In the April 1 story headlined “Putting the pieces together for almost a century,” there was a typo in the web address for Stewart Coffin listen in the last paragraph. The correct web address is stewartcoffin.com.
Correction
The March 31 article headlined “Cuetos wins Trustees of Bemis seat as write-in candidate” incorrectly stated that there were no contested races in the March 30 town election. In fact, two candidates were vying for one seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Newcomer Hilary Dionne beat out David Onigman for a seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission by a vote of 365–246. Onigman had been serving as an appointed member to fill a vacancy.
Legal notice: Historic District Commission (20 Lewis, 46 Bedford)
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LEGAL NOTICE — HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION The Historic District Commission will hold a virtual online public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, to consider the following applications. Anyone wishing to be heard on these matters should be present at the designated time and place.
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Putting the pieces together for almost a century
Stewart Coffin at home with some of his 3-D puzzles.
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Spring 2026 issue of the Lincoln Review.
Stewart Coffin is a maker. In his 95 years, he’s become world-famous for the three-dimensional puzzles he designs and builds. In his varied career, he’s also been an electrical engineer, a boat builder, a writer, and even a nursery owner.
Coffin’s creations are legendary in the puzzle world. He’s designed hundreds of interlocking 3-D puzzles including striking polyhedral sculptures, ingenious tray-packing challenges, and pioneering examples of interlocking cube puzzles, according to puzzlehub.org. He’s written several books on the topic as well, including Geometric Puzzle Design and AP-ART: A Compendium of Geometric Puzzles (the start of the title is a nod to “the art that comes apart”). He still makes a few puzzles and sometimes sells them to individuals and at events such as the Lincoln Art & Farmer’s Market in December 2025 (and he’ll be back there on April 3).
Puzzle craft led to another item on Coffin’s resume: public speaker. He’s appeared at numerous puzzle conventions and was on an American Association for the Advancement of Science panel of puzzle experts. “His polyhedral puzzles, they’re beautiful three-dimensional sculptures, basically. To create the structure from these bits and pieces of three-dimensional sticks is creating an object of art. You’re not designing it, but you’re creating this art by putting it together,” Jerry Slocum, founder of the International Puzzle Party, told the Andover Eagle-Tribune in 2007.
Coffin came to puzzle-making after starting out building computers for the defense industry at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the 1950s but grew disenchanted with that line of work. After he left the corporate world, he began to make a living with hands (and pen) as a woodworker, designer and maker of canoes and paddles, and writer.
He was also a somewhat reluctant businessman in his first Lincoln sojourn, which began in 1964 when he and his wife were looking for a house that could accommodate their young family as well as a workshop. A property on Old Sudbury Road came on the market that included several acres of land and a greenhouse used in the previous owner’s nursery business. They bought the property — but it turned out that the business was in bankruptcy, and some customers who had paid for plants that were never delivered came calling.
“I was trained as an electrical engineer and here I was a nursery man, and I knew nothing about it,” he said. “People said, ‘you can’t let it die; we’ll help you,’ so they helped me and it worked out beautifully.” It also turned out that if they made $500 a year selling plants they could classify their property as a farm, which resulted in a helpful reduction in their property taxes.
Coffin eventually won patents for two of his puzzle designs, including one called Hectix, and he caught the attention of 3M. But the design was so complex that factory workers were unable to assemble them, so the parts were shipped to his Lincoln residence where he, his daughters and neighborhood children all put them together, reportedly making 20,000 puzzles in two weeks.
Lincoln was a good fit for someone who grew up hiking and camping in the Pioneer Valley and always enjoyed the outdoors. He made many friends in town who were fellow members of the Appalachian Mountain Club and was also part of the farming community — he and his wife raised poultry and grew produce that they sold at a stand outside their house, which was close to Boyce Farm, the Van Leer farm, and Ellen Raja’s sheep farm, which is still in operation. “It was fun and it made everybody happy, so I wrote a book about it,” he said
Tipcart Tales is a sequel to a volume about his early life called Tall Trees and Wild Bees: Memories of Childhood That Never Really Ended. He’s also written poetry, fiction, essays, natural history (Good Earth’s Bounty, illustrated with photographs taken by his father, R.L. Coffin, and Black Spruce Journals, about canoe tripping in the Canadian wilderness) — and most recently, Reflections (2025), which he describes as “looking pensively back and critically ahead.” That title and his other books that are out of print are available as free PDFs on his website (stewartcoffin.com).
