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New restaurant not opening this month after all

Lincolnites who were eagerly anticipating a new restaurant in town this spring will be disappointed, as plans to open Turenne have fallen though.

Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann announced in February that they would be operating “Turenne in Lincoln” in South Lincoln, opening this month to succeed Real in space owned by the Rural Land Foundation (RLF).

However, “Lindsey Parker just informed us that her partnership with Turenne ended,” Geoff McGean, executive director of the RLF, told the Lincoln Squirrel on April 18. “We do not know any details, but from what she shared with us, Bronwyn and Tim from Turenne were brought in as potential operators of the restaurant but ultimately they could not reach an arrangement that worked for both parties.”

Real was owned jointly by Lindsay Parker of Concord and Tom Fosnot and Ruth-Anne Adams of Sudbury but closed in November 2020 after less than two years. Fosnot and Adams left the partnership and Parker became sole owner of a restaurant that now had no chef or operations staff.

McGean said that Parker, who holds the lease as Lincoln Station Partners, is looking for a new operator but has also listed the business and its assets for sale for $275,000, according to a listing sheet from the Boston Restaurant Group, Inc.

Requests for comment from Parker and the Wiechmanns were not immediately returned on Sunday.

My Turn: COA needs donations to keep up with pandemic needs

By Rhonda Swain

Over the past year, the Lincoln Council on Aging (COA) has been faced with many new challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the COA’s regular programs and activities had to be cancelled, but others were adapted and moved online. In spite of the difficulties of working remotely,  the COA staff have stepped up and continued to serve the town’s most vulnerable residents of all ages by helping people find the resources — food, counseling, medical care, etc. — they need in these unprecedented times.

Especially now, the needs of those served by the COA have been increasing faster than the town’s ability to cover the cost of meeting those needs. Fortunately, the Friends of the Lincoln COA, a nonprofit organization formed to provide financial assistance to the COA, is able to supplement the COA budget.

Since last April, the Friends were able to contribute $20,000 to COA programs and services, including funding for increased mental health services, which have been particularly important in helping vulnerable individuals stay connected during the pandemic.

Donations from individuals in Lincoln are the Friends’ principal source of income. We hope that you will support the COA and its work with your tax-deductible contribution. If you can, please contribute by sending your check to Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging, P.O. Box 143, Lincoln, MA 01773. We appreciate your support.

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Swain is president of the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging.

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnites. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

New app means happy trails for Lincoln woods walkers

By Maureen Belt

Few things are as embarrassing. You’re in the midst of a peaceful walk along one of the town’s 80-plus miles of trails and suddenly you find yourself turned around. Each tree and trail looks like the last, and the GPS on your phone (if you even get a signal) offers no guidance back to civilization.

You’re lost.

Eventually, you try your luck on different paths — any path — and it works. You see something up ahead. As you draw nearer, you discover it’s a stranger’s backyard. You could turn back, but you’ll probably end up walking in circles again. Plus it’s getting dark. So you saunter through the private property as if this was part of your original plan. If you’re lucky, no one will notice. If not, you’ll just have to apologetically explain what happened and rightfully assume you’re not their first trespasser. Either way, the solace you sought on your walk has eluded you. 

Good news — getting lost in the woods is becoming a plight of the past thanks to the folks at the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust. Earlier this year, the LLCT partnered with Outerspatial, a cloud-based platform that allows parks and recreation agencies and similar nonprofits to digitize their trails, maps, and other outdoor activities so users can access them from mobile devices.

The LLCT not only funded the map digitization of Lincoln’s trails, parklands and open spaces — its members did the heavy lifting. Stewardship Director Sara Lupkas pored over reams of data from the Assessor’s Office and tweezed out the details that were needed to populate the free, user-friendly app to help anyone navigate and enjoy Lincoln’s great outdoors. 

Besides directions, photographs, and a brief history of the town’s trails and open spaces, the app tells you which trails are best for dog walkers, strollers, and wheelchairs as well cyclists and off-roading. Anglers and hunters have not been forgotten. The app even includes directions to gas stations, crosswalks and where to get a pizza.

More importantly, you won’t get lost. “The app tells you exactly where you are on the trail,” Lupkas said.

