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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

Select Board accepts $1.385 million in private gifts for Lincoln community center

LINCOLN — May 11, 2026 — Lincoln Select Board accepts $1.385 million in private gifts for community center. The board voted 3-0 to accept a $1,345,000 contribution from the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging and a separate $40,000 gift from the von Mertens family to

Lincoln School Committee approves nurse, library trustee and capital plan previews

LINCOLN — May 7, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee advances CASE audit response and previews five-year capital plans. Director of Student Services Lisa Burrard reported the district has begun administering the MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey and the Signs of Suicide screener, expanded the Wayfinder SEL curriculum into general education classrooms, and

Planning Board approves removal of three Doherty's trees in split 3-2 vote

LINCOLN — April 28, 2026 — Lincoln Planning Board approves removal of three trees at Doherty's Garage in divided votes. The board voted 4-1 on April 28 to treat the request as a minor change under Section 17.3 and then 3-2 to approve the removal of a