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Bake sale to support homelessness project

Lincoln School eighth-graders are addressing homelessness for their civics action project by providing care packages to homeless individuals in the greater Boston area filled with nonperishables and basic hygiene items. To support the effort, they are hosting a bake sale on Wednesday, April 29 from 1:00–3:00pm at Town Hall. If you’d like to make a contribution to the project or contact them, email Lila Kanner at lilakanner@gmail.com (her Venmo link is @lilakanner).

It’s garlic mustard season

Help manage this invasive plant across town by pulling garlic mustard weed on your own property and by joining town staff for pop-up pull days. Free paper bags are available at the Conservation Department and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust offices. Lincoln residents may also pick up bags at the transfer station on Saturday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 13 from 10:00am–noon. Full bags can be dropped off at the Lincoln DPW at 30 Lewis St. until June 12. Leave bags in the designated bay at the base of the cell tower. Please do not use plastic bags, and do not dispose of bags in the large brush pile. The DPW is open Monday through Friday from 7:30am–3:00pm.

Pop-up pull days are hosted by the Lincoln Conservation Department and the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust on three Fridays from 1:00–3:00pm: May 15, May 29, and June 12. For more information or to sign up, contact Ryan Brown at brownr@lincolnma.gov.

Library news

  • The Lincoln Public Library will be closed on Sundays beginning May 3 and will reopen for Sunday service in October.
  • Visit the library’s seed catalog to pick up free flower and plant seeds for your garden. Seeds donated by Russell’s Garden Center.

Info on hydrant flushing and more

The Lincoln Water Department now has a Facebook group page where it posts updates regarding hydrant flushing along with other helpful information on there. Just click to join the group.

Teens invited to volunteer for trail work

Celebrate Earth Day (belatedly) by joining First Parish in Lincoln’s teen service group in helping town conservation staff repair trails and bridges and destroy invasive plants at Beaver Pond on Saturday, May 9 from 9:00am–noon. Eligible for school service hours, and participants do not need to be members of the church. Register here. Questions? Contact Jason McLure at jmclure@yahoo.com or Lora Venesy at lora@fplincoln.org.

Car wash Venmo link

Eighth-grade car wash on May 16

Lincoln School eighth-graders will hold a car wash fundraiser to help raise money for their graduation celebrations on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00am–3:00pm at the Town Hall. Save and pay ahead of time ($20) using Venmo by scanning the link at right, or pay $25 in cash on the day. Rain date: Sunday, May 17.

Learn more about AI in Bemis talk

The Bemis Free Lecture Series presents “AI Economics: How Technology Transforms Jobs, Markets, Life, and Our Future,” a talk on the new book by that title with Lincoln resident and Brandeis International Business School Associate Professor Benjamin Shiller, on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00pm in Bemis Hall. If terms like AI, chatbot, ChatGPT, or Anthropic fill you with anxiety, curiosity, fear, confusion, or disgust, this event is for you. There will be a Q&A session and an opportunity to work with others, with Ben’s guidance, to explore the opportunities and pitfalls offered by AI.

Resources for Dark Skies-compliant lighting

Now that the Dark Skies zoning bylaw amendment has been approved, the Dark Skies Subcommittee offers this list of Online Resources of Dark Skies Fixtures and Lighting Equipment to help residents purchase Dark Skies-compliant lighting. The new rules apply to all new construction or significant renovations as well as existing structures on which new lighting fixtures are installed. New outdoor lighting must be shielded, directed downward with a maximum intensity of 900 lumens and a warm color temperature of less than 2700K. 

Comment period extended after objections to tree-cutting

The Department of Public Works has given a two-week extension for comments and concerns about tree work after residents at an April 22 hearing objected to the removal of more than two-thirds of the trees identified on two lists by Eversource and the town.

Residents asked Eversource to spare 180 of the 264 trees (68%) it proposes to trim or remove  that are “dead, in decline, or otherwise [pose] a hazard to the safe and reliable operation of the electrical system and the roadway.” The company said it focuses on pruning within specific clearances (8–10 feet to the side, 10 feet below, and 15 feet above lines) but will remove entire trees that are deemed to be “severe hazards.” 

Residents objected to the removal of two of the trees on the town list. All but one of the 15 are ash trees damaged by emerald ash borers.