The app (which is free for Apple and Android phones) only works while you’re in Lincoln or one of the  other Outerspatial partners, so it won’t pinpoint your exact location if you wander into Wayland or Weston, though officials from Weston officials are currently in talks with the company. Other nearby organizations already in the network include The Nature Conservancy, Mass Audubon, The Trustees of Reservations, and several towns on Martha’s Vineyard.

“Our hope is that there is more connectivity,” said Lupkas. 

Scores of Lincolnites downloaded the app to post photos of themselves on social media during the scavenger hunt portion of February’s Winter Carnival. Lupkas said similar community events are in the pipeline. 

Meanwhile, the LLCT will upload articles, such as Gwyn Loud’s popular monthly wildlife column, and upcoming events. 

“There are a few kinks that need to be ironed out,” Lupkas said, adding the app allows for real-time edits, which are impossible for printed maps. “But it’s been very well received.”

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What’s in a name? A Lincoln school history primer

By Don Hafner

The names of Lincoln’s schools are not what you probably think.

The Lincoln school buildings — Smith, Hartwell, and Brooks — are named after Lincoln’s Revolutionary War soldiers, right? William Smith, captain of the Lincoln Minute Men. Samuel Hartwell, sergeant in the Minute Men. Eleazer Brooks, colonel in the Massachusetts Provincial Army.

Well, no. Smith school is named after Charles Sumner Smith (1857–1927), a wealthy Lincoln businessman and investor who gifted $50,000 to the town for the construction of a new school. In his will, Charles Smith “suggested” that the new school be named after himself. The school was finally built in 1949 and was named after Smith during the town’s bicentennial anniversary in 1954.

In August 1950, Architectural Forum magazine spotlighted the Smith School and its advanced design. Click image to download a PDF of the full article (photocopy courtesy of Andrew Glass).

The Hartwell school is named after William Hartwell (1637–1690), who was mistakenly believed to be the first European settler in the part of Concord that became Lincoln in 1754. Hartwell owned land in Lincoln, but he dwelt in Concord and never built a home here. The Hartwell school was built in 1958.

The Brooks school is named after Joseph Brooks (1681–1759), a generous donor who gave the town £388 in 1761 to establish a “Grammar School Fund” for paying Lincoln’s teachers. Among those paid from this fund was young William Smith, soon after he moved to Lincoln and before he became captain of the Lincoln Minute Men. In 1759, the first women teachers paid by the town were also supported by the Fund. (Women were paid, we might note, at exactly one-half the salary paid to the male teachers.) Brooks’ £388 gift was equal to about $110,000 today. The Brooks school was built in 1964. The Lincoln Historical Society proposed that the new school be named after Joseph Brooks, and so it was.

For more on Lincoln’s schools through the centuries, there is no better source than John C. MacLean’s A Rich Harvest, available from the Lincoln Historical Society.

“Lincoln’s History” is a biweekly column about aspects of Lincoln’s past by members of the Lincoln Historical Society.

Racist “Zoom-bombing” incident leaves attendees shocked and hurt

An unknown “Zoom bomber” spewed racist remarks after crashing a recent online meeting of the Council on Aging board of directors, leaving board members dumbstruck even as one of them — Hope White, who is Black — watched and listened in pain.

The incident occurred during the board’s February 9 meeting. Since it was a public meeting of a town board, the Zoom link was posted ahead of time. “I started seeing people in the [Zoom] waiting room whose names I didn’t recognize, and I was suspicious but I had to let them in because of the open meeting law,” COA Director Abby Butt told the Board of Selectmen at their April 5 meeting.

After the intruders renamed themselves in the Zoom with the same names as some of the board members (but without turning on their cameras), “there were lots of racial slurs directed at one board member, a great deal of sexually violent talk, slurs in the chat, blaring music — the goal was just to create total and utter chaos and be as offensive as possible.”

Butt at first tried unsuccessfully to mute the intruders and eventually managed to disengage them from the meeting. The board was “very jarred” as she explained to members what had apparently happened, and the meeting ended shortly thereafter.

About an hour later, she said she realized that she needed to reach out to White and the other board members to talk about the incident, and members called White to express their dismay and support. Town Administrator Tim Higgins also contacted Butt and White to express concern and asked to attend a later debriefing that was led by board member Jane O’Rourke, who is a social worker.

