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LEGAL NOTICE — HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION The Historic District Commission will hold a virtual online public hearing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to consider this application:
Time: June 2, 2026 7:30 PM Join Zoom Meeting (Meeting ID: 983 9661 4379, Password: 167620) |
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The deadline for submitting stories, poetry, artwork, photos, and other creative work for the next issue of the Lincoln Review is Monday, June 1. Anyone who has a Lincoln connection (current or former residents, extended family, employees, etc.) may submit — for details, click here. Email your stuff to lincolnmareview@gmail.com or lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com to share your work and have it preserved online in the Lincoln Review! Questions? Email or call 617-710-5542.
On Thursday, May 21 at 6:00pm, the Lincoln Film Society presents “The Draft” (2016, unrated, directed by Peter Snoad), a film of an award-winning documentary play that tells the story of the Vietnam War era through the real-life stories of 10 young Americans whose lives were shaped and forever changed by the military draft.
The Lincoln Tree Preservation Study Group and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will host a Zoom webinar on Thursday, May 21 from 7:00–8:15pm on “Trees and People Around the World: A Historic Perspective.” Matt Foti of Foti Tree and Landscape in Lexington will share knowledge gained from years of exploring the relationship between trees and people, including the historic significance of some of our own native trees. He’ll also talk about how people’s lives depend on trees for food, protection, fuel, medicine, religion, shelter, and even transportation. Click here to register for the webinar.
The METCO Coordinating Committee (MCC) will host a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 6 from 1:00-4:00pm at Codman Field and are looking for volunteers to help with setup, grilling, activity monitoring, breakdown, and more. Shifts are available throughout the day, including before and after the free, family-friendly community event that will feature live performances, a step team, poetry, dance, a DJ, bouncy houses, and local vendors. Click here to sign up for a time slot. Questions? Contact Jessica Tranchino of the MCC at jwtranchino@gmail.com.
SoHIP (the Society for Historically Informed Performance) will present its Early Music Concert Series at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church on Tuesdays at 7:30pm in June and July. Click here for details on programs and performers, and to purchase tickets and seasons passes.
Lincoln history: “Did you know…”… that one of the greatest orators in Congress once taught in one of Lincoln’s five schoolhouses in 1776? Read more here on the Lincoln Historical Society’s website.
By Pat Burns
Dear Lincoln neighbors,
We’re excited to share some good news: the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Lincoln and Weston is expanding our scholarship program to help even more neighbors pursue education, training, and new opportunities.
For the past ten years, thanks to the generosity of the Ogden Codman Trust, we’ve provided need-based scholarships of up to $2,500 per term to adults looking to improve their job prospects, train for a new career, or return to the workforce after time away. Scholarships are available to Lincoln residents, non-residents who work at least half-time in Lincoln, and families with children in the Lincoln public schools.
Now, we’re opening the program to younger learners in as well — including:
We know many families are navigating financial challenges right now, and we hope this program can make a meaningful difference. Please help us spread the word to anyone who might benefit.
To learn more, visit SVdP Lincoln and Weston Scholarships or reach out through our contact page. You can also leave us a message at 781-899-2611, extension 4. We’d love to hear from you!
— Pat Burns (president, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Lincoln and Weston)
“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnians. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.
The May 18 legal notice about a proposed 20-unit housing development at 109 Page Road, 279, 283, and 295 Cambridge Turnpike had an incorrect headline. The Lincoln Squirrel website post’s headline of “Legal notice: Planning Board hearing (Civico)” was correct, but the headline within the body of the notice should have read “TOWN OF LINCOLN PLANNING BOARD — NOTICE FOR DEFINITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND USE PLAN.” The notice has been corrected.The Lincoln Tree Preservation Study Group and Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will host a Zoom webinar on Thursday, May 21 from 7:00–8:15pm on “Trees and People Around the World: A Historic Perspective.” Matt Foti of Foti Tree and Landscape in Lexington will share knowledge gained from years of exploring the relationship between trees and people, including the historic significance of some of our own native trees. He’ll also talk about how people’s lives depend on trees for food, protection, fuel, medicine, religion, shelter, and even transportation. Click here to register for the webinar.