Concerns and comments on trees may be sent directly to Superintendent of Public Works Stephen Olson at olsons@lincolnma.gov until Monday, May 11. “We will take these additional concerns into consideration before we make any final decisions,” Olson said.

“Consistent with the town’s goal of an all-electric community Eversource has a responsibility to deliver power reliably. They are also respectful of the town’s conservation and tree protection goals. As in the past, the town will work with Eversource to meet both objectives,” Tree Warden Ken Bassett said. “Given the large number of tree removal objections, the criteria will continue to provide a basis for decisions but will also be reviewed for adjustments as we work through the entire list of trees.”

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A pussy willow bloom photographed by Becca Horger.

Celebrate spring in April wildlife column

As spring advances, see pictures and earn about returning migrant birds and waterfowl, flowing trees, foxes and a white gray squirrel in the April wildlife column by Gwyn Loud and Lincoln nature photographers on the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust website.

“Baroque to Broadway” at First Parish

The Henry Purcell Society of Boston will present an evening of music and purpose in support of families impacted by immigration detention and economic crisis on Friday, May 22 at 7:00pm at the First Parish stone church (14 Bedford Road). The “Baroque to Broadway: A Cabaret for Community” program brings together artists from the Boston Early Music Festival, the Metropolitan Opera, and Broadway for a musical experience that will move from the emotional intensity and intimacy of Baroque repertoire to the storytelling power and immediacy of musical theatre, revealing unexpected connections between these traditions. All proceeds will benefit the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project and Compassion in Action. “Pay what you want” tickets can be purchased here.

Fall 2026 kindergarten orientation

Rising kindergarteners and their parent(s)/caregiver(s) are invited to come to school on Thursday, May 28 from 8:30–9:30am or 1:00–2:00pm for Kindergarten Orientation. We will meet in the Learning Commons and then walk the children to a kindergarten classroom where they will play, color, enjoy a read aloud and more. Click here to learn more and register for orientation, or to enroll your child in kindergarten.

“Did You Know…”

…that Abner Wheeler, one of Lincoln’s earliest housewrights, earned himself an embarrassing reputation on April 19, 1775? Read more on the Lincoln Historical Society website.

My Turn: Speakers offer information and suggestions on immigration issue

By Barbara Slayter

On Saturday morning, April 11, more than 100 Lincoln residents plus a handful of visitors from neighboring communities gathered at Bemis Hall to hear a panel discussion on “Immigration Policy and Our Community: Strengthening Education and Advocacy in the Age of ICE.”

Panelists at “Immigration Policy and Our Community: Strengthening Education and Advocacy in the Age of ICE” on April 11 were well informed, compelling, inspiring, and keenly aware of the cruel and unjust actions ICE is visiting upon both undocumented and documented immigrants, mostly of color, of whom over 70% of those detained have no criminal record.

The event, which drew more than 100 Lincoln residents plus a handful of visitors from neighboring communities to Bemis Hall, was hosted by the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee and co-sponsored by Lincoln Witness, the Social Justice Commission of St. Anne’s-in-the-Field Church, and the Racial Justice Committee of the First Parish in Lincoln.

The five panelists brought us both critical information about the current immigrant crisis as well as inspiring stories of people working together with immigrants locally:

Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England (IINE), gave a thumbnail sketch of changes in immigration policy since 1918 when IINAE was launched. He characterized the work of IINE as focusing on integration not assimilation in the process of helping settle refugees and immigrants. Thielman descried the situation of the Afghan and Haitian communities whose Temporary Protected Status is now being revoked, and he identified lawsuits that IINE and other agencies are bringing against the federal government.

Jonathan Paz, founder of Fuerza, a volunteer rapid response grassroots organization supporting immigrant families in Waltham, spoke from the heart and from experience about the urgent needs and fears of Waltham’s large immigrant community in the face of masked, armed ICE agents capturing and removing family members on the streets. He described specific incidents of harassment and detainment as immigrants are checking in for court appointments, taking their children to school, or going about other activities of daily life. Fuerza’s voluntary network is key in providing family support and in monitoring ICE activities in Waltham. Paz, a son of Bolivian immigrants, is a former Waltham City Councilor and a candidate for Congress.

