Dorothy Cannistraro Dorothy Ann (Moore) Cannistraro died on Tuesday, June 11, peacefully in her sleep at St. Patrick’s Manor in Framingham, where she had resided for six years. Dottie lived with deep faithfulness, good humor, and a commitment to sharing kindness with others. Born in Framingham in 1934 and raised in Millis, Dottie enjoyed the…
L-S to start school day 35 minutes later in 2020-21
Students at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School will be able to get another half an hour of sleep in the mornings starting in fall 2020. The LSRHS and Sudbury School Committees voted unanimously on June 11 to change their school day start times, with the high school day set to begin at 8:25 a.m. instead of…
The s’mores, the merrier (Lincoln Through the Lens)
Council on Aging activities in July
Sip and paint a masterpiece by the numbers
July 3 at 10 a.m.
Come “sip and paint” with some nonalcoholic wine while you “paint by the numbers.” The first of four sessions will be on Wednesday, July 3 at 10 a.m. at Bemis Hall. The COA will provide the paint-by-number kits. The class is almost full, but call the COA at 781-259-8811 to sign up or be put on the waiting list.
Letter to the editor: a round of applause for swap table volunteers
Letter to the editor To the editor: The Recycling Committee would like to thank the volunteers at the transfer station. They are very much appreciated — just ask the transfer station attendants! The volunteers help keep the area neat and clean. They throw out many of the unused items that get deposited in the swap…
Que solar solar! (Lincoln Through the Lens)
Codman Community Farm is about to go “net zero” in terms of energy use, thanks partly to the rooftop solar panels now being installed. It’s the first town building to host a solar project, though certainly not the last — the renovated Lincoln School will also be net-zero. Click here for more photos, and see…
Outdoor music all over Lincoln this summer
Several organizations in Lincoln are offering music outdoors this summer. Parks and Recreation The Park and Rec summer concert series kicks off with Dadda on Wednesday, June 26. Each concert features a cookout to benefit Cops For Kids with Cancer. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. at the Codman Pool. Pool use for nonmembers during the…
Group presents options for property tax relief
(Editor’s note: click here for the complete set of slides and explanatory notes discussed at the Property Tax Study Committee forum.) By Alice Waugh To soften the blow of the imminent property tax increase, a town committee has suggested two options: a means-tested circuit breaker program and a residential exemption for certain properties. The Property…
News acorns
Great Walden BioBlitz at Minute Man NHP Join the National Park Service, Walden Woods Project, and naturalist Peter Alden in a mega-bio-blitz on Saturday, July 6 from 2–4 p.m. at the Hartwell Tavern lot area, 106 North Great Rd., Lincoln. Observe and identify plants, birds, insects, amphibians, and other living organisms, and learn to use…
Historic but dilapidated Flint homestead plans public event to raise awareness
By Alice Waugh One of Lincoln’s founding families is hoping to maintain their centuries-old farmstead for years to come by raising money to turn it into a museum and education center — an effort that will launch with a public event in September. A few years ago, Tom Flint and his sisters — the 12th…