Public notices The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. to consider the application by Lincoln Station LLC, 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA for the transfer of an on-premises all alcoholic beverages restaurant license. There will be a bank auction of the property at 129 Concord Rd….
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Reed Wentworth to speak at LLCT The annual meeting of the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust with a keynote address by Rand Wentworth, author of Finding Hope: The Future of Land Conservation in America, takes place on Monday, May 14 from 7–9 p.m. at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields church. LLCT members and friends are invited. Come learn how communities…
Holy Week and Easter at Lincoln churches
St. Anne’s Maundy Thursday (March 29) Family service at 4:30 p.m. — Come to a new family-friendly interactive service. Songs and scripture will direct us through remembrance of Jesus’ demonstration of humility and service to his disciples as we ceremoniously wash one another’s feet. Then, after washing hands as well, we’ll proceed to the Last Supper. Holy…
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Estate sale of dolls to benefit MCC The Lincoln METCO Coordinating Committee will have a doll-focused estate sale on Sunday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. at 18 Cerulean Way in Lincoln. On offer will be American Girl and Pleasant Company doll baskets, vintage porcelain Franklin Mint dolls, and antique and vintage dolls from all over the…
First Parish project gets Planning Board approval
The Planning Board has approved a plan to enlarge the First Parish Church’s Stearns Room, capping years of discussion, hearings and objections from some residents—including members of the Flint family, which originally donated a parcel of land to the church for the project.
Letter to the editor: call for compromise over Stearns Room
To the editor: Recent letters to the Lincoln Squirrel highlight some difficult and very important issues surrounding the proposed renovation of the Stearns Room of the First Parish in Lincoln. Ease of access by elderly or handicapped individuals is important. So also are sensitivity to neighbor’s concerns about encroachment on their properties and concerns about the effects of…
Letter to the editor: restore relationships damaged by church debate
To the editor: The recent letter in the Lincoln Squirrel from Mr. Pease—a proponent of the current design for the First Parish building project who has been part of the team advancing the application though the permitting process—is deeply disconcerting, and it raises questions regarding what values and commitment to the community are reflected by…
Letter to the editor: trust between Flints and First Parish lost
To the editor: I believe most people, who have issues with the design proposed by the First Parish Building Committee for an addition to the White Church, are not “opposing the proposed new Stearns Room” project. There are legitimate concerns about specifics of the design that for the most part, have not been addressed in the many meetings…
Letter to the editor: concern about church committee’s “adversarial approach”
To the editor:
I fully understand and appreciate the First Parish may want to upgrade the Stearns Room to enhance after-service socializing and improve handicapped access. However, it is not clear why the Building Committee has adopted an adversarial approach to the process—one which antagonizes Lincoln neighbors near and far, divides the congregation, threatens lawsuit, disrespects certain town boards and alienates long-term benefactors.
Letter to the editor: How big is too big for Stearns Room?
(Editor’s note: This letter concerns the proposed expansion to the First Parish Church’s Stearns Room. The Planning Commission has continued a hearing on details of the plan, including the roofing material, until April 28. The church has already won zoning approval for the proposal.)
To the editor:
Are there no alternative treatments for expansion of this addition than the one proposed? A metal roof seems more appropriate on a contemporary structure than on the current historic church building even though it might have some energy-saving or environmental benefits.