Jamie Hinson-Rieger, senior minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Bedford and a founder of Bearing Witness New England, a weekly nonviolent standout at the Regional New England Office and Detention Center in Burlington (ICE), reminded us that in New England, over 10,000 immigrants have been taken by ICE, the majority of whom have no criminal record. He described the intentionally cruel and harsh conditions under which detained immigrants continue to be held in Burlington, and he specified, as well, the coercion ICE exercises to force people to self-deport.

Launched by two protesters in April 2025, Bearing Witness now routinely hosts 500-1,000 people at its weekly Wednesday Standout, providing hope for detainees and a clear rebuke for ICE agents and supporters. There are prayers, speeches, music, a reading of the Constitution, and a shared spoken commitment to nonviolence, the Constitution, and our immigrant neighbors. 

A member of a research team reported on the use of Massport’s Hanscom Field to deport immigrants overseas or to prison/immigrant warehouses in other parts of the country. Hanscom Field, spread out on land of Lincoln and Bedford, plays a critical role in the deportation of immigrant detainees from New England. Research reveals that over 6000 people have been taken from Hanscom via approximately 127 flights last year. Details about these flights can be found in publicly accessible records, such as the Deportation Data Project. 

The main airline involved in servicing ICE deportations from Hanscom is Signature Aviation. It is widely recognized that lobbying Massport to stop using this airfield for deporting immigrants has been almost futile. Our speaker advised citizens to target our opposition toward organizations supporting Signature, such as those supplying fuel or banking services.

Kim Jalet co-founded Lincoln Witness with fellow Lincoln resident Kathy Madison, founded and co-chair Lincoln Witness (LW), a voluntary organization working to support the immigrant community under duress. LW, organized in mid-2025, focuses on unjust policies and actions of ICE toward immigrants. “Today it is immigrants, tomorrow it could be any of us,” Jalet said.

LW has about 40 members who participate in a range of activities including fundraising, education, advocacy, standouts and marches, monitoring and documenting ICE activities, and supporting services for immigrant families. The group’s website offers information on actions and organizations working to support immigrants in the face of ICE overreach. Finally, LW provides a “Know Your Rights” flyer in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

During the question-and-answer period, panelists addressed a variety of questions about what ordinary citizens can do to increase safety and justice for immigrants threatened by ICE. A range of suggestions emerged:

  • Pay attention to legislation. Let your Massachusetts legislators know the importance of strengthening and passing the Protect Act right away, and urge them to support the Dignity Not Deportation bill. Work to change Congress in the 2026 election.
  • Allow immigrants to attend court dates remotely to prevent arrest by ICE while fulfilling legal requirements.
  • Work with the local communities to protect immigrants and work at the state level to make it morally clear that ICE is not welcome.
  • Courage is contagious: join the Standouts and Protests and help immigrants in your own and neighboring communities.
  • Join with others to find ways to undermine the efforts of ICE and Signature Aviation.
  • Check out the Lincoln Witness website, where you can find an organization to work with, ongoing activities, and a monthly calendar of events
  • Send a check — all these organizations need resources!

All the speakers recognized the extraordinary difficulties of addressing current unjust immigration policies and their implementation. Yet, as Thielman reflected: “together people can make change, but it is a long-term process requiring courage, commitment, and patience.” One Lincoln resident effectively summed up the essence of the morning’s presentations and discussion: “Speakers did a great job keeping an upbeat tone about such a difficult subject without obscuring the truth.” 

Many thanks to the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee for hosting the event and to Lincoln Witness, the Social Justice Commission of St. Anne’s, and the Racial Justice Committee of the First Parish for co-sponsoring it.

Thanks also to our state legislators for joining us, making brief remarks, and sharing our concern for the wellbeing of immigrants and of all people in our community. Attending were state Reps. Alice Peisch and Carmine Gentile, state Sen. Michael Barrett, and Ravi Simon, a candidate for state representative to replace Gentile, who is retiring at the end of this term.