After his wife died in 1991, Coffin moved around in eastern Massachusetts. His son in law and daughter, Chris Brown and Margie Coffin Brown (a landscape architect for the National Park Service who’s based at Minute Man National Historical Park), bought the house from him after he donated several acres of the property to the town.
Speaking of history, Coffin has another story: his grandfather lied about his age to join the army and fight in the Civil War. Coffin’s father was the youngest of seven children and had Stewart at age 40. “Add it all together and I may be the last person alive whose grandfather was in the Civil War. I would not be a bit surprised,” he said.
As of September 2025, he’s living in a newly renovated part of the house that gained an addition since he first lived there in the 1960s. In 2003, the state took the Pillar House, an 1845 Green Revival building in Newton, by eminent domain and offered it for $1 to anyone who would move it. Coffin’s daughter and son-in-law plunked down the dollar, moved it to Lincoln piece by piece, and attached it to the Old Sudbury Road house.
The greenhouse, which he used as a utility building and chicken coop back in the day, is now his workshop, but it’s unheated, so in the winter he can only use it on sunny afternoons, “and even then it’s tough because the glue that I use does not set when it’s cold,” he said. Fortunately, he has some indoor space to work in with a picture window where he can watch the voracious birds (he has to fill the feeders twice a day, he said). He’s still writing, and his latest book on woodworking is about to be published.
“In recent years, puzzlecraft has just been one of my many pastimes, which have included control of invasive plants and collecting food donations for the needy. But much of my effort now goes into trying to improve my website, stewartcoffin.com, especially the final chapter, Reflections,” Coffin said. “It is my feeble attempt at trying to help solve some of the many puzzles now facing our country and the world.”
Cuetos wins Trustees of Bemis seat as write-in candidate
(Editor’s note: This article previously stated that there were no contested races, but it has been corrected to not that there include the previously overlooked contest for the Parks and Recreation Commission race.)
In a town election where there was only one contested race, David Cuetos — who did not appear anywhere on the actual ballot — managed to garner votes for three different positions and was in fact elected as a Bemis trustee.
No one filed to run for the Trustees of Bemis opening in the March 30 election, but Cuetos won as a write-in candidate with three votes. Eight other residents — Chris Bursaw, Montana Bray, Christopher Burns, Donald Collins, Ephraim Flint, Patrick Lawler, Sue Parker, and Dilla Tingley — won two votes apiece, and many other residents received single votes, according to Town Clerk Valerie Fox.
“This was a complete surprise to me. I learned about it this afternoon when I received an email from the town clerk,” Cuetos told the Lincoln Squirrel on Tuesday evening. “Apparently I was written in by some voters to many different offices across the ballot.”
Asked if he planned to serve in the Bemis role, he said, “I don’t know yet what I’d do. My goal is to join the Finance Committee and by our bylaws, that post requires exclusivity. I have expressed my continued interest in that position to the chair of FinCom and the new town moderator. If the moderator doesn’t appoint me, I think I’d honor the support of those voters who deposited their confidence in me.”
If Cuetos declines the Bemis position, a candidate will be appointed by the current Bemis trustees and the Select Board. That person will hold the seat until the next election, when two seats will be up for election (one person for the remaining two years of this seat and another for the normally expiring three-year term).
FinCom has two three-year terms currently expiring. New members must be appointed by the moderator within 30 days of Town Meeting. “I don’t know whether Merrill Berkery or Rich Rosenbaum have expressed interest in another term, but in my view incumbency alone should not guarantee reappointment,” Cuetos said.
In the only contested race, newcomer Hilary Dionne beat out David Onigman for a seat on the Parks and Recreation Commission by a vote of 365–246. Onigman had been serving as an appointed member to fill a vacancy.
Andrew Payne, the sole candidate on the ballot for Town Moderator, garnered 612 votes, but Cuetos also got 51 write-in votes (40 in Precinct 1 and 11 in Precinct 2). Three other residents (Susan Mygatt, Richard Ohlsten, and Peter Sugar) each got a single write-in vote.
