The Conway School of Ecological Landscape Design and Planning is partnering with the Lincoln Planning Board to develop a site plan that aims to make the Mall at Lincoln Station a lively, multi-use central gathering space for visitors and residents, who are also invited to take a short survey online about the area. The school will be…
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Property sales in May
26 Longmeadow Rd. — Abbey Rd. Properties LLC to Robert and Karla Talanian for $1,420,000 (May 31) 96 Page Rd. — Dana Coombs to David Kahn and Annelise Parham for $875,000 (May 27) 141 Weston Rd. — Joanne Armstrong to Keith Gilbert and Stacy Osur $1,795,000 (May 26) 12 Brooks Hill Rd. — Mark Leonardi…
Bemis Hall unveils new space
By Alice Waugh Don’t call it the basement any more—call it Bemis Down Under, or maybe just Bemis Lower Level. At an official ribbon-cutting on June 10, visitors sipped coffee and toured the spiffy new spaces in the previously dank and crowded subterranean portion Bemis Hall centering on a carpeted, well-lit meeting room with a…
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Town Clerk’s Office looking for part-time help If you’re interested in what and who makes local government tick, if you’re a “people person” with a good sense of humor, if you have a reverence for history and would like to play a role in preserving and creating it, if you’re a “systems thinker” with computer…
Property sales and public hearings
Upcoming public hearings The Lincoln Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:45 p.m., in the Lincoln Town Offices in response to the duly filed Notice of Intent by Christopher Boit for restoration of wetland and buffer zone resource areas at 61 Bedford Road. The Lincoln Planning Board will hold…
Residents turn out in force against McLean proposal
After hearing from two attorneys and dozens of angry Bypass Road residents who packed the Donaldson Room, the Planning Board decided on Tuesday night that the McLean Hospital proposal for an educational therapeutic residence on Bypass Road should go to a public hearing because the new use of the property does not constitute a minor…
Town to hold Memorial Day remembrance
The Lincoln Girl Scouts with the support of the Parks and Recreation Department invite you to participate in an event to honor our living and fallen soldiers on Memorial Day (Monday, May 30): 9:45 a.m. — Assemble at Bemis Hall to march with Lincoln’s American Legion (Post 84) down Bedford Road to the Lincoln Public Library….
Outdoor watering restrictions now in effect
As a result of the new water permit issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, the town must implement a mandatory outdoor water conservation measure from May 1 through September 30. The town experiences excessively high water demands during the summer months, primarily due to lawn watering activities, so the Lincoln Water Department has…
Letter to the editor: Tom Stanley running for reelection
To the editor: Serving as your state representative on Beacon Hill is an incredible honor and privilege. Working to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our community, seeing the results of this effort and the positive impact this work has had on so many people is amazing. But our work is not done….
Tully running for 9th Middlesex seat
Stacey Gallagher Tully of Waltham has announced her candidacy for State Representative for the 9th Middlesex District, which includes all of Lincoln and part of Waltham and has been held by Rep. Thomas Stanley since 2001. Tully, a Waltham native, serves on Waltham’s Board of Recreation in the City of Waltham and as president of the Friends of Waltham Senior Citizens. She is…