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnians. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

Legal notice: ZBA (May 7, 2026 hearing)

 

LEGAL NOTICE — ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

The Zoning Board of the Appeals of the Town of Lincoln will hold a virtual online public hearing Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 7:00 P.M to hear and to act on the following petitions under the Zoning Bylaws:

New:

  • Lovelane Special Needs Program, 40 Baker Bridge Rd., M/P 142-10-0 for renewal of a special permit for an accessory apartment.
  • John and Irene Briedis, 27 Canaan Drive, M/P 135-9-0 for renewal of a special permit for an accessory apartment.
  • Alexander Benik, 4 Storey Drive, M/P 150-3-0 for a special permit to build a shed and office space on an existing slab.
  • John and Lauren Steele, 33 Farrar Rd., M/P 174-18-0 for a variance to construct a two-story addition, front porch and two car garage.
  • Bruce MacDowell/Alison Zook, 339 South Great Rd., M/P 185-16-0 for a special permit for a change in use.
  • Robert Domnitz, for an Appeal of the Building Inspector’s Decision on 16 Mill St., M/P 115-17-0.

Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter should be present at the designated time and place.

» Zoom link

Meeting ID: 92780169188       Password: 735886

Note that legal notices often must be posted twice by law. For previous legal notices and details on how to submit a legal notice to the Lincoln Squirrel, click here.

Photo exhibit of Mt. Misery beavers opens Friday

One of Barbara Peskin’s photos of Mt. Misery beavers.

Images of beavers in their natural habitat on Mt. Misery by four photographers including Lincoln’s Barbara Peskin will be on display in Concord starting on April 24.

“Beaver Life” is a show running through May 24 with an opening reception on Friday, April 24 from 5:00–7:00pm at Wright Tavern (2 Lexington Road, Concord). It’s sponsored by OARS (the Organization for the Assabet, Sudbury and Concord Rivers) as part of their 18th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival.

Once the Mt. Misery beavers were discovered by Sudbury Valley Nature Photographers club member Jean Fain, she shared her find with three other members (Peskin, Nicole Mordecai, and Phyllis Neufeld), and they returned several times to photograph the animals.

“Barbara has a particular affinity with the Mt. Misery beavers, and has spent many an afternoon with a couple of very friendly Mt. Misery beavers. Spring, summer and fall, we’ve continued to photograph these tail-slapping creatures formerly considered pests and currently considered climate heroes. Come winter, nature’s engineers hole up in their beaver lodges out of view,” Fain said.

The women have also photographed beavers in Lincoln’s Heywood Meadow and the pond behind St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church as well as Concord’s Great Meadow. But it was at Mt. Misery that Peskin and Fain met the former program director for OARS, who had the idea to put together the exhibit, Fain said.

“Little did we know that beavers would be having a moment around the time of our exhibit,” she added. Beavers are the focus of the new Pixar movie “Hoppers,” an article in Scientific American, and a new children’s book, When Beavers Move In. To top it off, April 7 was International Beaver Day.

Fain shared some of the information that the photographers learned over the course of their year-long project:

  • Beavers, the largest rodents in North America, are crepuscular (active at dawn and dusk).
  • Beavers are extraordinary engineers. They can hold their breath underwater for up to 15 minutes while building dams with sticks and mud. 
  • Beaver teeth are orange due to their iron-rich coating of enamel. Their teeth grow continuously throughout their life, but gnawing on bark and branches helps trim them down.
  • Beavers slap their tails on the water to signal danger to their fellow beavers. “That sudden, loud slap also signals us humans to step away from the pond,” she said.
  • Beavers mate for life, forming strong, long-term relationships that last until one partner dies. The couple works together to maintain dams, gather food, and raise their offspring (kits).

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Free wine/beer-tasting to aid DVR

The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable invites the public to a free wine and beer tasting to support its annual Shower for Safety at Spirits Liquor Store (4 Digital Way, Suite 3, Maynard) on Friday, April 25 from 6:30–8:30pm. There will also be a brief presentation by a survivor. Please bring a new, unwrapped housewarming gift for clients of Reach Beyond Domestic Violence, and Voices Against Violence. Requested items include linens (twin sheets and pillowcases, blankets, comforters, pillows), towels and face cloths, unscented cleaning products and laundry detergent, laundry baskets, kitchen utensils, flatware, dishes, drinking glasses, and small kitchen appliances. Gift cards for supermarkets, Target, Walmart, CVS, and Walgreen’s are also welcome. To make a cash donation, please visit the Roundtable website and note that the donation is for Shower for Safety.

