(Editor’s note: This article is based partly on material supplied by Gabriella Pais of Montagne Powers.) Retirement offers almost endless possibilities for how to spend one’s time—travel, golf, a new or renewed hobby — but seniors like Elaine Smith and other residents at The Commons in Lincoln are busy helping those who help them. Smith…
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Lincoln teen turns Girl Scout Gold into action
Lucy Dwyer, a senior at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, earned her Girl Scout Gold Award (Girl Scouting’s highest honor) for her work developing an age-appropriate curriculum on menstrual cycles and self-care for fourth-graders to prepare those who experience menstruation sooner than expected. Lucy was honored in March for her outstanding Gold Award project. She was…
Ms. G predicts an early spring on Groundhog Day
(Editor’s note: this is press release from Mass Audubon in Lincoln.) Ms. G did not see her shadow on an overcast Groundhog Day morning (February 2) at Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, which means everyone can look forward to an early spring. If the Official Groundhog of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had…
My Turn: Hometown hero enchants a crowd
By Lynne Smith Most of us watched the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.and have read and seen details since that time, but hearing Lincoln native Winston Pingeon describe his long day — spent mostly in riot gear as a U.S. Capitol Police Officer — made the horror fresh again. Pingeon described to…
Veteran recalls military service and how it shaped his life
Editor’s note: This article was written and submitted by Montagne Powers, whose clients include The Commons in Lincoln. Dan Chamberlin and his wife — affectionately known as Salli — live at The Commons in Lincoln. Their path to their current home bucolic home, however, extends around the world. Dan was 22 years old and had…
Stringer redefines “colorblind” in art focusing on race
By Maureen Belt Lincoln resident Rob Stringer has dabbled in art his whole life, even taking art classes to round out his college study of religion and philosophy, but it wasn’t until May 25, 2020 that he used its power to take on racism. “The day George Floyd died — when he was murdered —…
Lincoln teen and her horse excel in team sport
By Maureen Belt Dressage is the perfect fusion of artistry, aesthetics, and athleticism between horse and rider that dates back to ancient Greece. The goal is for horse and rider to move in harmony while performing complex, rhythmic walking, cantering, and trotting routines within a 20-by-60-meter arena. A panel of judges rates different aspects of…
First Parish in Lincoln gets a dynamic duo
The First Parish in Lincoln began enjoying a two-for-one deal when Rev. Nate Klug and Rev. Kit Novotny — high school sweethearts who grew up in Wellesley — started their dual ministry in August. Though both have an affinity for the arts, they came to their religious careers by slightly different routes. Novotny calls herself…
Lincoln 12-year-old revels in being a circus performer
By Maureen Belt Summer camp usually involves traditional activities like kayaking, swim lessons and songs by the campfire. But Lincoln resident Athena Montori has had somewhat different experiences — she’s been spending her summers learning juggling, the fine art of clowning, and how to soar through the air as if she were being shot out…
Lincoln’s newest farmer hopes for organic growth
Mohammed Hannan grew up on a family farm, but it was thousands of miles away and very different from where he now works the land in Lincoln. A lot has changed for Hannan, 46, since his days as a boy in rural Bangladesh and as a college student earning a degree in wildlife and conservation…