White told Butt and the COA and (and the Lincoln Squirrel in a later interview) that at the time, “no one acknowledged that this racial slur has been scrawled across the screen and obviously I’m the only Black person in the meeting… I just felt completely isolated.” Everyone was shocked, but she soon realized “no one’s gonna say ‘Hope, I’m sorry you had to see that, that must have been awful.’ There was not one word about it… I was more hurt than angry. People just left me out there.”

It’s unclear whether the board members experienced the same things seen and heard by Butt (the meeting host) and White, who was the co-host while Butt was giving her report, but it was enough to shock everyone into silence.

“Abby apologized [in the subsequent phone call] and said she didn’t know what to say in the moment. She said, ‘I’d never been in a situation like that and I should have said something but I said nothing at all.’ She was so apologetic. I explained to her that saying nothing is worse than saying ‘I don’t know what to say’,” White said.

“When you’re in the moment and all these awful things are flying at you and you’re trying to maintain your composure, it’s hard to know what to do,” Butt said. White was “incredibly gracious and kind and understanding” in the later debriefing, she added, but the incident left an emotional mark.

“I wasn’t bleeding [as from a physical assault], but the attack was the same and the pain might have been worse,” White said. “If you’re in the presence of someone being attacked, you don’t have to fight the perpetrator, but you can provide comfort for the victim in that situation.” She added that friends later asked her if she planned to quit the COA board as a result of the incident, “but I said I tried to make this a teachable moment.”

White noted that “this was not my first and won’t be my last encounter of racism,” saying she has been called the n-word to her face in Cambridge and other locations. “These people are ignorant, I’m totally aware of that, but it still hits to the core. It’s really hard to explain. That word just takes you out of your element for a minute — it’s like a blow.”

A Lincoln resident for 29 years, White said she has never experienced overt racism in town, though because there are so few Black people who live here, she is noticed. “Literally every time I go to the store or the bank or Twisted Tree, I get double-takes, like ‘what are you doing here?’ or ‘who are you?’ People are curious,” she said.

White works in public health education, connecting patients of color with health care resources. “Awareness and education — it makes a big difference,” both in her career and in tackling racism, she said. “I have no problem speaking up for myself or for someone else. When you have open communication, you’ll make a connection eventually.”

Butt gave a recording of the meeting to Lincoln police, but the chances of catching the Zoom bombers are slim, she acknowledged. Meanwhile, future meetings of the COA board will be in webinar format so attendees can write questions in the chat portion of the meeting but can’t be seen or heard if they’re not panelists.

Zoom-bombing public meetings may be more widespread than many realize. A few other online meetings in Lincoln involving the schools and town boards have been invaded, though none were formally reported to police, Chief of Police Kevin Kennedy said. However, Butt has spoken with other COA directors in the region, “and [the Lincoln COA board] is about the last in the area to have this happen… most of them had it much worse.”

My Turn: The more green electricity, the better

By Sue Klem

Lincoln recently launched a new, greener electricity program, called LincolnGreenEnergyChoice.com. Residents were automatically enrolled in March unless they chose to opt out of the program or were using a third-party electricity supplier.

For about the same price as we were paying before, 45% of the electricity provided to Lincoln residents will be generated from clean renewable sources like wind and solar. This is a big improvement over the 18% renewables supplied by Eversource. Eversource will continue to deliver and bill for our electricity, but First Point Power is our new, greener electricity supplier. 

But we can do even better. You can  have all of your electricity come from renewable sources by choosing to “Opt Up to Lincoln 100% Green” for about $20 more per month for an average household compared to Lincoln Standard Green (the default option that customers were automatically assigned to), To do this, simply call 844-651-8919 or go to www.masspowerchoice.com/lincoln/enroll. 

There are many other electricity supply companies pushing hard to get our business. — but the only program that provides this much green electricity for this low a price is Lincoln Green Energy Choice. The town negotiated this deal for its residents. Do not sign up with another company thinking it is the Lincoln program. Unless the company has LINCOLN in its name, it is not the Lincoln program and does not provide as much green electricity.

Pricing for the three options in Lincoln Green Energy Choice (click to enlarge).

