News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
March 1 Baker Bridge Road (6:36 a.m.) — A cyclist fell in the area of 55 Baker Bridge Rd. Police and fire units responded. Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (7:02 a.m.) — Two-vehicle crash. The Fire Department responded and assisted the motorists. Lincoln police remained on scene to assist the Massachusetts State Police, who were handling the…
The Community Center Building Committee has announced that the Town of Lincoln has hired ICON Architecture for professional services to develop plans for a community center within the Hartwell segment of the Lincoln School campus on Ballfield Road. “It was a very difficult decision,” and references were a major factor, said Select Board member Jonathan…
In the March 5 edition of News Acorns, an incorrect date was given for the FoMA/Lincoln event on the revitalization of Lincoln’s Modern school. The event will take place on Thursday, March 16 from 6:30–8 p.m. in the school’s Learning Commons….
Heather Davidson Hill of Bedford, a former 45-year resident of Lincoln, died on February 27 at the age of 99. She was the beloved wife for 62 years of the late Craig C. Hill, who died in 2019. Born in Alberta, Canada, Heather and her late sister Patricia were raised by their widowed mother during…
March 6 AIDE discussion open to all The First Parish in Lincoln is opening up its “reflection” sessions on the school-sponsored 21-Day Challenge on Anti Racism, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (AIDE) to anyone in Lincoln who would like to attend. On Monday, March 6 at 7 p.m. on Zoom with Becca Fasciano (one of the…
The February 27 articled headlined “Energy-efficiency amendments among zoning proposal at Town Meeting” mischaracterized a proposed amendment to the zoning bylaw on cluster developments. If approved at Town Meeting, the bylaw would be revised to comply with the current statutory language of MGL c.40A, which does not allow a mandate to a specific entity. The…
Five zoning measures — including a more energy-efficient town building code and a rule that would require new buildings and major renovation projects to be fossil fuel free — will be up for votes at the Annual Town Meeting on March 25. Article 30 will ask Lincoln to adopt the new Specialized Municipal Opt-in Code…
In the February 22 story headlined “Artwork by Lincoln’s Selvage adorns new MBTA station,” the purpose of the “Speeding Green Line” artwork has bene corrected, and several other changes have been made to the story based on feedback by Nancy Selvage….
(Editor’s note: Levinson is one of three candidates running for two seats on the Planning Board along with Craig Nicholson and incumbent Lyn DeLisi. Incumbent Bob Domnitz filed papers to run for another term but recently withdrew his name and endorsed Levinson.) By Mark Levinson I am pleased to announce my candidacy for one of…
By the Domestic Violence Roundtable This year, despite the continuing circumstances created by Covid, the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable held its annual Valentine collection at Sudbury Wine and Spirits. Although community members could not be invited to help fill the Valentine bags for families affected by abuse, members of the Roundtable gathered to fill the…