To the editor: We are writing to invite you to join Lincoln’s Annual Fourth of July parade. This year, our quintessential small-town parade will be led by Parade Marshal Becky Eston, who’s retiring as a Lincoln School teacher and community treasure for the past 39 years. This is our chance to honor her dedication, compassion…
Six Lincoln school staffers retire with happy memories
By Alice Waugh The Lincoln Public Schools said farewell to five teachers and other staff members who officially retired as of last week: administrative secretary Phyllis Custance of Hanscom Middle School; art teacher Donna Lubin of Hanscom Primary School; and kindergarten teacher Rebekah Eston Salemi, eighth-grade math teacher Susan Totten, custodian Bruce Gullotti, and instructional…
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Israeli-Palestinian film series this summer The GRALTA Foundation offers its third annual Israel/Palestine summer film series on Thursdays evenings and Sunday afternoons starting on Thursday, June 20. All films will be shown in the downstairs screening room in Bemis Hall. There is no charge, and light refreshments will be served. There will be an opportunity for discussion…
St. Anne’s appoints new rector
From St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church Reverend C. Garrett Yates will begin serving in August as the new rector at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Lincoln. Since his ordination to the priesthood in 2016, Garrett has served as assistant rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon, Penn. Garrett, his wife Katie, and their…
Lincoln Journal absorbed by Concord paper as news industry continues to contract
By Alice Waugh Lincoln no longer has a newspaper bearing the town’s name. Subscribers to the Lincoln Journal were informed by letter late last month that GateHouse Media New England (GHMNE), which owns more than 100 weekly newspapers and several dailies in eastern Massachusetts, was merging the Concord Journal and Lincoln Journal into a single…
GearTicks robot goes far at world championships
By Kevin Ji The Lincoln GearTicks were finalists for the top award at the FIRST World Championship in Detroit, impressing the judges with their community outreach and robot design. Teams came from all over the world at the end of April to take part in three-day event, the culmination of the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC)…
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Planning Dept. seeks summer intern Lincoln’s Planning and Land Use Department has been awarded a Grant to hire a Lincoln high school or college student as a summer intern. This is a part time paid position with a summer stipend of $1,344. This position will assist with many interesting projects. Desirable skills include: computer, website…
Public hearings coming up
The Historic District Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the following applications: First Parish Church, for a Certificate of Appropriateness to install roof-mounted solar panels on the Parsonage at 14 Bedford Rd. Michael Barnicle and Anne Finucane for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace two windows…
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Lincoln Kids’ Triathlon is June 15 Kids ages 5–14 are invited to join us for the 15th annual Lincoln Kids Triathlon that starts on Saturday, June 15 at 8:30 a.m. at Codman Pool. Race distances are as follows: Ages 5-6: 25m swim (1 length), ¼-mile run (no bike) – each swimmer escorted by a lifeguard…