Plant-based potluck

Have you wanted to eat more sustainably but need inspiration for good recipes? CFREE recently posted a 12-week series on the benefits of a plant-based diet and is celebrating with a potluck to share recipes as a community on Wednesday, May 6 from 6:00–8:00pm in Bemis Hall. Bring your favorite vegan dish to share. Click here to register and learn more details. 

Coming up at the COA

Here are some of the May activities hosted by the Lincoln Council on Aging and Human Services. Most events are open to Lincoln residents of all ages. For a full list — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s newsletter page. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.

Movie: “The Patriot”
Friday, April 24 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
Celebrate Patriots Day with this historical drama starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger. Free popcorn.

Author talk: “The Harvey Girls”
Friday, May 1 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
Local author Juliette Fay talks about The Harvey Girls, a big-hearted historic tale of two very different women in the 1920s who must learn to get along and trust each other. Books will be available for purchase.

Abigail Adams: Liberty & Legacy
Friday, May 8 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
Actress and storyteller Sheryl Faye stages an immersive multimedia live performance as Abigail Adams as the fearless political thinker, advocate for women’s rights and strong moral compass during the American Revolution. Sponsored by Friends of Lincoln COA & Friends of the Lincoln Library.

“Live Your Best Life” Health Fair
Friday, May 15 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
Get your questions answered and visit resource tables staffed by Lincoln police and fire, the town nurse, care managers, elder law attorneys, home care agencies, independent and assisted living facilities, Minuteman Senior Services, the Boston Center for Memory, Perkins Low Vision, Medical Alert, Carleton Willard at Home, and more.

Hip Hop Square Dance for Seniors
Friday, May 22 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
This class is designed for maximum fun while doing a low-impact activity. Grab your cowboy hat and boots and join us for a boot-scooting boogie! Sponsored by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass. Cultural Council.

Tour and workshop at deCordova

Get to know the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s current exhibition, “Nature Sanctuary,” with a curator-led tour on Sunday, May 10 from 1:00–2:00pm. On Sunday, May 17 from 1:00–3:00pm, join artist and author Madge Evers for a hands-on workshop, “About Printing with the Sun: Botanical Cyanotypes,” to learn the fundamentals of cyanotype as both a creative practice and a way to engage deeply with natural materials and light. More information and registration.

LOMA: The Fretbenders

The Fretbenders (Diane & Bob Kordas) will be the headliners at the next Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic (LOMA) on Monday, May 11 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall (doors open at 6:30pm, feature performers play from 8:30-9:00pm). LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Come and perform (email loma3re@gmail.com to sign up) or just come listen to acoustic music and spoken word. Free admission.

Club Codman is May 16

Codman Community Farms’ annual Club Codman fundraiser is on Saturday, May 16 from 8:00–11:00pm. It’s an adults-only, costume-optional dance party to welcome spring. Costumes from past events have included a dress made from Codman egg cartons, Lincoln’s very own black bear, and the legendary “farm store shoplifter” complete with a jacket stuffed with produce and other merchandise. Buy tickets here.

Used bike drive

Lincoln CFREE, Green Newton, and MetroWest Climate Solutions are co-sponsoring a bike drive on Saturday, May 16 from 9:00am–1:00pm in Wayland Town Center behind Ace Hardware (see map). Donated bikes will be delivered to the Lowell Bike Connector, where they will be fixed up and distributed to kids and adults in need of low-cost, local transportation. Click here to register (registration optional).

Service in June for Tim Barclay

Tim Barclay

Tim Barclay of Lincoln passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2026. He was raised in Scarsdale, N.Y., and spent his summers in Mantoloking, on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.

Upon graduation from Princeton in 1951, Tim served three years in the U.S. Navy, including six months in Korea. In 1954, he was the navigator of the winning Navy Academy yawl “Lively” in the Newport to Bermuda sailing race. In 1959, he received his Ed.M. in science education from Harvard University.

In his career, Tim was an enthusiastic science and math educator. He taught math and physical sciences at Darrow School in the Berkshires (1954-58) and at Commonwealth School in Boston (1958-71). In 1971, he became headmaster of Cambridge Friends School, a K-8 school.

