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Margaret Boyer, 85 Polaroid employee and Historical Society member. Full obituary. Michael Maddox, 74 There will be a memorial gathering Michael Maddox, who died in Jacksonville, FL on December 8, at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square on Jan. 9 from 2-4 p.m. Full obituary. Melvin L. Stone, 96 Longtime electrical engineering at MIT Lincoln…
Patients, visitors and staff at the Care Dimensions Hospice House on Winter Street should soon see some new winged wildlife thanks to Lincoln Boy Scout Richard Kelleher. For his Eagle Scout project, Richard (a sophomore at Lawrence Academy in Groton) built and installed five birdhouses on the property. With help from other Scouts, Richard developed…
Lincoln’s biggest taxpayer is changing hands for the second time, but the new owners have agreed in principle to negotiate an arrangement for paying property taxes or a PILOT agreement (payment in lieu of taxes). The Commons in Lincoln is currently owned by Benchmark Senior Living and a private equity firm. The Groves in Lincoln,…
Thomas Pianka, Lincoln’s newest full-time firefighter, received the Richard N. Bangs Award upon his recent graduation from the Massachusetts Fire Academy. More recently, he and his family got something even better — a baby boy. Pianka, a Hudson resident with Lincoln roots, had been working as a per diem probationary firefighter in town since July…
December 6 Carroll School, Baker Bridge Road (3:43 p.m.) — Fire Department assisted with a reported problem with an outdoor pellet stove. December 7 St. Anne’s Church (12:27 a.m.) — Officer checking the parking lot noticed a parked vehicle with two people inside. He spoke to them; everything was fine and they left the area….
Screening of “Reconstruction” Thursday The First Parish in Lincoln’s Racial Justice Journey group will screen episode 4 of “Reconstruction After the Civil War” by Henry Louis Gates via Zoom on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Click here to join the Zoom meeting (passcode: 853751). The documentary segment looks at things that still have an…
November 28 Concord Road (12:36 a.m.) — Officer checked on a party at the Walden Pond boat ramp. Party was looking to kayak and was advised that the pond was closed at this time. Page Road (9:33 a.m.) — Caller reported landscapers in the area using leaf blowers. Officer responded and spoke to the workers….
Senior news COVID booster clinic Click here to sign up for the Covid booster vaccination clinic for seniors on Monday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. in the First Parish Church Auditorium across from Bemis Hall. The clinic for residents 60 and over will offer Moderna, Pfizer, and J&J shots. If you do not have…
November 16 South Great Road (8:45 a.m.) — Caller reported hitting a deer with their vehicle, minor damage. The driver said they’re taking the deer. Fridolin Hill (11:14 a.m.) — Caller reported someone damaged the street sign at Fridolin Hill and Old County Rd. November 17 Harvest Circle (3:38 p.m.) — Fire alarm activation. Fire…
On November 17, five Lincoln residents joined environmentalists from across the state at a Mothers Out Front rally, part of the organization’s Clean Heat Clean Air campaign. The campaign is advocating for all Massachusetts homes and businesses to be heated and cooled by affordable, energy-efficient, all-electric systems powered by clean renewable energy. Campaigners carried messages…