By Alice Waugh Bypass Road residents, including a member of the town’s Board of Health, are furious about a proposal by McLean Hospital to open a residential facility for teens and young adults in their neighborhood, saying they were given no opportunity to comment before Lincoln’s town counsel issued an opinion saying that the facility was exempt from the…
land use
Public hearings on May 10
The Lincoln Historical Commission will hold two public hearings on Tuesday, May 10: 7:40 p.m. — to consider the application of Peter and Hytho Pantazelos for a Demolition Plan Review to demolish more than 25 percent of the roof structure and an attached greenhouse at 12 Woodcock Lane. 7:50 p.m. — to consider the application of Seth and Lynne…
AKA Bistro to close Sunday; Blazes may take its place
By Alice Waugh Mother’s Day will be the last day of business for AKA Bistro, which garnered widespread praise for its innovative French and Japanese cuisine but was a victim of not one but two natural disasters. Meanwhile, Richard Card, the Lincoln resident behind the proposed Blazes bookstore/coffee shop/cocktail bar, has made an offer to lease…
MBTA monopole session postponed
Tonight’s scheduled presentation to the Planning Board about a plan to build three monopoles along the commuter-rail right of way in Lincoln has been postponed after federal officials recommended reclassifying the proposal as a multi-use WiFi project. At the request of Lincoln officials, MBTA representatives had planned to attend tonight’s Planning Board meeting to answer questions about the agency’s proposal to…
Public hearings coming up
Conservation Commission Public hearing on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:45 p.m. in accordance with wetlands regulations regarding a notice of intent from Vincent Mula for grading and earthwork in the 100-foot buffer zone at 7 Forester Rd in Lincoln. Historic District Commission Public hearing on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. to review the application of Lisa…
Property news
Property sales 311 Hemlock Circle — Bonnie Kiernan to Michael Trembicki for $512,000 (March 21) 34C Indian Camp Lane — William Carlezon Jr. to Mary Hill Peters for $350,000 (March 15) 9 Smith Hill Rd. — David Ireland to Ali and Danielle Raja for $1,475,000 (March 15) 24C Lincoln Rd. — Margaret Ramsay to Zahra…
Letter to the editor: monopoles may boost cell phone coverage
Editor’s note: The following was one of several comments made on the March 29 story about proposed MBTA monopoles and is reprinted as a letter with the permission of Mr. Domnitz, who served on the Planning Board from 2003-2015. To the editor: Although it is never easy to accept the preemptive authority of a state agency, a potential…
Three concrete towers planned along railroad tracks in Lincoln
By Alice Waugh The MBTA plans to install three monopole towers along the commuter rail tracks in Lincoln to comply with a federal mandate for emergency train stop controls. The concrete towers will range in height from about 65 to 75 feet. Because the pole sites are within the MBTA’s right of way, the agency is…
Voters OK buying land for possible solar swap
By Alice Waugh Thanks to a vote at the March 19 Town Meeting, Lincoln will buy a new piece of conservation land that could be used as part of a “land swap” with the state to allow a solar array to be built on the capped landfill. Voters approved spending $225,000 on a three-acre portion of the…
Planning Board candidate #2: Margaret Olson
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on candidates for the Lincoln Planning Board, which has three candidates running for two seats. Yesterday, we featured Steve Gladstone, and on Saturday we will feature Jennifer Morris Gundy. Next week we will have an article about Board of Selectman candidate James Craig, who is running…