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Inpatient hospice eyed for property on Lincoln/Waltham line

A Danvers-based hospice organization hopes to build a 20-bed inpatient hospice facility on Winter Street property straddling the Waltham city line, though there are no plans to alter the one-way status of the street. In June, Hospice of the North Shore and Greater Boston (HNSGB) purchased the 12-acre parcel, which includes nine acres in Lincoln…

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Roads to close for MBTA track work

Because of the MBTA’s  commuter-rail track upgrade project, several road crossings in town will be closed at the following times: Tower Road—Friday, Sept. 6 at 11:59 p.m. to Monday, Sept. 9 at 6:00 a.m. Old Sudbury Road—Friday, Sept. 13 at 11:59 p.m. to Monday, Sept. 16 at 6:00 a.m. South Great Road (Rte. 117)—Friday, Sept. 20…

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School groups, selectmen set to meet

meetingAs Lincoln ushers in a new academic year, school and town panels are scheduling their first meetings after the summer respite, starting with the School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) on Tuesday night.

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View Bemis Hall space availability and rent online

You can now make reservations for using the second floor of Bemis Hall online. Simply navigate to the “Facilities” section of the town website at www.lincolntown.org or click directly on the Bemis Hall page. Bemis is available for public use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and after noon on Sundays. Multiple events can be booked…

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Correction

An August 26 Lincoln Squirrel article about Naturestage founder Miranda Loud contained inaccurate information about Katy Payne. The article has been updated to include the correction….

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The Groves aims to reinvent itself after bankruptcy sale

In the wake of the recent bankruptcy and sale of The Groves, two officials answered questions about the current state and future of the senior living complex at a Lincoln Council on Aging session this week. The Groves, which opened three years ago but is at only 59 percent occupancy today, filed for bankruptcy in…

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Lincoln vet makes a practice of house calls

Dr. Betsy Johnson with her dog Lucy. Photo / Alice Waugh

Dr. Betsy Johnson with her dog Lucy. Photo / Alice Waugh

By Brett Wittenberg 

When they see the vet, many dogs cower, cats hide, birds screech and bang against their cages—but not when they see Dr. Betsy Johnson. Armed with a can of Cheez Whiz, catnip, and a stethoscope, she’s been healing Lincoln pets for 25 years in the setting where they’re most at ease: their own homes.

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Water main break suspected but not found

water tapAn unexpected drop in the level of water in a town-owned water tank prompted automated notifications on Thursday to Lincoln residents about a water main break, but it turned out there was no break, and the cause of the sudden surge in water use was never found.

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Sudbury trying to evict Camuti from town-owned affordable housing

Sudbury housing officials are trying to evict William Camuti, who has been charged in connection with the death of Stephen Rakes, from his Sudbury affordable-housing unit, and he has been investigated in the past by Sudbury police, the MetroWest Daily News reports.

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