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Lincoln METCO sets June 6 community-wide Juneteenth celebration

Lincoln METCO is putting on a Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 6, sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative. The Lincoln Public Schools homepage says vendor tables open at 12:30 p.m., a formal program runs 1 to 2 p.m., and outdoor activities — bouncy houses, a STEP team, poetry, a…

Lincoln METCO sets June 6 Juneteenth celebration with afternoon program

A quiet Memorial Day weekend left Lincoln's official news feeds largely silent Sunday. The biggest concrete item for families is the Lincoln METCO Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 6, sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative, running 12:30 to 4 p.m. with a formal program from 1…

Lincoln METCO sets June 6 Juneteenth celebration on school campus

Lincoln's only fresh news Saturday was the schools' Juneteenth plan. Lincoln METCO, with support from the Boston Bridges Initiative, will host a community-wide Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 6, on the Lincoln School campus, with vendor tables opening at 12:30 p.m., a formal progr…

Lincoln METCO sets June 6 community-wide Juneteenth celebration

Lincoln METCO will host a community-wide Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative, the district announced. The program runs 1 to 2 p.m., with vendor tables opening at 12:30 and outdoor festivities — Boston Kroc Center p…

Lincoln METCO sets June 6 Juneteenth celebration with afternoon program and outdoor festival

Lincoln's official news channels stayed quiet Thursday, leaving the calendar to carry the day. Lincoln METCO, the K-8 district's voluntary integration program, is promoting a community-wide Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Boston Bridges In…

Lincoln METCO sets June 6 Juneteenth celebration; library trustees meet Thursday

Lincoln eases through a quiet Wednesday with eyes on next week's calendar. Lincoln METCO has announced a community-wide Juneteenth celebration set for Saturday, June 6, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Boston Bridges Initiative, with performances, vendors and family activities. At…

Planning Board approves Bedford Road home, continues Civico hearing to June 9

LINCOLN — May 26, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board approves Bedford Road teardown-and-rebuild, opens Civico's 20-unit Page Road hearing. The board on May 26 voted 4-1 to grant site plan review for Srinivas Anantha's 6,295-square-foot home at 127 Bedford Road, conditional

Lincoln School Committee debates first written policy on year-end tuition prepayment

LINCOLN — May 21, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee weighs first-ever written policy on year-end special education tuition prepayment. Chair Matina Madrick presented a draft restricting prepayment to known and high-likelihood out-of-district placements, in response to Finance Committee pressure to formalize or stop the practice. Business Administrator

Select Board hears deCordova reopening plan, advances cannabis delivery moratorium

LINCOLN — May 18, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board hears deCordova 2028 reopening plan and advances cannabis delivery moratorium. Trustees of Reservations representatives Sarah Montrose and a colleague identified as Ashley walked the board through schematic designs for the Wangren, Linde and Dewey galleries, with construction targeted for winter 2026, fundraising launching

Planning Board endorses two ANR plans for Cambridge water-supply conservation transfer

LINCOLN — May 12, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board clears the way for Cambridge to take roughly 75 conservation acres. The board unanimously endorsed two Approval Not Required plans on May 12 — one from Farrington Memorial Inc. dividing 295 Cambridge Turnpike into three lots, and one from Frank J. Panetta and Lyn