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Lincoln residents can get discounts on solar installation

Lincoln is one of three towns selected by the state to participate in Solarize Mass, a program where residents can get lower pricing from an approved vendor of residential rooftop solar installations. Sponsored by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Council (MassCEC), Solarize lets residents of a community to enter into a competitive pricing agreement with a preferred solar installer…

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Children’s maple sugar project raises almost $2,000

The third grade at Lincoln School recently completed its annual educational and charitable maple syrup collaboration with Nancy Bergen and Ephraim Flint at Matlock Farm, where the students tap trees, collect the sap, and learn all about the process, nature, mathematics, and writing along the way. Nancy and Ephraim served as guides to the students, sharing their knowledge…

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No charges filed in 2016 bike accident No criminal or civil motor vehicle charges will be filed in the wake of an accident in Lincoln on June 16, 2016 that claimed the life of Eugene Thornberg of Wayland. Thornberg, 61, was killed while bicycling on Route 126 just south of Hillside Road. The decision comes after an investigation by…

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Town seeks members for new community center planning group

The Board of Selectmen is seeking volunteers for the new Community Center Planning and Preliminary Design Committee (CCPPDC) to fill the roster by June 12 after approving the charge to the committee on May 8. Residents approved $150,000 at Town Meeting in March to commission a feasibility study and draft design for a community center to be located…

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Hydration station opens in Station Park

The Lincoln Garden Club dedicated the new public hydration station at Station Park in South Lincoln on May 6. The water fountain will allow pedestrians and bicyclists to stop for individual drinks of water and fill water bottles. In a brief ceremony, Garden Club members thanked some of the people who helped create the facility, including Chris Bibbo,…

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Group uses humor and art to tag gas leaks

A group of enthusiastic volunteers posted “tree couture” tassels to mark gas leaks in town on May 7. Lincoln’s chapter of Mothers Out Front staged the event to draw attention to underground gas leaks. They hung brightly colored scarves—knitted by members and decorated with tassels as part of a “tree couture” designed by landscape designer and artist Carol Michener Card—along with notices…

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Service on Monday for Ted Charrette, 57

A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 8 at 11 a.m. at the Stone Church (14 Bedford Rd.) for Edmond E. (Ted) Charrette, who died on May 3 of brain cancer. He was 57. The family will hold visiting hours on Sunday, May 7 from 2–6 p.m. at the Douglass Funeral Home,  51 Worthen Rd., Lexington….

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School Building Committee holds first meeting

The new School Building Committee, appointed by the School Committee on April 11, held its first meeting on May 3. Members voted to appoint Chris Fasciano as chair, Kim Bodnar as vice chair, and Selectman Jennifer Glass as secretary. As outlined in its charge, the SBC will create a feasibility study resulting in plans and…

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Lincoln School kids select two area nonprofits for grants

Ten seventh- and eighth-graders from the Lincoln School involved with Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) presented $5,000 grants to Save a Dog and Lucy’s Love Bus after learning about several area nonprofits. YIP is a program offered by the Foundation for MetroWest designed for middle and high school students interested in learning more about running a nonprofit, how donations are used, and what…

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Cycling Safety Advisory Committee hosts coffee The Lincoln Cycling Safety Advisory Committee invites residents to a coffee and chat on Saturday, May 6 at Trail’s End at 10:45 a.m. to learn more about how we are trying to make the town’s roads safer for all. The event will feature a safety talk by Ian Spencer of the…

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