Christmas tree pickup benefits Fire Dept. The Lincoln Fire department will pick up Christmas trees on Saturday, Jan. 9 from residents who’ve made a $20 donation toward their fundraiser. For details, contact Caleb Hagerty at hagartyc@lincolntown.org. Send in suggestions for next talent show beneficiary The deadline is Thursday, Jan. 7 for submitting nominations for a…
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Town-wide scavenger hunt runs through Jan. 3 Join the Lincoln trails scavenger hunt now until January 3. Go to the six locations in town, find a hidden QR code, and scan it — you’ll be taken to a Padlet page for that location, where you can post a selfie to prove you were there. Visit…
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Youth talent show coming up on Wednesday The Kids4Covid talent show will be live on Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 23. Entrance starts at 5 p.m., and the show begins at 5:15. Everyone is welcome; donations from adults who watch are requested, but organizers understand that the pandemic has affected everyone differently. All donations will go…
My Turn: Thank-you to Jackie Lenth
By the Town Clerk office staff The Town Clerk’s Office wishes to honor the work of Jackie Lenth, who donated protection sleeves for our election plexiglass screens. As Covid-19 rendered the use of the screens necessary, protection sleeves ensure that they will not be damaged in storage. Another Lincoln volunteer, Tricia Deck, donated the fleece…
Lincoln’s catalpa tree gets some preventive maintenance
By Cathy Moritz The beloved twisted tree in front of the Lincoln Public Library is estimated to be 110 to 120 years old — at least 50 years older than a typical Northern Catalpa. In a joint project, the Friends of the Lincoln Library (FOLL) and the Lincoln Garden Club (LGC) have funded a preservation…
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Youth talent show to benefit Save the Children To bring the community together in a time of isolation for a good cause, two L-S students are organizing a youth talent show. Performers will be pre-recorded and the show will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 5 p.m. Adults who watch will be…
Read the latest Lincoln Chipmunk – and help if you can
The latest issue of the Lincoln Chipmunk has hit the stands (in the cloud, anyway), so be sure to check out the writing and visual artwork of your fellow Lincolnites: chipmunk.lincolnsquirrel.com (Remember, the link to the Chipmunk is always on the top righthand area of every page on the Lincoln Squirrel website.) If you’d like…
GearTicks fill a gap for kids with monthly STEMtastic Challenges
By Olivia Crisafi, Prerna Karmacharya, Amelia Pillar, and Victor Han When the GearTicks, Lincoln’s high school robotics team, realized that the Covid-19 pandemic would make it impossible for First LEGO League (FLL) robotics teams to meet, they brainstormed alternative STEM activities to offer the town’s youth. For the past 11 years, the GearTicks have mentored…
My Turn: Drumlin Farm pitches in with produce during pandemic
By Renata Pomponi Editor’s note: this piece originally appeared in EdibleBoston.com and is reprinted with permission. The last two paragraphs were added on December 15. It all started with a half-ton of carrots. In late March, with the world closing down around us from a global pandemic and all of our staff except farmers working…
My Turn: Congratulations to 2020 Lincoln scholarship recipients
By Carolyn Caswell Dwyer, Nancy Marshall, and Barbara Slayter The presence of the novel coronavirus and the spread of Covid-19 this spring prevented the Lincoln Scholarship Committee, Lincoln Sudbury High School, and the Codman Board of Trustees from enjoying our customary ways of formally acknowledging and celebrating the recipients of the 2020-2021 scholarships and awards…