The last two weekends have been very busy for Lincoln robotics, as the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team and all six of the Lincoln Recreation Department’s FIRST Lego League (FLL) teams competed in their first events this season. FTC is an annual challenge in which teams of students in grades 7-12…
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Magic Garden open house Magic Garden Children’s Center will host an open house for prospective 2017-18 families on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Magic Garden, which is located in the Hartwell building on the Ballfield Road school campus, offers year-round care for children ages 15 months to 5 years Monday through Friday…
Kids plant bulbs to help next spring’s honeybees
Hundreds of daffodils and crocuses will bloom next spring in the People for Pollinators meadow thanks to the efforts of 25 Lincoln School students. The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust (LLCT) and the METCO Coordinating Committee organized the October 19 planting of 1,000 daffodil and crocus plants at the People for Pollinators meadow close to the…
Students apply engineering skills to solving school problems
Lincoln School students in grades 5-8 spent two full days planning and building prototypes in a hands-on engineering effort to solve specific problems at the school they’d previously identified. STEM Day (science, technology, engineering and math) on October 13-14 involved involved 270 students as well as dozens of faculty and parent volunteers. During the month…
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Halloween kids’ events at the library Come listen to some fun and “not too scary” tales, jokes, and songs with storyteller/actress Sally Kindleberger on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. at the Lincoln Public Library. Recommended for ages 5 and up. On Saturday, Oct. 29, come to a Halloween dance party at 11 a.m. for ages…
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Dr. Timothy Johnson to speak at St. Anne’s Join Dr. Timothy Johnson at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 9 a.m. for the first of a two-part forum series on his book, Finding God in the Questions: A Personal Journey. Ranked #8 on The New York Times Hardcover Advice Bestseller List, Finding God urges…
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Blessing of the Animals at St. Anne’s on Oct. 2 On Sunday, Oct. 2, St. Anne’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church will honor St. Francis, patron saint of animals, with Blessing of the Animals at both morning services( Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and Holy Eucharist with Choir at 10 a.m.). Animals on leashes or in carriers are welcome; photos…
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Meeting to look at region’s traffic issues A roundtable discussion of traffic management will be the focus of the next meeting of HATS (Hanscom Area Towns Committee) on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall’s Donaldson Room. Participants will include Timothy Higgins, Lincoln town administrator; Kevin Kennedy, Lincoln’s police chief; David Kucharsky, Lexington assistant planning director…
Insects, drought talk, Scarecrow Classic on offer from LLCT
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust invites residents on a fall walk, a talk about the drought, and the annual Scarecrow Classic. “Night-Singing Insects: A Fall Walk” Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m., Lindentree Farm (10 Old Concord Rd.) In the fullness of summer, we become aware of a swelling clamor of trills, ticks, and scrapes…
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In-town soccer starts Saturday The Lincoln In-Town Soccer program will start Saturday, Sept. 10 at Smith Field. Pre-K and kindergartners will begin at 8 a.m., and grades 1-2 at 9 a.m. There will be two instructors from the Revolution Academy soccer program present to assist us in implementing practice plans and for coaching guidance; parent volunteers are…