You can also “opt down” to save a little with Lincoln Basic, or you can opt out of the program entirely, although that would be more expensive and provide less green energy. For more information on these options, go to www.LincolnGreenEnergyChoice.com.

Lawn signs

Have you noticed the bright green and yellow lawn signs sprouting up around Lincoln? They indicate homeowners who have opted up to Lincoln 100% Green, meaning that 100% of their electricity comes from clean, renewable sources like New England wind and solar projects. The Lincoln Green Energy Committee is running a campaign with the goal of getting 25% of Lincoln residents to choose Lincoln 100% Green for their electricity supply. It only costs about $20 more per month for the average Lincoln household, and you’ll be doing something important to fight climate change.

To “Opt Up to Lincoln 100% Green,” just grab your Eversource electricity bill and go to www.masspowerchoice.com/lincoln/enroll and choose Lincoln 100% Green, or call 844-651-8919. Your “Opt Up to 100% Green Electricity” lawn sign will be delivered to you soon. Please display it to help spread the word!

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Klem is a member of Lincoln’s Green Energy Committee.

“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnites. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

Police log for April 3–9, 2021

April 3

Old Concord Road (8:08 a.m.) — Caller requested help from the Fire Department because a child accidentally locked themselves in a room and couldn’t open the door.

April 4

Old County Road (1:12 p.m.) — A group of juveniles were fishing in the reservoir. They were asked to move along.

Forester Road, Waltham (1:58p.m.) — Waltham police requested assistance with a medical emergency. Lincoln units assisted until Waltham units arrived.

April 5

Todd Pond Road (8:43 p.m.) — Minor motor vehicle crash (a street sweeper struck a parked car).

Lincoln Road (5:58 p.m.) — Caller reported they may have been the victim of a fraud. An officer went and spoke to the reporting party. It was determined that no fraud occurred.

Care Dimensions Hospice House (8:08 p.m.) — Staff reported an intoxicated person on the property who was trying to visit a family member and had been told to leave multiple times. Officers checked the area but the man was no longer on scene. Staff advised that they’ll call if he returns.

Bedford Road (8:56 p.m.) — A juvenile over age 12 walked out of the house and went for a walk and the parents were concerned. The  juvenile was located a short time later.

Bypass Road (11:40 p.m.) — Caller reported hearing what sounds like a scared domesticated dog in the woods. Officers checked the area and found nothing.

April 6

Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (6:51 p.m.) — Caller reported a deceased animal on the side of the roadway. MassDOT was notified.

April 7

Lincoln Road (9:52 am.) — The DPW requested an officer to stand by while they hung a banner for Town Meeting.

Old Conant Road (1:42 p.m.) — Waltham police requested assistance in locating a missing 26-year-old male. Officers checked the area; Waltham police reported they located the party in their city.

April 8

Hanscom Drive (1:27 a.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle pulled over to the side of the roadway. Driver is OK.

Trapelo Road (2:00 a.m.) — An officer located a rekindled pile of brush burning in the field near Minebrook Road. Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.

Tracey’s Corner (9:04 a.m.) — Caller requested assistance with a party who was looking to do work on the property for the owner. The tenant was unaware that the work was being done. Officers spoke to both parties and advised them this was a civil matter and assisted with a resolution.

Fenway Lane, Hanscom Air Force Base (12:49 p.m.) — Hanscom Security Forces request assistance with an incident on base. Officers responded; Hanscom personnel and the Fire Department handled the matter.

Old County Road (3:28 p.m.) — Caller reported cars parked along Old County Road and people fishing. Officer responded and moved them along.

Davison Drive (4:29 p.m.) — Caller reported a broken pipe was flooding their basement. Fire Department responded and assisted with shutting off water to the home.

Trapelo Road (5:01 p.m.) — Fire Department extinguished a burning brush pile.

April 9

Old Farm Road (2:18 p.m.) — Caller reported an odor of natural gas on the roadway near Lexington Road. Fire Department and National Grid responded to investigate.

North Great Road (5:15 p.m.) — Officer checked on the well-being of a juvenile who was out running. The juvenile asking for a ride home and officers assisted them back to their residence.

Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (7:54 p.m.) — An officer stopped a party driving an unregistered vehicle. The operator was found to have a traffic warrant out of Boston Municipal Court. Rosa Garcia, 51, of Dorchester was arrested on the warrant and also issued a summons for operating without a license. She was later bailed to appear in Boston Municipal Court.

Hartwell lot, North Great Road (9:31 p.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle parked in the lot. Everything was fine; the party was on their way home.

Lincoln police took part in a saturation patrol (7–11 p.m.) and sobriety checkpoint (11 p.m.–1:30 a.m.). During the saturation patrol, state police focused on the highways they cover in Concord while Lincoln and Concord town officers focused on roads within each town. The sobriety checkpoint was conducted on Route 2 westbound prior to the lights at Tracey’s. Final stats for the three agencies: five OUI arrests and one warrant arrest as well as four motor vehicle summonses, 28 speeding citations, 12 speeding warnings, and eight move-over violations.

South Great Road (11:36 p.m.) — Officers responded to a one-car crash near Bowles The operator, Ryan Babcock, 24, of Sudbury was arrested for OUI–liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and marked lane violation. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Babcock was later bailed to appear in Concord District Court on April 12 to answer to the charges.

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It’s garlic mustard season again

Garlic mustard weed (click to enlarge).

This year, the Conservation Department will bring back some of Lincoln’s garlic mustard weed-pulling traditions, but they ask participants to still be mindful of pandemic health and safety guidelines during the ongoing pandemic. Neighborhood pull season is now through May 31.

  • Get free paper leaf bags on Wednesday, April 14 from 9 a.m.–noon at the transfer station and ongoing at Conservation and LLCT offices, courtesy of the Lincoln Garden Club.
  • Drop off filled bags Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m. behind the DPW on Lewis Street near the cell tower. To schedule a pickup at your house through May 31, contact the Conservation Department at 781-259-2612×8129 or coatese@lincolntown.org. Click here to learn about at-home disposal options for garlic mustard weed.
  • New this year: sign up to pull at one of the town’s conservation areas — you choose the date and time when you sign up for one of the locations. Please note that you are responsible for bringing filled bags to the DPW.
  • Learn more about garlic mustard with this Conservation Commission fact sheet, and register your sightings and pullings in the Nature Groupie Garlic Mustard Challenge.

New bin for donating used books

The Friends of the Lincoln Library (FOLL) has installed a third donation bin at Lincoln Gas and Auto Service at 170 South Great Rd., joining the existing bins at the Lincoln Mall and Tracey’s Service Station. Revenue from online sales of used books by the Bay State Book Co. supports the Lincoln Public Library. While the town pays for the library building and grounds, staff, and books, donations to FOLL pay for the programs offered for children and adults, special equipment, museum passes, and other services and activities.  

Session on wind power in New England

Join MetroWest Climate Solutions for a discussion about the future of offshore wind for New England on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. Amber Hewett, the National Wildlife Federation’s campaign director for offshore wind energy and co-chair of the Mass. Offshore Wind Committee, will talk about:

  • Legislative developments for offshore wind in Massachusetts and surrounding states
  • New hope for Vineyard Wind in Nantucket Sound
  • Offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine
  • Why New Englanders should support offshore wind as one of the main ways to decarbonize our region and economy.

The Zoom-based presentation will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Rev. Jeff Barz-Snell of First Parish Church in Weston. Register here.

MetroWest Climate Solutions is a growing partnership between First Parish in Wayland, First Parish Church in Weston, First Parish in Lincoln, the Congregational Church of Weston, and other communities and individuals. Their mission is to share strategies for moving towards a low- and no-carbon-based society and economy and to suggest activities that enable individuals to help bring about solutions.

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Explore communities and activities in April challenge

The Foundation for MetroWest is hosting a month-long interactive challenge in April to encourage families to stay active and safely explore the community. The event will inspire children and families to foster a deeper connection to where they live through various at-home activities and local MetroWest field trips that highlight the region. Among the arts and nature-related participating organizations are Drumlin Farm and the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park.

