The Lincoln Public Library will be closed from April 28 through May 1 so insulation can be installed. Fines for materials due during that time will be waived. The library apologizes for any inconvenience.
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Early May is packed with Lincoln events
Here are just a few of the events coming up in Lincoln early next month. Click the links for details in the Lincoln Squirrel calendar or on the website of the group that’s running the event.
May Day Merriness — Thursday, May 1
1-2:30 p.m., Drumlin Farm
We’ll make and decorate May baskets, then gather flowers from spring’s bounty to fill them. Plant some flower seeds in the garden and some to take home. This is a great family program for all ages. Registration is required; $12 for Mass Audubon members, $15 for nonmembers. More info…
Obituaries
There will be a memorial service in Bemis Hall on Saturday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m. for Martin Mills Jr., 95, who died on March 14.
Other recent Lincoln obituaries:
Lorraine C. Dean, 87 (April 8) — past master of the Lincoln Grange.
Sarah Lerner, 95 (April 9) — an accomplished artist who took great joy in solving crossword puzzles in ink.
Edward Rolfe, 94 (March 27) — former member of the Lincoln Planning Board and the First Parish music committee.
Barbara Silva Fairbanks Radden Walker, 96 (March 9) — preschool founder and advocate of special education in the Boston.
Codman Community Farms news
Club Codman is Saturday, May 10
The dance event of the season is also an important fundraiser for Codman Community Farms. Club Codman turns on the disco lights on Saturday, May 10 from 7-10:30 p.m. Groove to the wildest dance tunes from the ’70s, ’80s and beyond, and prepare to be amazed at lip-synch performances and shredding air-guitar solos throughout the evening. Go to this CCF web page to purchase tickets ($30 apiece) and send your song requests through our new online survey.
“Moms Gone Bad” at a previous Club Codman.
New president, board members elected
The Codman Community Farm board of directors elected new members at its annual meeting in March. Andy Stevenson has stepped up to be the board’s new president. New members on the board are Chandler Fritz, David Alperovitz, Erica Mason, and Drew Shilling. Past president Marshall Clemens will continue on as a board member, but we bid farewell to members finishing their terms: Sarah Killick (past CCF board president), Lindsay Clemens, Jeff Patterson, and Andy Ory.
Membership renewal time is now
All Lincoln residents received an invitation to become members of Codman Community Farms or renew their membership for 2014. Membership dues greatly support the activities of the farm and allow you visit all year. If you live outside Lincoln or simply lost your mailer, you may sign up for membership online.
Letter to the editor: Jet Aviation hearing closes tonight
To the editor:
Last Wednesday’s Conservation Commission hearing on the Jet Aviation expansion plans at Hanscom Civil Airport went from 7:45 p.m. to midnight with the decision to bring the hearing to a close tonight (April 15) at 7 p.m. at Lincoln Town Offices.
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Experts to speak on tick control, disease prevention
The Middlesex Tick Task Force will present experts on tick-borne diseases and landscaping ideas to reduce tick exposure at “Let’s Talk About Ticks: One Bite Can Change Your Life” on Wednesday, April 30 from 7-9 p.m. in Brooks auditorium.
Dr. Alfred de Maria, an epidemiologist with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, who will answer questions about awareness and prevention of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease as well as babesiosis and anaplasmosis, two other preventable tick-borne illnesses. Kurt Upham, president of ohDeer Inc., which offers safe spraying for deer, tick and mosquito control, will discuss ways to landscape your yard to cut down on tick exposure.
Also at the event, Dr. Stephen Rich of the UMass Laboratory of Medical Zoology will discuss a new tick-testing program for some Massachusetts residents. Depending on what town you live in, if you’ve been bitten by a tick, you can submit the tick for free or low-cost testing to see if it carries the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis or anaplasmosis. For more information, call the health department at 781-259-2614 or Lincoln Public Health Nurse Maureen Richichi at 781-259-9407.
The Middlesex Tick Task Force formed in 2012 with representatives from Acton, Bedford, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Waltham, Wayland, and Weston. The group’s goals are to increase awareness of tick-borne diseases in our towns, to educate residents about effective prevention measures, and to promote inter-town collaboration about these diseases in Middlesex County. The Task Force recognizes that tick-borne diseases are now endemic in our towns and that residents need information about effective prevention measures they can take to protect themselves, including knowing the signs and symptoms of disease, the life-cycle of the deer tick, how to do a “tick check” after being outside and to safely remove an embedded tick, and the importance of self-advocacy and early medical treatment for tick-borne diseases.
Holy Week and Easter services in Lincoln
One of the earliest known depictions of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus (Rabbula Gospel illuminated manuscript, 6th century). Source: Wikimedia Commons
Here is a list of Holy Week/Easter services at Lincoln’s churches.
St. Julia/St. Joseph
- Palm Sunday (April 13) – regular Mass schedule
- Holy Thursday (April 17) – Mass of the Lord’s Supper, St. Julia Church, 7:30 p.m.
- Good Friday (April 18)
- Stations of the Cross: St. Julia Church, 2 p.m.; St. Joseph Church, 3 p.m.
- Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion and Death: St. Julia Church, 7:30 p.m.
