Dorothy Rappoli
Edward Healy, 97 (March 5) — researcher at Natick Labs.
Dorothy Rappoli, 89 (April 2) — former Brownie, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader, communicant at St. Joseph’s Church.
Obituaries
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Lincoln gets state money for road work
Lincoln will receive more than $250,000 as part of a state bond authorization that will result in funding to help municipalities complete road, bridge and other infrastructure improvement projects.
Every spring, the state legislature allots funding to each town based on road miles and population, said Chris Bibbo, superintendent of the Lincoln Department of Public Works. Bids on this year’s work were opened about a week ago and include paving Wheeler Road, Old Cambridge Turnpike (North) and sections of Todd Pond Road, as well as some paved-path repair on Trapelo, Lincoln and Concord Roads; repair to miscellaneous sections of berm throughout the town; and investigation of drainage on Old Lexington Road, he said.
Work is expected to begin in approximately two weeks’ time, Bibbo said.
“Fighting for local aid for Lincoln has been a top priority of mine as state representative and I’m pleased that this appropriation will provide us with the critical funding necessary to make important improvements to our roads,” Rep. Tom Stanley (D-Waltham) said in a statement.
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Chair bear (Lincoln Through the Lens)
A large stuffed bear gets comfortable in a recliner outside the Stone Church in advance of Saturday’s “Trash and Treasures” fair from 9 a.m. to noon. Photo: Harold McAleer.
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Robert Altman movies on tap starting Sunday
The Lincoln Library Film Society presents a series of films by Robert Altman, a five-time nominee for Best Director who was awarded an honorary Oscar in 2006. All screenings are at 2 p.m.
- Sunday, April 10 — “M*A*S*H” (1970) starring Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould and Sally Kellerman. A satirical look at the Korean War through the eyes of two very talented and jaded surgeons.
- Sunday, April 24 — “McCabe and Mrs. Miller” (1971) starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, described as an “anti-Western” Western.
- Saturday May 7 — “The Long Goodbye” (1973). A neo-noir film starring Gould stars as private detective Philip Marlowe.
- Saturday, May 14 — “Cookie’s Fortune” (1999) starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore and Patricia Neal. A criminal comedy film,featuring a town filled of odd balls.
More borrowing opportunities from the library
Lincoln residents now have free access to a dramatically expanded list of digital books. After initial setup, there’s no waiting for eBooks from the Commonwealth eBook Collections—if it’s listed, it’s available. Find e-books in the library catalog and click through, or visit cec.masslibsystem.org to explore. You may need to create an account prior to downloading, and depending on the device you’re using, you may be required to download an app or other reader. Reference librarians are happy to assist with any questions. CEC includes three products:
- Axis 360: Best-sellers, test preparation guides, travel guides and more.
- BiblioBoard Library Primary sources, historical documents, images, video and more. Check out the graphic novels or the “Dummies” books.
- EBL: Items to help with academic research as well as personal interests from cooking to gardening.
CEC is brought to you by the Massachusetts Library System in partnership with the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and participating libraries and is funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. CEC is offered in addition to Overdrive eBooks, which are still available to library card holders.
Lincoln Country Day Preschool open house
Lincoln Country Day Preschool is hosting a Spring Open House for prospective students from 2.9 years of age in September 2016 through 5-6 years of age (pre-K) on Sunday, April 24 from 3-5 p.m. The school welcomes families from Lincoln, Concord, Sudbury, Wayland, Weston and other local towns. Parents and their children can take a tour of our school, play in our Threes, Fours and Pre-K classrooms, and make a souvenir spring project to take home. Please RSVP at 781-259-860. Lincoln Country Day is located at 147 Concord Road, Lincoln, in St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church.
Carroll School buying property on Lincoln/Wayland line
This map shows the location of the parcel containing a house that the Carroll School is buying (click to enlarge).
By Alice Waugh
The Carroll School has acquired a parcel of land on Waltham Road in Wayland close to the Old Sudbury Road town line in Lincoln. The school hopes to use the land for middle school athletic fields and educational facilities for two grades now housed at its Baker Bridge Road site in Lincoln.