Participants will use an interactive platform to complete various challenges throughout the month that focus on topics such as arts and culture, the environment, history, etc. Participants will collect points for each challenge completed and race to the top of the MetroWest Quest leaderboard. Sample family challenges include:

  • Visiting a local landmark in your town and learning about its significance to your community
  • Completing a walking history tour in MetroWest
  • Making a craft out of recycled materials
  • Competing against your family in nature bingo

Prizes will be distributed to the top families who complete the challenge. The foundation will provide participants with resources every step of the challenge. To participate, register here and a link to the interactive webpage will be shared with you.

Library activities during April vacation

“Pop-up on the Patio” outdoor library browsing
Tuesday–Thursday, April 20–22 from noon–3 p.m.
Kids of all ages are invited to browse for new books or old favorites. Staff will be outside on the patio with carts and tables of books (weather permitting). Each day will also feature an easy socially distanced craft activity

Blast off with Bottle Rockets
Tuesday, April 20 from 4–5 p.m.
Join the GearTicks robotics to learn about building bottle rockets. This virtual program is open to all ages, but parental supervision is recommended for kids younger than 7. They’ll lead you through the steps of creating your very own bottle rocket and even methods for launching your creation at home! Email dleopold@minlib.net to register for the Zoom link and receive instructions about materials. Participants are invited to submit their rockets to the April Blast Off with Bottle Rockets STEMtastic Challenge and be eligible for a prize.

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs: Storytime with Sally & Lexie
Wednesday, April 21 at 10 a.m.
Join storyteller, dog owner and actress Sally Kindleberger for a fun morning of dog stories, poetry and songs. Perfect for children 4–8 but older kids are welcomed as well. Meet Lexie (Sally’s rescue dog) the well-known Lincoln Public Library therapy dog who loves to hear kids read. Lexie also listens very hard to stories, often with her eyes closed so that she can hear every word. If you have a favorite dog (real or stuffed animal) who likes to listen to stories bring him or her along. Email dleopold@minlib.net for the Zoom link. 

Star Wars Trivia Night
Wednesday, April 21 at 6 p.m.
Do you remember Darth Vader’s real name? How about the name of the planet that’s home to the Wookiees? Prove your Star Wars knowledge and earn your spot as a Jedi in Star Wars Trivia. Play solo or in teams with your family and friends as you compete for bragging rights as the #1 Star Wars fan in Lincoln. For tweens, teens, and families with children. Email dleopold@minlib.net for a Zoom invite.

Schools get grant for programmable robots

The Lincoln Public Schools have been awarded a state grant to support computer science instruction in grades K-8 with programmable robots. The competitive grant will fund the purchase of Hummingbird and Finch robotics kits that will be used to help students learn computer science and computational thinking concepts by programming robots that interact with the physical world through sensors, lights, and motors. LPS was happy to be awarded $7,432 of the total $72,000 in funds that were available state-wide.

Lincoln schools teach both digital literacy and computer science to every K-8 student with a mix of digital and screen-free approaches, and this grant will enrich those efforts. Instructional technology specialists, Monica Albuixech, Cindy Matthes, Mark McDonough, and Nicole Putnam will work this summer to develop new curriculum using these robotics kits and look forward to introducing them to students in September.

Garden Club member in MFA’s Art in Bloom

Lincoln Garden Club member Angela Kadlec will have her work featured in the 45th annual Art in Bloom, a Museum of Fine Arts festival that pairs art with floral interpretations created by 27 New England-area garden clubs, from April 30–May 3. This year’s festival is themed around artworks that tell the stories of women across the museum’s collection, from images of mothers and motherhood.

The event includes recorded guided tours, live-streamed private interactive tours, free instructional videos, and a slideshow presenting favorite arrangements from past Art in Bloom events chosen by and featuring reflections from New England-area garden club members and MFA Associates. Click here for more information and tickets.

Town boards and committees seek volunteers

The Town of Lincoln depends on its citizen volunteers to work with one another on town-wide issues and to help shape community character. The Board of Selectmen is seeking interested volunteers for the following Selectmen-appointed committees: Affordable Housing Trust, Agriculture Commission, Capital Planning Committee, Lincoln Cultural Commission, Pierce Property Committee, IDEA (Inclusion, Equity, Diversity, and Anti-Racism) Initiative, and the Roadside and Traffic Committee. For information or an application, please click here or contact Peggy Elder at elderp@lincolntown.org or 781-259-2601.