- Holy Saturday (April 19) – Easter Vigil Mass, St. Julia Church, 7:30 p.m.
- Easter Sunday Masses (April 20)
- St. Julia Church – 9 a.m. (church), 9 a.m. (hall), 11:15 a.m. (church), 11:15 a.m. (hall)
- St. Joseph Church – 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon
There are many opportunities to help with the services of Holy Week and Easter such as foot washing, lighting candles for the procession of the Eucharist to the repository, setup of certain services, etc. If you’re interested in helping, call the parish office or visit www.stjulia.org/lent.
St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
- Palm Sunday (April 13) – dramatic reading of the Passion Gospel at the 10 a.m. service.
- Maundy Thursday (April 17) – service with foot-washing at 7 p.m.
- Good Friday (April 18) – service at noon.
- The Great Vigil of Easter (April 19) – service at 7 p.m.
- Easter Sunday (April 20) – services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
St. Anne’s welcomes everyone to join one of their two worship services Sunday mornings: Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and Holy Eucharist with choir at 10 a.m. Nursery care is available from 9-11 a.m.
First Parish in Lincoln
- Good Friday (April 18) – service at 7 p.m.
- Easter Sunday (April 20)
- Sunrise Service led by Rebecca Hinds in Flint’s Field at 5:55 a.m.
- Childcare (nursery) starting at 8:45 a.m.
- Easter Service led by Rev. Roger Paine at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
AKA Bistro to reopen by end of April
AKA Bistro co-owner Christian Touche inside the restaurant, which is being renovated after a flood.
By Alice Waugh
AKA Bistro expects to reopen by the end of this month with an all-new menu and other improvements.
The restaurant has been closed since December, when an overhead water pipe ruptured and caused extensive water damage. Most of the dining room interior as well as much of the kitchen equipment has been torn out and replaced.
It’s been a battle for co-owner Christian Touche, who has had to fight for compensation not just for the renovations but also for business-interruption insurance payments. He said his insurance company was initially reluctant to compensate him for what his staff would have earned in tips as well as their $2.63 hourly salary while the restaurant was closed. Touche decided to pay them out of his own pocket while discussions were going on so he could keep the staff available to return to work when the restaurant reopens.
“We’ve developed a really nice team,” Touche said. “It sounds like a cliché, but we’re really like a family.” AKA Bistro has 25 employees, 12 of whom are wait staff, he added.
When customers return, they’ll notice a few changes, such as a menu that now lists traditional French and Japanese dishes together, rather than on separate pages. There will also be lots of salads and new dishes, Touche said.
Other changes were made for the comfort of diners. The biggest complaint before the closing was the conversation noise level, so workers have installed sound-absorbing foam beneath the new floor, custom-made cloth wall panels, thicker ceiling tiles and even soundproofing behind the pictures on the walls. There will also be better window shades and improved air flow, Touche said.
“We took the time to reinvent ourselves,” he said.
It didn’t make sense to reopen the restaurant in a new location, Touche said. “I feel at home here, and I think people [in Lincoln] deserve a decent restaurant. I hope they’ll give us another shot.”
The reservation line at 781-259-9920 should be back in operation by next week, he said.
Library work underway
Children’s librarian Jane Flanders in the temporary home of the children’s department in the now somewhat crowded Farrar Room.
By Alice Waugh
Lincoln Public Library patrons are adjusting to some temporary changes resulting from work to install a sprinkler system in the library, which has relocated the children’s area and closed the reference department.
The children’s department has moved into its new “branch” in the Farrar Room on the main floor of the library. There are two computers in that area, but children get preference—if you’re an adult, please ask a children’s librarian if you can use one. There are also two public computers on the library’s lower level; each has a 30-minute time limit for users. For reference help, patrons can ask at the main circulation desk.
Some books have been moved onto temporary carts while others will remain covered in plastic, library director Barbara Myles said. A container outside the building is holding things from the attic such as holiday decorations and older issues of periodicals so workers can spray insulation in the attic.
The work is scheduled for completion by the end of the summer, Myles said.
Musical news acorns
Classic Jazz now on Thursday at Bemis
Classic Jazz has changed days and location due to construction at the Lincoln Public Library. The final two regular programs, including tomorrow’s, will now be held on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in Bemis Hall.
On Thursday, April 10, Nick Ribush presents”Australian Jazz: The Melbourne Sound Pt. II.” Vern Welch will present “Jazz Clips—Then and Now” on May 8. The annual live program takes place on May 28 with Dan Gabel’s High Society Orchestra.
“Live in Lincoln Center” on May 3
The next “Live in Lincoln Center” concert, “Viva Vivaldi,” will feature the First Parish Church choir with guest vocal soloists and instrumentalists from the Handel & Haydn Society on Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. Period instruments will be featured for this all-Vivaldi program. First Parish Music Director Ian Watson will conduct from the harpsichord, and returning guest artists include Susanna Ogata, violin, and Guy Fishman, cello. Also on hand will be Handel & Haydn vocal soloists Erika Vogel, soprano, and Emily Marvosh, alto.
Seating is open to all but is limited and is first-come, first-seated. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. A reception will follow the performance. The suggested donation is $20, but any amount is appreciated. Sponsored by First Parish in Lincoln.