The pair of parcels at 39 and 45 Waltham Road in Wayland total 11.4 acres and include a 20,400-square-foot house. The $5 million purchase is expected to close on May 2, said Head of School Steve Wilkins. If all goes as expected, the school will relocate 40 students in grades 8 and 9 to the Wayland site starting in fall 2017 and have new fields ready for use by spring 2017, he said.
The school has hired a traffic engineer to gauge the impact of extra traffic on Waltham Street/Old Sudbury Road, which some commuters use as a shortcut between Route 126 in Wayland and Route 117 in Lincoln. Carroll’s school day starts at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 3:15 p.m., while after-school activities conclude at 4:45. Parking along that road is not permitted in either town, so visitors to the Wayland campus will park on that property, Wilkins said.
“Our general strategy is to disperse our student population so there’s less of a traffic hassle in general,” Wilkins said, adding that when the school opened its Waltham campus six years ago, Baker Bridge Road traffic issues were significantly reduced.
“We think we’re better neighbors by dispersing, and we’re optimistic that our impact will be fairly small,” he said.
The Carroll School has two campuses: the middle school (grades 6-9) in Lincoln and the lower school (grades 1-5) on Trapelo Road in Waltham just east of the Cambridge Reservoir. In addition to its main site with its brick school building dating from 1905, the school owns to other noncontiguous pieces of property on Baker Bridge Road: one at #54 and the other abutting the west side of the Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program property.
Last year, the school began looking at options to meet its growing need for middle-school athletic fields but found that putting regulation-size fields on the Lincoln campus was cost-prohibitive due to the topography and space limitations. Putting a field on the other side of Baker Bridge Road could be a significant safety risk due to the traffic on the narrow, curvy road, according to an announcement by school officials posted on the school’s website.
School officials only learned in January about the availability of the Wayland property, which is owned by a former Carroll School parent, Wilkins said. “We moved really, really quickly, so we haven’t had time in two months to really finalize plans,” he said.
The Wayland Planning Board has not yet received any applications for the properties in question. Lincoln would not have any direct involvement, though Lincoln abutters within a certain distance may be notified of any proposals, said Lincoln Director of Planning and Land Use Jennifer Burney.
“I’m sure the town of Lincoln will want to be involved and send comments to Wayland. However, nothing has been filed with Wayland so there isn’t anything to comment on at this time,” she said.
The Carroll School, which serves students with language-based learning disabilities, has been in Lincoln since 1967.
News acorns
Event explores medicine as a career
Pat Roberts and Mike Rosenblatt of the Lahey Clinic will give a talk on “The Joy and Journey of Being a Physician” on Saturday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. The multimedia presentation will give an overview of medicine, discuss why high school students might want to go into medicine, role-play being a physician or surgeon by viewing videos of operations, and offer a hands-on experience with portable surgical trainers.
Roberts is chair of Surgery at Lahey Clinic and Rosenblatt is the chief medical officer at Lahey; both are Lincoln residents and parents of L-S students. The talk is part of a new library program launched in partnership with the Lincoln School and Lincoln-Sudbury High School called “Local Heroes” involving presentations by resident experts on topics that might inspire students about what to explore in their college years and beyond. Previous events in the series looked at computer science and robotics in December and designing a satellite mission to Mars in January.
Donate household items for domestic violence victims
The Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable invites area residents to donate new household items to help families transitioning from a shelter to establish a new home. The Shower for Shelters runs form Sunday, April 24 through Monday, May 9. New unwrapped gifts may be dropped off at the Lincoln Public Library, the Goodnow Library in Sudbury or the Wayland Public Library. Items may also be dropped off at the group’s Libations and Donations free wine-tasting event at Sudbury Wine and Spirits in the Rugged Bear Plaza (410 Boston Post Rd., Sudbury) on Friday, April 29 starting at 7 p.m.
Requested items include twin-size sheets, pillowcases, summer blankets and comforters as well as pillows, crib sheets, bath towels and face cloths, unscented cleaning products and laundry detergent, laundry baskets, kitchen utensils, flatware, dishes, drinking glasses and small kitchen appliances. Gift cards are also welcome. For a complete list of requested items, please visit the Roundtable website. All gifts collected are donated to clients of REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, The Second Step, and Voices Against Violence.
