Kids and teachers will see some new items in the Lincoln School next year as a result of the PTO redeeming several months’ worth of collected Donelan’s grocery receipts.
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July 4 fireworks volunteers needed
The July 4th fireworks organizers need help from 4-11 p.m. We need able-bodied students (the older the better) and adults to help with:
- Event setup (setting up tables, tents, trash barrels, fencing, PA systems, etc.)
- Money collection (with Lincoln police)
- Parking assistance (with Lincoln police)
- Trash removal
- Event cleanup (packing up tables, tents, trash barrels, fencing, PA systems, etc.)
Contact Dan Pereira at the Parks and Recreation Department at dpereira@lincnet.org if you’re able to help out. We have a lot of fun, and many hands make light work!
Strawberry Day rescheduled for June 22
Celebrate the strawberry harvest by heading out to Drumlin Farm on June 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Strawberry Day (originally scheduled for June 15). Dig in the dirt with our farm staff, meet some berry-loving animals, and pick your own strawberries to take home. Drumlin’s strawberries, like all of its produce, are grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides.
All activities except strawberry picking are free with admission ($7 for adults, $5 for seniors and children 2-12, free for Mass Audubon members). Pick-your-own strawberries will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while supplies last. Special programs throughout the day:
10 a.m. – A Taste of Drumlin: Sample the first fruits (and veggies!) of the season.
10:30 a.m. – Woodchuck Wonders: Wonder who may be nibbling in your garden? Meet one of our groundhogs and find out!
11:30 a.m. – Seeing Seeds: Explore the magic of how a seed turns into a new plant.
12:30 p.m. – Wild Wetlands: Get an up-close look at what’s going on in our local ponds.
2 p.m. – A Taste of Drumlin: Sample the first fruits (and veggies!) of the season.
2:30 p.m. – Fields for Food: Visit with some of the wild birds and mammals that make fields their habitat.
3:30 p.m. – Turtles Love Strawberries: Meet some of our resident reptiles and watch them enjoy a favorite springtime treat.
3:45 p.m. – Foxes Love Strawberries, Too: Learn more about our fascinating foxes, who love strawberries as much as we do.
Meeting for current and would-be solar homeowners
Lincoln’s Green Energy Technology Committee is hosting a meeting for solar homeowners, and those who are considering solar, at the Hartwell multipurpose room this Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. Participants in the SolarizeMass program will be on hand discuss their experiences with the various phases of the process, from assessment to design, contracting and installation, along with solar coach Jennie Morris. Lincoln residents have worked with a variety of different solar installers, and all who have “gone solar” are encouraged to attend.
Town office building to have June 22 ribbon-cutting
The Lincoln Town Office Building
The renovated Town Office Building will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m.
Over the past 17 months, the historical 16,000-square-foot building at 16 Lincoln Road has been gutted down to the framing (see the Lincoln Squirrel, December 6, 2012) while town staff have operated out of the Hartwell pods. The renovated building will feature two new stairwells and an elevator as well as energy-efficient wiring, heating and cooling, and lighting design to meet LEED silver certification. The basement level has been designed as office space so there will be three full floors of office and meeting space for staff and residents.
Design work was done by Donham & Sweeney Architects and the builder is Colantonio Construction.
New phone directories sent out by Friends of the Lincoln Library
Julie Brogan, Ray Shepard, Kate Dahmen and Bryn Gingrich of the Friends of the Lincoln Library stuff phone directories in envelopes for mailing.
Every household in Lincoln will soon receive a free copy of the 2013 edition of the spiral-bound town telephone directory, courtesy of the Friends of the Lincoln Library.
Advertisers listed in the directory’s yellow pages are generally local and known around town. The FOLL are grateful to the businesses in the directory and encourage residents to support them.
A new feature of the 2011 edition is the “pink pages” section that lists organizations and resources that enhance the health and well-being of the Lincoln community. This has been continued in the 2013 edition. The pink pages are sponsored by the town’s Healthy Communities Assessment and Planning Project (download report here) under a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
The Friends of the Lincoln Library raises money through telephone directory ads, monthly book sales, dues and other means to support the Lincoln Public Library’s adult and children’s programs, museum passes, and library furnishings and equipment.
Additional copies of the directory may be purchased at the library or the Old Town Hall Exchange.
Drumlin Farm events focus on strawberries and cows
Get your fill of dairy delicacies, strawberries and other Drumlin Farm products at Dairy Days on Saturday, June 8 and Strawberry Day on June 15.
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Company says no trees were removed unnecessarily
By Alice Waugh
The president of the company in charge of tree removal for the Route 2 project said on May 31 that no trees were removed unnecessarily and that his workers cut down only those they were asked to remove.
Lincoln residents near the highway construction site, especially in the Brooks Road vicinity, have complained about what they say is excessive tree removal among other issues related to the work, and the Board of Selectman has named a Route 2 Oversight Committee to gather more information (see related story).
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Town forms Route 2 oversight panel in response to complaints
By Alice Waugh
Lincoln has formed a new Route 2 Oversight Committee to coordinate the town’s actions in response to problems arising from the Route 2 construction project.
Residents who live near the construction areas have complained repeatedly to the Board of Selectmen and Lincoln police about issues including alleged traffic violations by construction equipment, disruptive night work and the visual impact of tree-cutting near the highway. At the May 23 selectmen’s meeting, a coalition called the Brooks Road Abutters Group (BRAG) presented selectmen last week with a memo containing photos and a demand that BRAG and the town be “compensated for the unnecessary removal of these trees with additional replacement trees over and above those shown on the contract drawings, with species, size and location determined by the abutters.”
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Fire devastates Hilliard Road home
The Schwartz home on Hilliard Road after last weekend’s fire, with sheets of plywood where windows used to be.
By Alice C. Waugh
A fire of apparently electrical origin ripped through a garage and heavily damaged the attached home early Sunday morning, requiring help from firefighters from five neighboring towns to douse the flames.