Margaret Olson regained the seat on the Planning Board that she lost in last year’s election. She will succeed Craig Nicholson, who did not run for reelection. Four voters wrote in Cuetos for that race as well, and Sarah Postlethwait got five votes.
| Offices & Candidates | Prec. 1 | Prec. 2 | Total |
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| SELECT BOARD | |||
| Kimberly A. Bodnar | 429 | 216 | 645 |
| Write-in/blank | 71 | 25 | 96 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| BOARD OF ASSESSORS | |||
| Ellen Bassett Meadors | 426 | 219 | 645 |
| Write-in/blank | 75 | 22 | 96 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| BOARD OF HEALTH | |||
| Frederick Lawton Mansfield | 423 | 216 | 639 |
| Write-in/blank | 77 | 25 | 102 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| CEMETERY COMMISSIONER | |||
| Manley B. Boyce | 432 | 212 | 644 |
| Write-in/blank | 68 | 29 | 97 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| COMMISSIONER OF TRUST FUNDS | |||
| Derek Paul Fitzgerald | 413 | 208 | 621 |
| Write-in/blank | 87 | 33 | 120 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| LS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (2 seats) | |||
| Ravi Simon | 365 | 178 | 543 |
| Jason David Mclure | 382 | 200 | 582 |
| Write-in/blank | 253 | 104 | 357 |
| Total | 1000 | 482 | 1482 |
| MODERATOR | |||
| Andrew Clinton Payne | 407 | 205 | 612 |
| Write-in/blank | 93 | 36 | 129 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE | |||
| Hilary Dionne | 242 | 123 | 365 |
| David Henry Onigman | 168 | 78 | 246 |
| Write-in/blank | 90 | 40 | 130 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| PLANNING BOARD (2 seats) | |||
| Lynn E. Delisi | 380 | 186 | 566 |
| Setha Margaret Olson | 363 | 182 | 545 |
| Write-In/Blank | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Blank | 244 | 112 | 356 |
| Total | 1000 | 482 | 1482 |
| SCHOOL COMMITTEE (2 seats for 3 years) | |||
| Matina Madrick | 385 | 189 | 574 |
| Thomas Nickerson | 363 | 174 | 537 |
| Write-in/blank | 253 | 119 | 372 |
| Total | 1000 | 482 | 1482 |
| SCHOOL COMMITTEE (1 year) | |||
| Jessica Burke Callow | 408 | 203 | 611 |
| Blank | 92 | 38 | 130 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| TRUSTEES OF BEMIS FUND | |||
| Write-in | 78 | 33 | 111 |
| Blank | 422 | 208 | 630 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
| WATER COMMISSIONER | |||
| Matthew Michael Bio | 420 | 208 | 628 |
| Write-in/blank | 80 | 33 | 113 |
| Total | 500 | 241 | 741 |
Farm folk tap into the sweetness of spring
From the March 22, 2026 Codman Community Farms member newsletter, republished with permission.
For the past many weeks, it’s been maple sugaring season in New England. While Codman Farm doesn’t run a commercial sugaring operation, we do participate in this seasonal celebration with an incredible group of dedicated volunteers leading the effort. The maple sugaring season comes on quickly and usually ends just as swiftly — so our volunteers need to be at the ready to tap the trees and begin the labor intensive process of hauling all the maple sap back to the farm for boiling down to syrup.
Our guest contributor this week is Stephen Hoenig, longtime Lincoln resident, former Codman Farm board member, and yes, Sap Head in Chief. Steve has been leading our sapping effort for many, many years and we are eternally grateful for his hard work, passion for sugaring, and his absolutely infectious positivity and good cheer. Here is his tale:
Exactly one month ago this afternoon (as of a few days go), I gathered our loyal “Sap Heads.” Together, we marched to our maple tree haven at Baker Bridge Road with spiles, buckets, lids, drills, and hammers in hand—to tap our sacred trees. Our mission: collect sap from the Sugar Maple trees and begin the transformation into maple syrup.
We knew that the rhythm of frigid nights and warm days changes the inner workings of a tree’s plumbing. A simple 2-inch hole drilled into a tree can yield 1–3 gallons of sap per day. So, on February 18th, about 20 of us — mostly children, along with a few adults — got to work. One strong 13-year-old Lincolnite powered a drill with a 5/16-inch bit into a tree while a classmate set the spile and tapped it firmly into place. Her younger siblings hung the bucket, another added the lid, and then they moved on together repeating the process across 39 more trees. The sap began to drip immediately. Many children (and adults) eagerly caught drops of the faintly sweet liquid in their mouths, as if it were falling from the heavens.