As Sputnik spurred science and math curriculum reform in the early 1960s, Tim became an original member of the Elementary Science Study program at MIT, developing curriculum and teacher training. Starting in 1980, he worked at the Technical Education Research Center.

Tim was an active member of the Cambridge Friends Meeting, an avid writer, bird watcher, tennis player, sailor, baroque recorder player, and activist for environmental and social justice. He was a warm and welcoming person who took an active interest in others.

He is predeceased by his first wife and mother of his four children, Ann Arter Barclay; his partner, Antonia Stone; and his second wife, Elizabeth Taylor. He is survived by his four children, William, Mary, David, and Jeanne, his sister Barbara Ritter, and five grandchildren. He will be buried in the Lincoln Cemetery. 

The memorial service will be held on Saturday,  June 20 at noon at the First Parish in Lincoln (14 Bedford Road). He will be buried privately in the Lincoln Cemetery. Tim requested that any gifts be made to organizations fighting climate change.

Arrangements are under the care of Concord Funeral Home, which provided this obituary. To sign his online guest book, click here.

Legal notice: Conservation Commisson public hearing (29 Lincoln)

PUBLIC HEARING — CONSERVATION COMMISSION

The Lincoln Conservation Commission (LCC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 7:05PM in accordance with the MA Wetlands Protection Act and the Town of Lincoln Wetlands Protection Bylaw. This is in response to the duly filed Request for Determination of Applicability by Philip North for construction of a shed within the 100-ft Buffer Zone at 29 Lincoln Road (Parcel 143-4-0). Information on how to log onto the virtual public meeting will be included in the LCC Agenda posted on the town’s website at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. More information can be reviewed here.

Note that legal notices often must be posted twice by law. For previous legal notices and details on how to submit a legal notice to the Lincoln Squirrel, click here.

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Planning Board, Affordable Housing Trust seek volunteers

The Planning Board is seeking a volunteer to act as an associate member of the board for a three-year term. This is a limited position governed by zoning bylaw section 21.7.1 which provides for one associate member to serve for special permit applications in the case of absence, inability to act, or conflict of interest on the part of any member of the board or in the event of a vacancy. Submit letters of interest to Paula Vaughn-MacKenzie, Director of Planning and Land Use, by May 15.

The Select Board is seeking up to two volunteers to serve on the Affordable Housing Trust until April 2027. The Trust seeks Lincoln residents who have demonstrated interest or engagement in issues concerning housing, affordable housing, property development, local policy, land use or related topics. Send letters of interest to Peggy Elder, administrative assistant in the Select Board’s Office, along with a completed volunteer application by the end of day on Tuesday, April 21. The board will interview and appoint candidates at its April 27, 2026 meeting. For more information, call 781-259-2601.

Earth Day walk to Walden Pond

Multiple groups starting from Concord and Lincoln will converge at the Thoreau cabin site on Sunday, April 26 to celebrate the natural world with music, inspiring words, and sharing of wishes and commitments. Meet at 2:00pm at the First Parish in Concord or St. Anne’s Episcopal Church parking lot in Lincoln (a two-mile walk), arriving by 3:00pm at the cabin site. The program of speakers and music will last one hour and starts at 3:00 p.m.  You can bring a folding chair if desired. We will try to arrange rides back to the starting point from the state park parking area for folks who prefer not walking back to the church. For more information, contact Brad Hubbard-Nelson or Alex Chatfield.

“Unmasking Women in Crisis”

“Unmasking Women in Crisis: Three Keys to Navigating Life’s Inevitable Big Challenges” is the title pf a webinar with Debra Wong sponsored by the Lincoln and Belmont Public Libraries on Wednesday, April 29 from 6:30–7:30pm. Details and registration here.

Order junior prom flowers from FELS

Support the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury by purchasing your Junior Prom Flowers through FELS. Pre-order white, pink or red rose boutonnieres for $20; white, pink, or red corsages for $45; or a combo pack for $60. Pick up on Friday, May 8 at L-S. Details and order form here (limited availability).

Town gets grant to update hazard mitigation plan

Lincoln has received a $30,000 state grant to update its Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). Communities must have an approved HMP to be eligible for certain types of non-emergency disaster assistance funding through FEMA, as well as additional state and federal funding for critical infrastructure improvements and resiliency projects.