| TOWN OF LINCOLN PLANNING BOARD NOTICE FOR DEFINITIVE DEVELOPMENT AND USE PLAN The Lincoln Planning Board will hold a public hearing at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 via hybrid meeting to review an application for a 20-unit housing development at 109 Page Road, 279, 283, and 295 Cambridge Turnpike — parcels, or parts thereof, 132-25-0, 132-26-0, 132-27-0, and 132-28-0 as shown on the submitted plans. The review will be pursuant to the Zoning Bylaw, Section 12.5.8 Special Permit and Site Plan Review and the General Bylaw, Article XXXII Stormwater Management. The application is available for review on the Town of Lincoln website at www.lincolntown.org/252/Planning. The agenda with the Zoom information and meeting location will be posted to the Town website at lincolntown.org/Calendar.aspx at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Anyone wishing to be heard may be present at the designated time and place, written comments will also be accepted. Lynn DeLisi and Gary Taylor, Co-Chairs |
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Faced with objections at an April 22 hearing to the proposed pruning or removal of numerous roadside trees by Eversource, town officials will now give their final decision to the Select Board on Monday, June 8 at 6:45pm (Zoom link here).
There were actually two lists of trees released last month, one with trees identified by Eversource and another with trees targeted by the town. At the hearing, residents asked the town to spare more than two-thirds of the trees it proposed to trim or remove. The DPW then extended the comment period to May 11.
“Based on our initial inspections, the list of approximately 270 trees has already been reduced to 207,” Tree Warden Ken Bassett said in a statement released on May 18. An updated list of trees approved for removal will be posted to the Tree Warden’s web page in advance of the Select Board meeting. “We have authorized Eversource to remove a limited number of trees that are clearly dead or in severe decline and present an immediate concern. No additional removals will proceed until the town’s review process has been completed.”
In come cases where officials decide to trim rather than cut down a tree, “removal may be considered at a later date if the tree’s health declines following pruning,” Bassett said, adding that any future removal would require a separate Chapter 87 tree hearing.
The tree warden has a “modest budget” for tree planting, and Eversource has also offered to submit a mitigation planting plan. The town is also hoping that the state will pass recently filed legislation establishing a $20 million tree-planting fund.
The town intends at some point to draw up bylaw amendments regarding tree removal, Planning Board chair Lynn DeLisi said at a meeting in May 2025.
May 5Commuter rail parking lot (11:00am) — A citation was issued to an illegally parked vehicle.
North Commons (5:08pm) — An outside agency requested assistance with contacting a resident.
South Great Road (7:46pm) — An officer checked on a vehicle stopped on the side of the road. The motorist was attempting to get directions to their destination.
Paul Revere lot, North Great Road (8:11pm) — An officer checked on a parked and occupied motor vehicle. The party was in the process of leaving the lot at the time of the interaction.
Hartwell lot, North Great Road (8:15pm) — An officer checked on a parked/occupied vehicle. The occupants were advised the lot closes at sunset and they left the area.
Minuteman Visitor Center lot, North Great Road (8:22pm) — An officer checked on an unoccupied vehicle.
Police station (3:28pm) — A staff member assisted a party who had asked to speak with an officer.
Concord Road (6:13pm) — An officer spoke to a person regarding an ongoing matter.
Heritage Road, Hanscom AFB (10:29am) — A person spoke to an officer about possi-ble credit card fraud.
Commuter Rail parking lot (11:35am) — A citation was issued to an illegally parked vehicle.
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School (3:26pm) — An officer gave a person a courte-sy transport.
Birchwood Lane (4:24pm) — An officer served a person with court paperwork.
Sunnyside Lane (8:13am) — An officer spoke with a person who reported that a family member wad been overdue for several hours. Officers were ultimately able to make contact with the person, who made their way home a short time later.
