Will we have six more weeks of winter or an early spring? Join us as Ms. G, Drumlin Farm’s resident groundhog, gives her forecast for the rest of the winter at Drumlin Farm’s Groundhog Day celebration on Saturday, February 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include: Get the up-to-the-minute woodchuck weather forecast from Ms. G…
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School, LEAP beefing up security
The Lincoln After-school Extended-day Program (LEAP) has begun keepings its door locked at times, and this week the Lincoln Schools will announce measures to increase security in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings. When the children are indoors doing homework or other activities, LEAP visitors must now ring a doorbell and be admitted…
Sign up for winter fun with Lincoln Rec
Keep limber in winter with all sorts of activities, including ballroom dancing and yoga for adults, basketball and musical theater for kids, and skiing for everyone! Visit the Lincoln Recreation website for information or in-person registration Download the winter 2013 brochure Register for activities…
Tabla music and pizza this Sunday
The Birches School and Lincoln Nursery School are hosting a concert featuring tabla master Sandeep Das from Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 3:30 p.m. A children’s singalong led by music teachers Mark Weltner and Abby Zocher will follow Sandeep Das’ performance. Families are invited to a pizza party after the…
New faces at Lincoln School in 2012-13
(This article originally appeared in the Lincoln Journal on September 27, 2012.) By Alice Waugh Among the new faces at the Lincoln School this fall are three teachers, a school psychologist, and several instructional assistants and tutors. The faculty features a pair of new fifth-grade teachers, Maurisa Davis and Lauren Sonalkar. Davis taught fourth and…
Community center feasibility report issued
By Alice Waugh If Lincoln decides to create a community center to house the Parks and Recreation Department and the Council on Aging in a single building, the most logical site would be somewhere on the Ballfield Road school campus, but further discussion will be deferred until after the town votes on the school building…
Kids, crafts and tents at Codman Campout
(This article was originally published in the Lincoln Journal on June 21, 2012.) By Alice Waugh The Codman Community Farms entrance area was a colorful and congenial place to be on the night of June 16, as dozens of families pitched tents, ate dinner and enjoyed some campfire camaraderie during the annual Codman Campout. For…
Kids compete by paddling, pedaling and putting feet to the ground
(This article originally appeared in the Lincoln Journal on June 29, 2012.) By Alice Waugh Despite a few no-shows due to early-morning rain, 182 kids finished Lincoln’s ninth annual “Splash, Mash and Dash” kids’ triathlon last Saturday, with Lincoln residents finishing near the top in almost every age group. Participants came from all over eastern…