Our work had begun.
Each day, our team returned to the grove to gather sap and haul it to larger barrels. Even as two major snowstorms dropped 3–4 feet of snow, we pressed on — snowshoeing, skiing, and trudging through drifts, rarely missing a day. The cold, the early darkness, and the wind did not slow us down. Three dedicated women transported up to 100 gallons of sap at a time in the red Codman Farm pickup truck, hauling heavy barrels with laughter and determination — never a complaint, always a smile.
In total, we boiled 410 gallons of sap. Volunteers had previously chopped and stacked hardwood along the walls of the sugar shack, ready to fuel the fire. Another team kept the fire going and fed sap into the evaporator, concentrating it as clouds of steam filled the air. A Solo Stove helped keep us warm — along with a little wine, whiskey, and barbecued Codman sausage!
Because education is at the heart of Codman Farm, we welcomed about 40 students — young and old — during the final weekend. They visited the grove and the sugar shack and enjoyed pancakes topped with Codman maple syrup and homegrown bacon. We then capped it all off with pizza in the pavilion.
The boiling is now complete. Our hard-earned sap has been transformed into gallons of Codman “Liquid Gold,” carefully filtered and poured into 2-, 8-, and 24-ounce bottles. Soon, they will be available in our store or shared with the many hands who made this possible. Some will even find their way into creations from the Codman kitchen.
Wherever these bottles go, they carry the spirit of our community with them.
Thank you to our Sap Heads, who drilled, hung, collected, hauled, boiled, and smiled their way through the past month. Our syrup is the finest of the fine — and may your pancakes never be without it.
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Car breaks-ins in Lincoln
Lincoln police are investigating several car breaks in the Lincoln Road/Route 117 corridor that occurred some time between 3:00am and 5:00am on March 30. Several unlocked cars were opened and items removed. Please remove all valuable items and lock your vehicles. Also, if you have surveillance systems that were activated in the early morning hours, please review the footage. If anything appears out of the ordinary, please call the Lincoln Police Department (781-259-8111).
Arts and Farmers Market this weekend
The Lincoln Arts and Farmers Market Spring Market will take place on Saturday, April 4 from 10:00am–2:00pm at the Pierce House with vendors selling flowers, jewelry, ceramics, puzzles, and more. The vendor highlight is Lincoln’s Stewart Coffin, considered to be one of the best designers of polyhedral interlocking puzzles in the world, or “AP-ART, the sculptural art that comes apart,” as he calls it (see his Wikipedia page and read this Lincoln Squirrel profile of him). Other vendors at the market:
- Bill Huss, alpaca yarn and books
- Jocelyn Finlay, photography studio (book a sitting here)
- Tracey Terrell, jewelry made with glass, ceramic and stone beads
- William Stason, pottery
- Spence Borden, wood bowls
- Margie Coffin Brown, Pillar Farm goods
- Emilie Reiser, Hazen Hill Flowers
- Bernadette Quirk, homemade goods
- Lina Haddad, ceramics and watercolors
- Natalya Loban, candles and cute seasonal crafts
- Katelyn Samios, handmade jewelry
- Bosca Colombian Goods
- Carla Marashio, resin earrings
- Susanna, Beyond the Safari
Hydrant flushing to begin
The Lincoln Water Department will begin its annual hydrant flushing program starting on Monday, April 6 with flushing each day daily from noon to 2:00am in various locations around town. This routine maintenance is necessary to improve water quality, remove sediment and tuberculation from water mains, and verify proper operation of hydrants and water main valves.
What to expect:
- Temporary discoloration (this is normal and not harmful)
- Slight drop in water pressure
What to do:
- If you notice discolored water, run the cold water from a faucet until it clears before using it for drinking, cooking, or laundry.
- Avoid washing light colors while flushing is taking place in your area. Check the Lincoln Water Department’s Facebook page for daily updates on flushing locations.
Questions or concerns? Call the Water Department at 781-259-2669.
