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Bouquillon looking forward to new chapter for Minuteman

A grateful and relieved Edward Bouquillon, superintendent/director of Minuteman High School, looked ahead Wednesday morning to something he and others have been working toward for eight years: breaking ground on a new school building. The final vote tally in Tuesday’s 16-town special election was 12,158–5,320 (69%–30%) in favor of funding the $145 million project. Four towns said no: Carlisle…

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Minuteman school measure passes in district-wide vote

The Minuteman High School funding measure passed by a wide margin in a special election in the 16-town vocational-technical school district, according to unofficial results gathered by Minuteman officials Tuesday night. By a total of 12,146 in favor to 5,319 opposed (70 percent to 30 percent), voters in the district approved funding for a $145 million new school…

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McLean Hospital proposal goes to the ZBA

The Zoning Board of Appeals will take up the issue of McLean Hospital’s proposed Bypass Road property use at a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Town Hall. A group of 10 families who live in the neighborhood of 16-22 Bypass Road filed an appeal challenging the determination by Building Inspector Daniel Walsh that McLean…

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Minuteman vote on Tuesday

A special election to vote on funding for a new Minuteman High School will take place in Lincoln and the other 15 towns in the Minuteman High School district on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Polls will be open in the Smith School from noon to 8 p.m. and voting will be conducted alphabetically by last name using…

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Meeting to look at region’s traffic issues A roundtable discussion of traffic management will be the focus of the next meeting of HATS (Hanscom Area Towns Committee) on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall’s Donaldson Room. Participants will include Timothy Higgins, Lincoln town administrator; Kevin Kennedy, Lincoln’s police chief; David Kucharsky, Lexington assistant planning director…

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Carroll School gets Wayland’s OK for Old Sudbury Rd. project

The Wayland Planning Board has approved a plan for an expansion of Lincoln’s Carroll School on property adjacent to the Wayland/Lincoln town line. The Carroll School purchased two adjoining parcels last spring for playing fields and educational facilities for two grades that are now housed at its Baker Bridge Road site in Lincoln. The project on 11 acres at 39…

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Free ‘Positive Psychology’ classes begin Friday The Lincoln Council on Aging is offering a new course on “Positive Psychology” this fall through a special grant from the Ogden Codman Trust. The free, eight-session course for all ages will be held on Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m. at Bemis Hall beginning Friday, Sept. 16. Participants will…

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State grant will help town look at options for street safety

Lincoln residents can learn and offer ideas on how the town can best use a Complete Streets state grant at several public forums starting on October 19. The Complete Streets program provides funding from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation that support projects providing safe and accessible transportation options for all travel modes—including walking, biking, transit…

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Images capture drought in Lincoln

Evidence of the long drought is everywhere in Lincoln, and residents have taken photos showing the unusual conditions. Several local experts will talk about the drought on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall (click here for details).  …

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Session on town’s hazard mitigation plan The Lincoln Hazard Mitigation Plan is being updated to help the town reduce its vulnerability to natural hazard events such as flooding, hurricanes and blizzards. The Board of Selectmen is hosting a public meeting to provide an overview of the plan and an opportunity for questions and public input on Monday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m….

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