Joris Naiman. Source: https://1.usa.gov/10VBJxB
After the Lincoln Squirrel published its most recent set of obituaries, Lincoln resident Alaric Naiman sent word of his brother Joris’s death on April 13 at the age of 61. The Boston Globe published his obituary here, and blogger Philip Greenspun wrote about Joris here.
Following are obituaries of current or former Lincoln residents as reported in the Boston Globe since April, listed by their date of death.
Nicholas V. Drago, 100 (June 18) – father of four, including Diane M. Drago-Stack of Lincoln.
J. Neil Morrissey, 83 (June 15) – worked family-owned Oriole Farm on Route 2.
Jane E. Row, 90 (May 7) – taught math at the Fenn School and Lincoln-Sudbury, orchestrated Tower Road Christmas caroling.
Lincoln residents are invited to join the annual July 4 parade with a float or creative entry. Click here for a full schedule of the day’s festivities, which includes a Firecracker Run, Boy Scout cookout, town-wide tennis tournament and Codman Pool free swim, and evening barbecue, concert and fireworks display.
This year’s parade theme is “Townies: Show Your Pride.” The parade marshall is former Selectman Gary Taylor. He was a leading voice on the Housing Commission and a long-term Finance Committee member before becoming a selectman, where his keen financial mind and unflappable demeanor helped steer our community for nine years. His dedication and continued service continues in our theme of “Townies: Show Your Pride.”
Prizes will be awarded for the most creative floats as participants march in the parade. Download a parade application from the Parks and Recreation Department website and return either by emailing the PDF to eventssubcommittee@gmail.com or mailing it to the Parks and Recreation Department at 16 Lincoln Road. On the morning of July Fourth, please meet on Ballfield Road before 9:45 a.m. Due to concerns about young children chasing thrown candy out in front of motorized floats, absolutely no candy may be thrown from your float. Handing candy out alongside your float is fine.
Members of the 2013 Events Subcommittee Parade Crew are Maggie Dwyer, Michela Eckhouse, Callie Flanagan, Sam Kupperstein, Riley McCabe, Anna Menkis, Bridget Menkis, Eve Montie, Hailey Rosenblatt and Nick Virkler.
The Lincoln Town Office Building
The town offices will now be closed to the public from Wednesday, June 26 through noon on Monday, July 1 to accommodate the move from the temporary space in the Hartwell pods back to the renovated Town Office Building at 16 Lincoln Road. Offices will reopen to the public at the Lincoln Road location at noon on Monday, July 1.
The building’s dedication ceremony schedule has not changed — it will be Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m.
Summer hours in July and August for the town offices will be Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Fridays).
The Lincoln Town Office Building
The renovated Town Office Building will be dedicated in a ceremony on Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m., and officials are asking residents to carpool, bike or walk to this much-anticipated event, as parking is limited.
Town offices will be closed to the public from Friday, June 21 through Wednesday, June 26 to accommodate the move from the Hartwell pods back to the renovated Town Office Building at 16 Lincoln Road. Offices will reopen to the public at that location on Thursday, June 27 The Town Clerk’s office will remain open to the public at the Ballfield Road location through the end of June.
Families are invited to join the Lincoln Junior Hikers this Sunday, June 16 at 2 p.m. for a walk to Pigeon Hill, starting from the horse riding enclosure on Weston Road. Babbling brooks, shady trails, and an abandoned stone cabin make this a popular trail to explore.
To get to the trail head, go to the intersection of Weston Road and Silver Hill Road. The horse ring is about 100 yards south of the intersection on Weston Road, adjoining Browning Fields.
We will hike about 1.5 miles round trip with breaks along the way. The walk will probably take about an hour and a half, but families can go at their own pace. Parents are responsible for supervising their children.
The Lincoln PTO enriches children’s education through visits by storytellers and poets, historical reenactments, Museum of Science workshops and more—and it does so with the support of hundreds of people and organizations including the PTO Community Partners, who each donated at least $1,000 apiece in 2012-13 as part of their commitment to the parents, students and the rest of the Lincoln community. Top contributors this year included Lincoln businesses Barrett and Co., Doherty’s Garage, Donelan’s Supermarket and Fitness Together, as well as AKA Bistro, Cambridge Trust Co., Premier Cleaners and Tailors, and Lexington orthodontist Yuci Ma.
Click on an image below for larger version and caption:
Donelan’s has been in Lincoln since 1976, when Joe Donelan and his brother started working there when the store opened. (The six-store chain was started by their parents in 1948.) They’ve supported the PTO for years, and they were pleased and grateful for the support they got in return from residents, who flocked to the store in drives after it reopened in in May 2012 following 15 months of reconstruction work following a snow-related roof collapse.
“When the chips are down, people band together,” said Joe Donelan, corporate vice president of Donelan’s Supermarkets. “Everyone has been fantastic.” Donelan showed the same kind of loyalty to his Lincoln employees, none of whom were laid off following the collapse (they all worked at one of the other five Donelan’s stores until Lincoln reopened).
Donelan’s also participates in a program whereby the PTO collects register receipts saved by parents and gives them to the school to redeem for educational supplies via the Register Tapes for Education program (see related story).
“A strong community starts with a strong school system, and the quality of the school system goes hand in hand with the quality of the real estate,” said Laurie Cadigan, owner of Barrett and Co. “We’re very happy to be in this community and we’re all about giving back.”
Doherty’s Garage has been operating in Lincoln since 1905, “and our primary focus has always been on supporting the community,” said Cindy Doherty Murphy, granddaughter of the funding Doherty’s who now runs the business with her husband Dennis Murphy. “When the town requires something, we’re happy to give back.”
“At the end of the day, we just want to help and get involved in the community,” said Brian Lowe, owner since 2009 of the town’s Fitness Together franchise. “It’s a way for me to give back while I develop my business.”
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.
[Read more…] about Donelan’s receipts bring in goodies for schools
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:
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!
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.