Parent Prom on April 11
The Lincoln PTO is hosting their second annual Parent Prom on Saturday, April 11 from 8:00–11:00pm in Bemis Hall. At this adults-only event (open to all adults, not just LPS parents/caregivers), dress up and dance to your favorite ’90s music with your friends. Feel free to go old school prom attire, super fancy, or a laid-back cocktail attire. $75 per person, which includes one drink ticket. Purchase tickets here. Ticket sales generate funds that teachers may spend on bringing in programming that supplements the existing in-class curriculum.
Volunteers needed for Affordable Housing Trust
The Select Board is seeking a volunteer to serve on the Affordable Housing Trust until April 2027. The purpose of the trust is creation and preservation of affordable housing for the benefit of low- and moderate-income households, and to use the trust fund accordingly. For example, the trust contributed $1 million to the Oriole Landing project to secure a higher percentage of income-restricted units. The group seeks Lincoln residents who have demonstrated interest or engagement in issues concerning housing, affordable housing, property development, local policy, land use, or related topics. They generally meet in the morning on a quarterly basis as part of the Housing Coalition.
Letters of interest should be addressed to the Select Board and sent to Peggy Elder, administrative assistant in the Select Board’s Office (elderp@lincolnma.gov) along with a completed volunteer application by 5:00pm on Monday, April 20. The board will interview candidates at its April 27meeting. For more information, email Select Board member Jennifer Glass at jglassselect@lincolnma.gov or call the Select Board’s Office at 781-259-2601.
Earth Day at deCordova
Celebrate Earth Day at deCordova with a hands-on maker space inspired by the natural world on Wednesday, April 22 from 10:00am–noon. Explore themes of sustainability, renewal, and our connection to the environment as you experiment with creative and unexpected materials. More information and tickets.
Gentile to hold virtual office hours
State Rep. Carmine Gentile (D-Sudbury) will hold virtual office hours on Wednesday, April 22 from 11:00am–1:00pm. Sign up for a 20-minute time slot by emailing Gentile’s legislative aide, Jack Brox McCarthy, at jackbrox.mccarthy@mahouse.gov. Constituents must provide their full name, address, phone number, email, and topic(s) of discussion.
Legal notice: ZBA (61 Oxbow)
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LEGAL NOTICE — ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS The Zoning Board of the Appeals of the Town of Lincoln will hold a virtual online public hearing Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 7:00 P.M. to hear and to act on the following petitions under the Zoning Bylaws: New:
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Legal notice: Order of Notice (BSL/BN Commons Licensee Inc.)
Editor’s note: This is one of three repeated legal notices required by law. BSL/BN is the prior holder of the on-premises liquor license at The Commons in Lincoln. The dissolution will have no impact on the current liquor license holder at The Commons, nor any impact on The Commons.
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ORDER OF NOTICE WHEREAS a civil action has been commenced by BSL/BN Commons Licensee Inc. (“BSL/BN”), seeking a petition for dissolution, pursuant to G.L. c. 180, §11. Any person who has a claim against BSL/BN may present themselves to the Middlesex Superior Court, 200 Tradecenter Dr. Woburn, MA on April 21, 2026 in Courtroom 720 at 2:00 p.m. and address the Court. We COMMAND YOU if you intend to make any defense, that on April 21or within such further time as the law allows you, to cause your written pleading to be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court named above, in said Commonwealth, and further that you defend against said action according to law if you intend any defense, and that you do and receive what the Court shall order and adjudge herein. If you do not, said action may be adjudged and orders entered in your absence. It is ORDERED that notice of this action be given by publishing, once a week for three successive weeks, the last publication to be at least 20 days before said return date, in the Lincoln Squirrel. |
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Coming up at the COA
Here are some of the April 2026 activities hosted by the Lincoln Council on Aging and Human Services. Most events are open to Lincoln residents of all ages. For a full list — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s newsletter page. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.
Back & Neck Pain: What Helps & What Doesn’t?
Friday, April 3 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
With Lincoln’s Antje Barreveld, M.D., Chief of Pain Medicine at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Rachel Carson: A Nature Love Story for Our Time
Friday, April 10 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
With Diane Edgecomb, actress and storyteller. A 60-minute show, 15-minute break, and post-show sharing of nature experiences. Sponsored by grant from Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council.
