The Planning Board has continued the First Parish Church’s public hearing on the site plan review on the Stearns Room project until April 14 at 8:45 p.m.
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News acorns – 3/11/15
“DamNation” at LLCT movie night
On Thursday, March 19, the Lincoln Land Conservation Trust (LLCT) presents DamNation, a powerful film odyssey across America that explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers. Dam removal has moved beyond the fictional Monkey Wrench Gang to go mainstream. Where obsolete dams come down, rivers bound back to life, giving salmon and other wild fish the right of return to primeval spawning grounds, after decades without access. DamNation’s majestic cinematography and unexpected discoveries move through rivers and landscapes altered by dams, but also through a metamorphosis in values, from conquest of the natural world to knowing ourselves as part of nature.We will have a brief discussion afterwards about what Massachusetts is doing in the way of dam removal.
The movie will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in the LLCT offices above the post office at the Mall at Lincoln Station. Run time: 1 hr 27 min.
Free. Light refreshments will be provided.
Summer trail maintenance workers wanted
The Lincoln Conservation Department is hiring two seasonal employees to assist with trail maintenance and other land management activities. This position is for 10 weeks in June to August, Monday-Thursday 7:30-3:30 with an hourly rate of $12/hour. For more information, see this Lincoln Squirrel bulletin board listing.
Register for children’s book groups
Spring Storytime registration is now taking place for the following age groups. Register by emailing jflanders@minlib.net
or calling 781-259-8465. See the library website for other children’s and teen/tween programs and services.
- Lapsit Storytime (for infants up to age 24 months) — Thursdays at 10 a.m., March 26 to May 7
- Terrific Twos Storytime — Fridays at 10:30 a.m., March 27 to May 8
Lincoln Gearticks stand out at state championship
The Lincoln Gearticks team (click to enlarge).
By Abby Payne, Evan Lee and Jack Hutchinson
The Lincoln Gearticks robotics team, a group of 12 middle and high schoolers from Lincoln and surrounding towns, claimed the Inspire Award at the Massachusetts FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) State Championship on February 28. This award is the highest award a team can earn and is presented to the team that did exceptionally across all aspects of the robotics challenge.
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Planning Board to hold info session on zoning amendments
The Planning Board will host an information session on Monday, March 16 on the zoning amendments that will be voted on at the Town Meeting. The session begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Donaldson Room in Town Hall.
The session will cover the lighting, parking and B-2 district zoning amendments the Planning Board is sponsoring. Details on the amendments can be found on this Town Meeting web page.
The proposals for regulating outdoor lighting are outlined in this letter to the editor from Margaret Olson of the Planning Board. Subsequent letters on the subject can be found here and here.
Three-year L-S teacher contract ratified
Editor’s note: The following is a press release from Radha R. Gargeya, chair of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School Committee.
The Lincoln-Sudbury School Committee has announced the ratification of a new contract with the Lincoln-Sudbury Teachers’ Association that substantially reduces the district’s Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) liability, successfully manages the growth of the district’s operating budget, and thoughtfully ensures the quality of instruction at the high school.
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News acorns – 3/10/15
Town election ballot online; absentee ballots now available
The Town of Lincoln has published this specimen ballot for the town election March 30 are available now in the Town Clerk’s Office. More information is available on this Town of Lincoln web page.
Dore & Whittier report at several locations in town
The School Building Advisory Committee (SBAC) and Dore & Whittier Architects have completed their study of the Lincoln School. The study focused on developing a wide range of options to address the facility and educational space needs of the Lincoln School. The final report contains a comprehensive accounting of the process and outcomes of their work. Copies of the study are available for public viewing at the following locations:
Make-up days scheduled if more snow days needed
By Alice Waugh
Because the Lincoln Public Schools have used up their allotted five snow days for 2014-15, there will be a half-day of school on Good Friday (April 3) if another day of school has to be canceled due to bad weather.
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Letter to the editor: forget First Parish “grandiose expansion ideas”
Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter sent by Ms. Harvey to the Planning Board.
To the editor:
I am a member of First Parish. When the renovation of the Stearns room was planned, I was in favor of it and contributed what was, for my circumstances, a generous amount. As things progressed and the plans became more and more grand, my approval became less and less enthusiastic. As things stand now, I’d be just as glad to have the mold problem remediated, the décor freshened up and the grandiose expansion ideas forgotten.
The cavalier attitude shown by the persons representing the First Parish in this situation toward the abutters is shameful. I am sorry that a community which I joined for its principles of unity and “service for all” has behaved in such un-neighborly manner.
To sum up: I hope that the Planning Board will use its power to put a halt to this sorry business.
Sincerely,
Adele Harvey
140 Lincoln Road, Unit 215
Letters to the editor must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to news@lincolnsquirrel.com. Letters must be about a Lincoln-specific topic, will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Letters containing personal attacks, errors of fact or other inappropriate material will not be published.
Letter to the editor: senators hear about We the People Act
Editor’s note: Article 44 at the Town Meeting on March 28 will ask if Lincoln residents support passage of the We the People Act. The full warrant can be found here.
To the editor:
I attended the first of eight “Commonwealth Conversations” with state senators at Newton North High School [last week] to urge quick passage of the crucial We The People Act (Mass. House Docket 1988, filed Jan. 15, 2015). The “Commonwealth Conversations” are a series of grassroots forums that our state senators are holding to hear from us. It was a moving experience.
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Letter to the editor: support fossil fuel divestment at Town Meeting
Editor’s note: The authors are referring to Article 42 at Town Meeting on March 28. The complete Town Meeting warrant can be found here.
To the editor:
Global warming, caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels and the resulting increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is a serious threat to current and future generations in Lincoln and around the world. Already global warming is causing costly disruption of human and natural systems throughout the world, for example. The effects of global warming will further intensify with increased temperatures such that almost all governments in the world, including that of the United States, have agreed (through the 2009 Copenhagen Accord) that any warming above a 2º C. (3.6º F.) rise would be unsafe for human habitation. Scientists estimate that humans can emit only approximately 565 more gigatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and still retain a reasonable hope of not exceeding 2º C. of (additional) global warming.
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