Sip and paint a masterpiece by the numbers
July 3 at 10 a.m.
Come “sip and paint” with some nonalcoholic wine while you “paint by the numbers.” The first of four sessions will be on Wednesday, July 3 at 10 a.m. at Bemis Hall. The COA will provide the paint-by-number kits. The class is almost full, but call the COA at 781-259-8811 to sign up or be put on the waiting list.
Letter to the editor: a round of applause for swap table volunteers
Letter to the editor To the editor: The Recycling Committee would like to thank the volunteers at the transfer station. They are very much appreciated — just ask the transfer station attendants! The volunteers help keep the area neat and clean. They throw out many of the unused items that get deposited in the swap…
Que solar solar! (Lincoln Through the Lens)
Codman Community Farm is about to go “net zero” in terms of energy use, thanks partly to the rooftop solar panels now being installed. It’s the first town building to host a solar project, though certainly not the last — the renovated Lincoln School will also be net-zero. Click here for more photos, and see…
Outdoor music all over Lincoln this summer
Several organizations in Lincoln are offering music outdoors this summer. Parks and Recreation The Park and Rec summer concert series kicks off with Dadda on Wednesday, June 26. Each concert features a cookout to benefit Cops For Kids with Cancer. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. at the Codman Pool. Pool use for nonmembers during the…
Group presents options for property tax relief
(Editor’s note: click here for the complete set of slides and explanatory notes discussed at the Property Tax Study Committee forum.) By Alice Waugh To soften the blow of the imminent property tax increase, a town committee has suggested two options: a means-tested circuit breaker program and a residential exemption for certain properties. The Property…
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Great Walden BioBlitz at Minute Man NHP Join the National Park Service, Walden Woods Project, and naturalist Peter Alden in a mega-bio-blitz on Saturday, July 6 from 2–4 p.m. at the Hartwell Tavern lot area, 106 North Great Rd., Lincoln. Observe and identify plants, birds, insects, amphibians, and other living organisms, and learn to use…
Historic but dilapidated Flint homestead plans public event to raise awareness
By Alice Waugh One of Lincoln’s founding families is hoping to maintain their centuries-old farmstead for years to come by raising money to turn it into a museum and education center — an effort that will launch with a public event in September. A few years ago, Tom Flint and his sisters — the 12th…
Free mental health clinics, social worker now available in Lincoln
Lincoln residents of all ages can now consult with a social worker at several locations in town and get free 45-minute appointments with a mental health counselor. Social worker Emily Morrison was hired in January and works alongside Council on Aging (COA) co-assistant director Abby Butt, who primarily handles issues with seniors age 60 and…
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Hospice volunteers come to Drumlin Farm More than a dozen Care Dimensions employees recently volunteered at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm in Lincoln to plant vegetables, herbs, and flowers that will the farm will go to CSAs, farmers’ markets, and cafeterias. The farm day was part of the company’s employee volunteer program in which selected employees volunteer…
Lincoln Squirrel offers discounts until July 4
The Lincoln Squirrel is now the only news source solely dedicated to our town, because the Lincoln Journal no longer exists (see the Lincoln Squirrel, June 11, 2019). Although the weekly Concord Journal will carry a few Lincoln items, that paper has no dedicated Lincoln reporter or editor, and it now costs $95 a year….