State budget includes funds for Lincoln food pantry, summer camp

The Massachusetts state budget approved earlier this month includes money for several projects in Lincoln and other neighboring towns.

According to a press release from the office of Rep. Carmine Gentile (D-13th Middlesex), whose district includes part of Lincoln, the $61 billion state budget for fiscal 2026 includes:

• $150,000 for Lincoln to mitigate the costs of educating children of retired military families on Hanscom Air Force Base.
• $45,000 for the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul food pantry in Lincoln,
• $20,000 for the Lincoln Parks & Recreation Department’s summer camp program to provide financial assistance to

Other investments in the communities that comprise the 13th Middlesex District include:

• $250,000 for planning the redevelopment of MCI Concord
• $200,000 for window replacement at the Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest in Marlborough
• $100,000 for rehabilitation of the Marlborough Women Veterans Park
• $100,000 for the Sudbury Community Food Pantry.
• $50,000 for Quiet Communities, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Concord which works to reduce harmful noise pollution.

The legislature’s final budget increases spending by $3.3 billion over fiscal 2025, with much of the increase attributed to MassHealth.