News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Codman BBQ and campout coming up Codman Community Farm’s annual BBQ and Campout is Saturday to Sunday, June 18-19. Residents are invited to pitch their tents starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by dinner catered by Blue Ribbon Barbecue and a campfire with singalong and s’mores. For those who stay the night, there will be breakfast…
Dear Lincoln community, We are writing to invite you to join the town of Lincoln’s annual Fourth of July Parade. This year’s parade theme is “Keeping Lincoln Great!” With a feisty Presidential election on the horizon, we thought this was a perfect time to remind residents that Lincoln has always been great… and July 4th is the chance to show…
One year ago, a brush fire swept through the northeast side of the Flint’s Pond conservation area (see the Lincoln Squirrel, June 7, 2015), leaving a large area with a clear understory and burned canopy trees—and also a unique habitat and opportunity to study forest regeneration. After the fire, Lincoln’s Conservation Department was approached with a proposal for a…
Town Clerk’s Office looking for part-time help If you’re interested in what and who makes local government tick, if you’re a “people person” with a good sense of humor, if you have a reverence for history and would like to play a role in preserving and creating it, if you’re a “systems thinker” with computer…
The many faces of loss: a new group June 6 at 10 a.m. As we age we confront loss in many forms. It may be the death of loved ones. It may also be dealing with physical or cognitive changes in loved ones, friends or in ourselves. It may include regrets about lost opportunities and…
Local and state representatives attended an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of a new $34 million Hanscom Middle School (HMS) on Thursday. The school replaces a 1950s-era school building and accommodates more than 300 students in grades 4-8. “The design of the school is visionary and contains many flexible learning spaces that encourage collaboration,…
Linda Hammett Ory named as deCordova board president Lincoln resident Linda Hammett Ory has been named as the new president of the board of trustees of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum She assumes the position from Gerard Frank, who will remain on the board in an advisory capacity for one more year. Hammett Ory is an elected member of…
Tour historic homes for free on June 4 Historic New England is having an open house with hourly guided tours on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gropius House and the Codman Estate in Lincoln as well as the Browne House in Watertown. Most Historic New England properties are open for free on the…
Lincoln Family Association seeks feedback and ideas The Lincoln Family Association is celebrating 20 years as a community group for Lincoln families by providing social activities, fun and support for parents and their children. They’re interested in hearing from the entire community, both current members and non-members, to learn about their interests, generate new ideas, and welcome…
(Editor’s note: This event, which can be viewed online here, was organized by the Lincoln Diversity Committee, which includes writer Sharon Antia.) To the editor: At the “Discovering Diversity in Lincoln” event on May 2, much of what our panelists had to say was new to those in the audience and in fact quite eye-opening. About 80 people heard…