Spring wellness clinics for all ages Lincoln residents of all ages are invited to meet with a nurse through a free town service. Come to get your blood pressure checked, ask questions, or learn about wellness resources. Clinics will be held at the Community Building at Lincoln Woods (50 Wells Road) from 10 a.m. to…
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Reading and dancing to “The Nightingale”
The Lincoln Public Library will host a reading of “The Nightingale” by Hans Christian Andersen on Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. accompanied by dancers from the Commonwealth Ballet Company acting out some of the parts while in their rich and colorful costumes. All ages. Free of charge.
Book event on architect Henry Hoover
Come to a presentation by Lincoln residents Lucretia Hoover Giese and Henry B. Hoover Jr. on Saturday, March 12 from 3-5 p.m. in the Tarbell Room of the Lincoln Public Library. Giese and Hoover are the authors of the recent book
Grant boosts aid to needy from St. Joseph’s
By Alice Waugh Lincoln’s only food pantry recently got a boost for the Lincoln families it serves—a $20,000 grant from the Ogden Codman Trust. The St. Vincent de Paul, St. Joseph’s Conference (SVdP) operates a food pantry at St. Joseph Church and also offers emergency financial help to clients who live or work in Lincoln…
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Discuss death at the Death Café on January 31 St. Anne’s in-the-Fields is hosting a Death Café on Sunday, Jan. 31 (rescheduled from October 2015) from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Death Café is an international movement started in Europe dedicated to taking death out of the closet and discussing it publicly. At a Death Café, people come together to eat…
Letter to the editor: two cats need a hand over the holidays
To the editor:
We may not see a white Christmas this year, but Mary’s two cats, Snowy and her Blacky, could use a holiday miracle while their “mom” waits for cat-friendly housing.
Letter to the editor: Lincoln families give generously
To the editor: Fifty Families was started in 1997 by a group of friends around a table at Lincoln’s Codman Harvest Feast with the intention of getting 50 Lincoln families to provide holiday cheer for those in need. It has blossomed into more than 150 families taking part and is a sight to behold—hundreds and hundreds of wrapped gifts…
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Two sessions on what to do when a family member dies The first days after a family member dies can be heart-breaking, but knowing what you need to do can help ease the stress. Residents of all ages are invited to come to Bemis Hall on Friday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. or the Town…
Film and discussion on Sudan’s “Lost Boys” and other refugees
All are invited to a benefit screening of a new movie about Sudan’s young refugees followed by a panel discussion on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Brooks Auditorium. The Good Lie (PG-13) starring Reese Witherspoon and many refugees of war) is a fictionalized composite story of “the Lost Boys”—the 20,000 boys and girls…
More Lincoln soccer uniforms going to African kids
More donated Lincoln Youth Soccer (LYS) uniforms will be appearing on young African athletes as another drive to collect used uniforms is underway. LYS is collecting clean soccer uniforms and other equipment in a box near the registers at Donelan’s. “The soccer uniforms don’t have to be from Lincoln; uniforms from other towns or club teams…
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All are invited to Scarecrow Classic Please join us for the third annual Scarecrow Classic 5K road and trail race on Sunday, Oct. 18. Even if you don’t run or walk, join the after-race celebration with live music, cider donuts, hot soup, a fire pit and awards ceremony. There will also be raffle prizes. Pre-register for the…