Lecture on aerial landscapes at deCordova
Residents are invited to a lecture on “Disvalued Landscapes, Seen from Above” with aerial photographer Alex MacLean and Alan Berger, professor of landscape architecture and urban design at MIT, on Friday, April 28 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. McLean and Berger will discussing the art of aerial photography, suburban sprawl and other patterns of the land at the event, which is the kickoff for deCordova Friends of the Park, a new group dedicated to the care, support, and advocacy of the deCordova’s landscape and primary gallery. The talk is free and open to the public. The talk is part of the “Overgrowth in Conversation” discussion series.
News acorns
Organic gardening talk and plant sale
Naturalist and landscaper John Root will be on hand at “Organic Gardening for Everyone” on Wednesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Learn natural and effective techniques for the cultivation of a variety of vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. Perennials will also be offered for sale. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library, Inc.
Dinner and silent auction to benefit children’s charity
There will be an Indian dinner and silent auction to benefit Child Haven International on Saturday, April 23 at 6 p.m. at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Church in Lincoln.
Child Haven International operates homes that provide food, education, healthcare, shelter and clothing for over 1,300 formerly destitute children in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Tibet. Child Haven was founded in 1985 by Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino and their family doctor, Nat Shah. The Cappuccinos decided to establish homes for children after adopting 19 children from around the world and their son, Robin Cappuccino, will be on hand to meet people at the dinner and show a brief slide show about the Child Haven Homes.
The silent auction will feature many items from Child Haven countries including wooden masks, metal and wooden statues of various deities, ornate jewelry, Tibetan singing bowls and other items sold to support the homes.
“Child Haven makes an incredible difference in the lives of hundreds of children and women in South Asia and does so in a way that fundamentally respects each participant’s dignity, humanity and individuality. I can think of few ways one can make a monetary donation go such a long way,” said Christine Damon of Lincoln, one of the event’s organizers.
Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling Damon at 781-879-5870 For more information, email her at christinehdamon@gmail.com.
Letter to the editor: town resources for questions on roads
To the editor:
This letter is from the Board of Selectmen to participants in the LincolnTalk discussion forum on roads, as well as all Lincoln residents. In recent days, there has been considerable dialogue in LincolnTalk regarding questions and concerns with roads.
Public safety on our roads is a primary responsibility of the Board of Selectmen and is a regular topic for our discussion and decision. We encourage residents to bring their specific questions and concerns directly to the Board of Selectmen as outlined below.
We understand and appreciate that residents have always had and will continue to have concerns with traffic and road safety. Our roads are busy with traffic generated by residents and non-residents. We also attract bicyclists, and many of us like to walk alongside our roads, most of which do not have a roadside path. Some of our roads more easily accommodate traffic and traffic-related design than others. Moreover, the town has always valued the appearance of its roads and viewscapes. Finding the appropriate balance for managing these conditions is a regular challenge for us. As a result, the Board of Selectmen and its agents are the repository of many decades of experience.
With more than two decades as our Town Administrator, Tim Higgins is very knowledgeable about road safety and regulation. Tim is also a good listener, enjoys interacting with individual residents, and is ready and willing to provide guidance. He is reachable at 781-259-2604 or higginst@lincolntown.org. Please contact Tim directly. He and we welcome it.
As Tim will explain to you, road regulation is complicated by being subject to state regulations that constrain how we control usage of our local roads. Moreover, the state has direct jurisdiction over state and “county” roads. Therefore, we rely heavily on the experts in our Police Department who not only enforce our road regulations but also help us evaluate specific road issues and understand the universe of solutions permitted by law. This includes maintaining and regularly updating a database on traffic speed, usage and incidents, as well as proactively observing and alerting us to potential areas for increased attention.
In addition, we have a longstanding relationship with an excellent traffic engineering firm. And we maintain a standing advisory committee known as the Roadside and Traffic Committee, who assist us and our DPW Superintendent on the design and aesthetic aspects of maintaining our roads, and on whom we call for advice from time to time on specific matters.
In the near future, we hope to provide residents with a primer on road regulation, to help provide context and history for understanding prior and future decisions on enforcement, speed bumps, speed limits, crosswalks, signage, lines, turning restrictions, one-ways, roadside paths, and similar matters, along with a forum for further public discussion if desired. In the meantime, we encourage those with specific concerns to contact Tim.
Sincerely,
Peter Braun (Chairman, Lincoln Board of Selectmen)
16 Trapelo Rd.
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