legal notices

LEGAL NOTICE — SELECT BOARD

The Select Board of the Town of Lincoln will conduct a public hearing on Monday evening, December 8, 2025 at 6:30 pm, in the Town Offices – Donaldson Room, in response to an application by AT&T Wireless for a Grant of Location for a Small Cell Wireless Communications Facility.

AT&T Wireless (Applicant) proposes small cell installation on the side of a replacement telephone pole at location pole #17, at the intersection of Tower Road and Great Road (near 188 Tower Road), Lincoln, MA. As a Small Cell, the process in Lincoln requires an application to the Select Board per the Town of Lincoln’s Select Board Guidelines approved and adopted April 25, 2022. This would be a Small Cell, mounted on a replacement wood pole that previously was (and shall continue to, after pole replacement and Small Cell placement) supporting power, telephone, and CATV cables. Plans are available for review in the Select Board’s Office.

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PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

The Historic District Commission will hold a virtual online public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to consider the following application:

• Winthrop Estates, LLC, 79 Lincoln Rd., M/P 153-15-0, to demolish the existing barn.

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

PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

The Historic District Commission will hold a virtual online public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to consider the following application:

• Joanne Wise, 241 Old Concord Rd., M/P 156-7-0, to demolish the shed/lean-to.

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

PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

The Historic District Commission will hold a virtual online public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to consider the following application:

• Winthrop Estates, LLC, 79 Lincoln Rd., M/P 153-15-0, to demolish the existing barn.

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

PUBLIC HEARING — HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION

The Historic District Commission will hold a virtual online public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to consider the following application:

• Joanne Wise, 241 Old Concord Rd., M/P 156-7-0, to demolish the shed/lean-to.

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

PUBLIC HEARING — ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

The Zoning Board of the Appeals of the Town of Lincoln will hold a virtual online public hearing Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. to hear and to act on the following petitions under the Zoning Bylaws:

New:

Kevin Guarnotta, 33 Page Rd., M/P 145-34-0 for a special permit to add a 14 x 12 deck.

Robert Neidlinger/Emily Barry, 161 Tower Rd., M/P 179-50-0 for a special permit to install a 10 x 20 shed.

Andrew Wang, 11 Silver Birch Lane, M/P 119-32-0 for a special permit to construct a 14 x 30 shed.

Lexington Properties LLC, 138 Lexington Rd., M/P 129-2-0 for a special permit to reconstruct an existing house.

PUBLIC HEARING — ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

The Zoning Board of the Appeals of the Town of Lincoln will hold a virtual online public hearing Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. to hear and to act on the following petitions under the Zoning Bylaws:

New:

Kevin Guarnotta, 33 Page Rd., M/P 145-34-0 for a special permit to add a 14 x 12 deck.

Robert Neidlinger/Emily Barry, 161 Tower Rd., M/P 179-50-0 for a special permit to install a 10 x 20 shed.

Andrew Wang, 11 Silver Birch Lane, M/P 119-32-0 for a special permit to construct a 14 x 30 shed.

Lexington Properties LLC, 138 Lexington Rd., M/P 129-2-0 for a special permit to reconstruct an existing house.

Conservation Commission — Notice of Public Hearing

The Lincoln Conservation Commission (LCC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:45PM in accordance with the MA Wetlands Protection Act and the Town of Lincoln Wetlands Protection Bylaw. This is in response to the duly filed Notice of Intent by Peter Ladas for installation of a permanent stream crossing, stream bank restoration, invasive species control, and restoration plantings within the 100-ft Buffer Zone and wetland resource areas at 22 Old Cambridge Turnpike (Parcel 112-7-0). 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.

Conservation Commission — Notice of Public Hearing

The Lincoln Conservation Commission (LCC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:05pm in accordance with the MA Wetlands Protection Act. This is in response to the duly filed Notice of Intent by Richard Nolli, Town of Lincoln Water Department, for installation of a water main and new footbridge within the 100-ft Buffer Zone and wetland resource areas at 79 Lincoln Road, 8 Pierce Hill Road, and within the Town right-of-way (Parcels 152-46-0 and 153-15-0). 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.

LEGAL NOTICE — DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the DPW office, 30 Lewis Street, a Public Hearing will be held by the Tree Warden, Deputy Tree Warden and/or their designees to consider the removal of the below trees in the Public Right-of-Way. This meeting is consistent with the requirements of the Shade Tree Act (MGL,c.87) and Scenic Road Act.

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The cutting and removal of the following trees has been made at the request of Eversource Energy. The trees have been marked and are being considered for removal because they are dead, in decline, or otherwise posing a safety or operational hazard to the safe and reliable operation of the Eversource Energy electrical system. The trees are marked as to size category and type along the following roads:

1. 34 Bedford Rd. One 6”-12” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 1/65 to 1/66.
2. 8 Sandy Pond Rd. One 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 23/3 to 23/4.
3. Near 7 Baker Bridge Rd. One 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 6/1 to 6/2.
4. Near 7 Baker Bridge Rd. One 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 6/2 to 6/3.
5. 8 Hillside Rd. One 6”-12” ash with emerald ash borer and two 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 16/4 to 16/5
6. Near 161 Concord Rd. Three multi-stemmed ash with emerald ash borer. Three stems are 6”-12”, two are 12”-18”. Poles 7/74 to 7/75
7. 3 Hillside Rd. One 12”-18” dead hemlock. Poles 7/81 to 16/1.
8. 31 Old Concord Rd. One 6”-12” dead Norway maple. Poles 60/13 to 60/14.
9. 31 Old Concord Rd. One 12”-18” dead Norway maple. Poles 60/14 to 60/15.
10. 31 Old Concord Rd. One 36+ oak with storm damage and overhang, abutter request. Pole 60/15.
11. 60 South Great Rd. One 18”-24” ash with emerald ash borer. Pole 30/114.
12. 28 Farrar Rd. One 12”-18” dead sugar maple, and one 24”-30” ash with emerald ash borer. Pole 8/13.
13. 23 Blueberry Ln. Two 12”-18” dead black birch. Poles 57/10 to 82/10.
14. Across from 39 Lexington Rd. One 6”-12” dead elm. Poles 22/64 to 22/65.
15. Near 80 Trapelo Rd. One 18”-24” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 15/46 to 15/47.
16. Near 14 Winter St. One 6”-12” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 14/x2 to 14/x3.
17. 60 Lincoln Rd. One 12”-18” elm, strong decline likely from Dutch elm disease. Poles 24/27 to 24/28.
18. 88 Lincoln Rd. One 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Pole 24/33.
19. Across from 38 Codman Rd. One 18”-24” ash with emerald ash borer. Pole 46/31.
20. 270 South Great Rd. One two-stemmed ash with emerald ash borer. One stem is 1.5”-6”, the other is 12”-18”. Pole 30/30.
21. 169 Lincoln Rd. One 36”+ ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 4/70 to 4/71.
22. Near 208 Tower Rd. One 18”-24” with emerald ash borer. Pole 50/88.
23. Across from 237 Tower Rd. One 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 50/101 to 50/102.
24. 17 Weston Rd. One 24”-30” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 24/1 to 25/0.
25. 17 Weston Rd. Two 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 25/5 to 25/6.
26. Across from 91 Weston Rd. One 12”-18” ash with emerald ash borer. Poles 25/37 to 25/38.