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By Maureen Belt Erica Cyr was seven years old when her parents outfitted her in skis and started her on downhill runs at Blue Hills Ski Area. She showed such promise that her father signed her up for a ski camp at Wachusett Mountain, a 90-minute ride each way from their Dorchester home. The long…
The May 2 article headlined “Property tax proposal is topic of Monday night presentation” included an incorrect figure for shifting the total tex levy in years two and three in the proposed Property Tax Extended Circuit Breaker Program. The correct figure is 1.0%, not 1.5%. The article also should have specified that not every homeowner…
Capital spending requests that residents will vote at at Town Meeting on May 15 include funds for school furniture and equipment, a public safety radio system, and a new town well. The Capital Planning Committee (CapCom) and the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) will host a joint Zoom presentation on their proposals on Wednesday, April 28…
April 17 Cranberry Hill Road, Lexington (7:01 p.m.) — Lexington Fire Department requested an engine respond to a fire alarm; call was canceled en route. April 18 Old Concord Road (10:44 a.m.) — Acting on a complaint, a parking ticket was issued to vehicle parked in No Parking zone Bake Bridge Road (3:00 p.m.) —Caller…
Bojan Rip, 43 Rip was a native of Sarajevo, Bosnia and worked as an engineer at Bose. He died on April 20. Full obituary. Manson Solomon, 79 Solomon, who died on March 26, was best known to Lincolnites as a founder of the Lincoln Traditional Jazz Band. Full obituary. Carol Wagner, 84 Wagner, formerly of…
The April 22, 2021 story headlined “Clark Gallery moving from mall to Lewis Street” was updated on April 23 to include a comment from Christina Van Vleck, co-owner of 2 Lewis St….
(Editor’s note: this story was updated on April 23 to include a comment from Christina Van Vleck.) The Clark Gallery in the Mall at Lincoln Station is moving across Lincoln Road to the recently refurbished commercial space on the ground floor of 2 Lewis St. and may open in their new location as early as…
April 10 The two arrests came as a result of a multiagency saturation patrol and sobriety checkpoint on the night of April 9-10 as described in the April 9 police log. Cambridge Turnpike westbound (1:02 a.m.) — Frank Kotopoulis, 43, of Acton was arrested and charged with OUI/drugs (second offense) and was later bailed to…
Lincoln Mothers Out Front is looking for volunteers to staff the swap shed, which town officials hope to reopen soon with appropriate public health measures. Management and oversight of the swap shed will be entirely volunteer-driven, as was the case before it was closed due to the pandemic shortly after the expanded facility opened in…
By Sara Mattes Did you know… that the Lincoln has been known as “Nip Town” and its birth came only after 20 years of hard labor? Now it’s just celebrated its 267th anniversary as a town. What we now know as Lincoln was formed from parts of Lexington, Weston, and Concord, all nipped off to…