Daniela Rivera, the 20th recipient of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum’s Rappaport Prize, will deliver the Rappaport Prize Lecture in the Lincoln School’s Brooks Auditorium on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The prize is presented to a contemporary artist with strong connections to New England and a proven record of achievement. “Rivera has deep…
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SJC rules against town in McLean Hospital case
Overruling an earlier Land Court decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a McLean Hospital residential facility for young men on Bypass Road property does in fact constitute an “educational use” of the property and is therefore not subject to town zoning regulations that would normally apply. The September 23 decision is the latest…
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Panel on Palestinian issues this Saturday The GRALTA Foundation will host a meeting of the New England Network for Justice in Palestine on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Bemis Hall at 2 p.m. Speakers will include: Anat Biletzki, professor of philosophy at Quinnipiac University and a founder of the Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem, will discuss,…
Twisted Tree marks one-year anniversary on Sunday
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Fall community ed classes announced Minuteman Community Education has announced its fall 2019 classes, many of which will be held at the recently opened $145 million Minuteman High School on the Lincoln/Lexington town line (758 Marrett Rd. in Lexington). Classes are held in the evening and are geared mainly to either personal enrichment or professional…
Police log
September 18 145 Lincoln Rd. (7:49 a.m.) — Man with a Boston address (name withheld for medical privacy reasons) tripped and fell near the train tracks and the resident lot. Police were not sure if he was just wandering around or was awaiting the arrival of the train when he fell. After being seen by…
Public hearings coming up
The Lincoln Planning Board will hold public hearings on the following dates: Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:10 p.m. — applicant Lydia Ogden proposes to replace a fence along Bedford Road. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. — applicant New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (ATT) proposes to maintain the existing wireless communication facility at 51 Sandy…
Lincoln Station gets its own Little Free Library
Lincoln Station has a new Little Free Library thanks to a donation from Ann Yos, the now-retired librarian at First Parish in Lincoln (FPL), and teachers and students form the church. Yos provided the sixth- and seventh-graders in FPL’s Neighboring Faiths Sunday school class with some money to be used for a social action project,…
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Join Sept. 20 climate strike via 9:09 Lincoln train On Friday, Sept. 20, many members of the Lincoln community plan to attend the Boston Youth Climate Strike at Boston City Hall and will board the 9:09 am train at Lincoln Station (see this letter to the editor). Around the country and around the globe, young…