The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to endorse a plastic water bottle measure that will be up for a Town Meeting vote on March 24. They also voted unanimously to remove a citizens’ petition seeking reimbursement for legal costs incurred by a group of residents fighting the McLean Hospital proposal on Bypass Road. In November…
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Mindfulness walk with John Calabria at Adams Woods Join us for the next outing in the mindfulness walk series sponsored by the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust and Council on Aging on Tuesday, March 6 from 1–2:30 p.m. Park along the roadside next to Lindentree Farm on Old Concord Road off Route 126; meet at the…
Lincoln joins program to promote greener heating systems
As part of a three-town coalition with Concord and Carlisle, Lincoln has been accepted into the state-sponsored HeatSmart program. From March through July, residents can purchase advanced air-source and ground-source heat pumps and wood pellet heating systems from installers selected for their high-quality work and competitive pricing. These clean heating and cooling technologies can greatly…
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PTO hosts candidate forum The Lincoln School PTO will host a town election and candidate forum on Friday, March 2 in the Hartwell multipurpose room. The PTO will have a general business meeting at 8:15 a.m., and the candidate forum, including a question and answer session, will run from 8:30–9:30 a.m. “Beauty and the Beast” with…
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Climate change film on Maldives shown Tuesday The film The Island President will have a free showing on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Lincoln, part of its ongoing Climate Justice Film Series. The film chronicles the presidency of Mohamed Nasheed, who served as the first democratically elected president of the Maldives during…
Forums planned for Town Meeting and election issues
Oriole Landing update on Tuesday Residents are invited to hear reports from town officials, boards, and committees on the proposed Oriole Landing mixed-income housing development on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 7–9 p.n. in Town Hall. Hosted by the Housing Options Working Group. There will be ample time for questions, discussion, answers, and suggestions in preparation…
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Lincoln’s Shepard discusses book on black Civil War soldiers Lincoln’s own Ray Anthony Shepard will speak about his book, Now or Never: Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry’s War to End Slavery on Thursday, March 8 at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library. It’s the story of George Stephens and James Henry Gooding, members of the all-black regiment…
Dueling water bottle bans at Town Meeting
A group of high school students is trying again to get Lincoln to ban the sale of single-serve plastic water bottles and retail distribution of plastic grocery bags—but one of last year’s bottle-ban opponents has advanced his own ballot measure that goes even farther. Students in Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School’s Environmental Club have submitted two citizen’s petitions for…
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Democratic town caucus times given A previous news item about the March 3 date of the Lincoln Democrats’ caucus omitted the time. Registration for the caucus begins at 9:30 a.m. and the event begins at 10 a.m. Jazz concert on Wednesday The CJALL jazz concert with Jimmy Mazzy & The Last Minute Men originally planned…
Solar program deadline extended to Feb. 28
The deadline for the Solarize Mass program for Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland (Solarize LSW) has been extended to Wednesday, Feb. 28. Homeowners who sign a contract with Solar Flair or New England Solar Hot Water by that date will qualify for savings on installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar hot water systems. President Trump recently…