Old County Road (11:19am) — An officer helped the Massachusetts State Police with a crash on Route 2 near Old County Road.
Lexington Road (8:59pm) — An officer spoke to a person about a person who ap-proached their residence earlier in the day.
North Commons (5:55pm and 6:32pm) — Officers responded to a residence regarding an ongoing neighbor dispute.
Nothing of note.
deCordova Sculpture Park (6:11pm) — An officer checked on two parked and unoccu-pied vehicles.
Brooks Road (10:17am) — A resident reported a low-hanging wire. Police and fire units confirmed it was a communications wire and contacted the appropriate utility.
Lincoln Road (7:07pm) — Officers were called to a residence to assist with a civil mat-ter.
The Commons of Lincoln (11:58am) — A resident spoke with an officer regarding a possible missing item.
Page Road (6:43pm) — A caller reported an interaction with a motorist and asked the police to get involved.
Tabor Hill Road (3:18pm) — A person spoke with an officer regarding possible identity theft.
Codman Road (4:13pm) — An officer helped two drivers exchange information after a minor accident.
Wells Road (8:12pm) — An officer spoke with a person regarding a possible harass-ment incident.
Wells Road (6:29pm) — An officer spoke with a person regarding a past harassment incident.
Tremont Street, Somerville (7:24pm) — A person from another jurisdiction called to provide information about a relative living in Lincoln.
At the meeting at which the Select Board accepted to community center donations were (left to right) Town Administrator Tim Higgins, Select Board member Kim Bodnar, Community Center Building Committee co-chair Sarah Chester, Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging chair Rhonda Swain, Patrick Lawler of the FLCOA, Select Board member Jim Hutchinson, Peter von Mertens, donors Faye and Peter Speert of the FLCOA, Select Board member Jennifer Glass, and CCBC co-chair Jonathan Dwyer.
The Select Board on May 11 formally accepted donations totaling $1.345 million in donations to defray the cost of the community center now under construction.
It was the culmination of the previously announced donations of $1 million from the Friends of the Council on Aging and the Odgen Codman Trust ($500,000). The FLCOA donation was jump-started by bequests many years ago from the Pascoe and Hurff families.
The FLCOA also contributed another $345,000 it raised from about 100 private donors, with significant sums from the Desai family and Dilla Tingley and her late husband Fred, as well as the Hammett Ory family and Faye and Peter Speert.
The $1.345 million total was supplemented earlier this month by a donation of $40,000 from Peter von Mertens for a rain garden that had been cut earlier from the project due to cost.
“This is just the best news I’ve had in a long time, and your generosity is amazing and so welcomed by the town,” Select Board member told the donors at the meeting.
The state has upgraded the Drought Status for the Northeast Region, where Lincoln is located, from a Level 1 (mild drought) to a Level 2 (significant drought). This means that outdoor watering is limited to two days a week. Click here for details. Water Department staff will be monitoring all sprinkler use in town and will stop to remind residents of the new restriction policy. A first offense will result in a $100 fine, and subsequent violations
will result in a $200 fine. Questions? Contact Water
Superintendent Richard Nolli at nollir@lincolnma.gov or 781-259-2669.
There will be an appreciation event for Peter Sugar who is stepping down from the library’s board of trustees after more than 20 years of exceptional service to the library, on Friday, May 22 from 11:00am–1:00pm in the Tarbell Room. Sugar chaired the board’s Building and Grounds Subcommittee using his expertise as an architect, historian, and artist to help the board maintain the facility in as pristine a manner as possible. Anyone who knows him and enjoys the historic library in invited to join in saying “thank you” to Peter for his years of service with food, beverages, a few stories, much laughter, and camaraderie.
Enjoy a soup dinner and watch a video by Prof. Doug Tallamy, co-founder of Homegrown National Park, entitled “What’s the Rush?” on how small changes in our yards can have huge impacts on biodiversity, on Tuesday, May 26 at St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. starting at 6:30pm. Sponsored by St. Anne’s Social Justice Commission.