Doo Wop Spring Fling
Friday, April 17 at 12:30pm, Bemis Hall
Jazz Concert with 2Slick
Thursday, April 30 at 3:00pm, Bemis Hall
2Slick is a jazz quintet with a two-trombone frontline. For more information, visit www.2slick.net. Sponsored by a grant from the Music Performance Trust Fund, the Lincoln Council on Aging & Human Services, and the Friends of the Lincoln COA.
Column: “Signs of Spring Emerge”
Learn about the signs of spring (and many photos of plants and animals doing their spring thing (including beavers, spring peepers, spotted salamanders and skunk cabbage) in the March wildlife column by Gwyn Loud on the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust/Rural Land Foundation website.
Lincoln resident in Acme Theater play
Acme Theater at the Weston United Methodist Church (377 North Ave. in Weston) presents “Unnecessary Farce” by Paul Slade Smith (directed by Kevin Nessman) featuring cast member Stephanie Kramp of Lincoln. In a run-down motel, a high-stakes sting operation is about to go hilariously off the rails. The result is a breathless whirlwind of mistaken identities and plummeting pants. Performances are April 3–18 (Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm). Ticket information here ($25 for adults, $23 for seniors and students)
New award for library staff and volunteers
The Friends of the Lincoln Library are pleased to announce the creation of a new annual recognition program made possible through the generous donations given in memory of Virginia Rundell, who died in January 2024. In celebration of her legacy, this program will recognize individuals who, like Virginia, go above and beyond to support the mission of the Lincoln Public Library and strengthen our community. Organizers are seeking nominees of Lincoln Library staff or volunteers who embody the core values of the Lincoln Public Library and reflect the spirit of service that defined Virginia’s life. Submissions are open through Friday, April 17 — email friendslincolnlibrary@gmail.com.
At the library in April
Craft & Chill: Watercolor Cherry Trees
Monday, April 6 from 4:00–5:00pm, Tarbell Room
Give yourself a mental break and do some relaxing art in a low-key setting. All supplies are provided by the library. For ages 16+. Register here.
10 Steps to Researching the History of Your House in Lincoln
Thursday, April 9 from 6:30–8:00pm, Tarbell Room
You can research the history of your house, whether it’s 20 years old or 200 years old. Northeast House Historian Marian Pierre-Louis will explain where to find the deeds to your house, how to chain a deed, and how to locate other sources of information such as U.S. Federal Census records, maps, and tax records. Suitable for both beginners and those with research experience. Details here.
LOMA: Lindsay Straw and Andy Cambria
Lindsay Straw and Andy Cambria
Lindsay Straw and Andy Cambria will be the headliners at the next Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic (LOMA) on Monday, April 13 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall (doors open at 6:30pm, feature from 8:30-9:00pm). Get a taste of their music on their video of “Lakes of Pontchartrain,” a traditional American tune adopted by Irish bands abroad LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Come and perform (email loma3re@gmail.com to sign up) or just come listen to acoustic music and spoken word. Free admission.
Apply to speak at TEDx Walden Pond
TEDx Walden Pond is accepting speaker applications through Wednesday, April 22. This year’s theme is “The Courage to Pay Attention,” which can encompass anything from everyday attention to technology, and the quiet power of noticing what’s right in front of us. Learn more and apply at www.tedxwaldenpond.com. Organizers are also inviting community sponsors to support this year’s event. For the first time, they’re offering a single Presenting Sponsor role, an exclusive partnership with one organization whose values align with the spirit of TEDx Walden Pond, with recognition across TEDx Walden Pond’s videos and website. Email sponsorship@tedxwaldenpond.com for details.
Survey seeks info on agriculture in Lincoln
The Lincoln Agricultural Commission is conducting a town-wide survey to better understand the full range of agricultural activity taking place within Lincoln’s geographic boundaries. This includes everything from backyard gardens, chickens, and small livestock to horse properties, working farms, forestry, food production, and both for-profit and nonprofit agricultural organizations. The survey will help the Agricultural Commission:
- Understand the scale and diversity of agricultural activity in town,
- Identify needs, challenges, and opportunities, and
- Inform future planning and coordination with other town committees.
Take the survey here (please submit one response for each agricultural activity or operation). Questions? Email agcom@lincolnma.gov.