meets Sami, a soccer coach and family man, she thinks her life will be complete.
Submit nature pictures in Mass Audubon photo contest
Mass Audubon’s annual statewide photography contest is back, encouraging shutterbugs of all ages and backgrounds to take their best shots of the Bay State’s natural beauty. Now in its 14th year, the Picture This: Your Great Outdoors competition will run through Saturday, Sept. 30. Subject categories include People in Nature, Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Landscapes, and Plants and Fungi. Photographs must have been shot in Massachusetts or at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood Camp in Rindge, N.H., but can have been taken any time prior to or during the 2023 contest period.
One grand prize winner will be awarded a $250 gift card and a chance to be featured in Mass Audubon’s member newsletter, Explore. Eleven category winners will receive $100 gift cards for a Mass Audubon shop, and at least six honorable mentions will win $50 gift cards. Additional honorable mentions may be awarded at the discretion of the judges. For contest information and submission guidelines, go to massaudubon.org/picturethis.
Drumlin Farm food program receives grant
Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary has received a $20,000 grant from Middlesex Savings Bank to support its food donation program. The sanctuary is also a longtime working farm, and since 2020, it has been providing fresh vegetables to groups and communities living with food insecurity. Last year it donated nearly 30,000 pounds of more than 60 types of fruit and vegetables to area organizations. Drumlin Farm’s crop fields also supply produce for its community-supported agriculture program, farmers markets, and restaurants.
The Natick-based Middlesex Savings Bank’s Charitable Foundation has made grants to hundreds of nonprofits that support programs throughout the greater Metro West region, with a focus on at-risk families and individuals and other critical community services. “To grow food, we must pay our farmers, buy seed, supplement the soil, maintain equipment, and do all other tasks, both large and small, related to keeping our farm running. Donor support allows us to redirect a portion of the harvest towards relieving food insecurity,” said Scott McCue, Mass Audubon Director for Metro West wildlife sanctuaries. To support the Food Donation Program, please click here.