Lincoln program boosts local access to food

The initiative includes a new program that allows residents to purchase items for other shoppers at the Lincoln General Store.

The Lincoln General Store has long been a one-stop-shop for residents, offering everything from household items to hot breakfast options. Now, the store is gearing up to add another well-loved item to its list of offerings — creemees.

For more than three decades, Vaneasa Stearns has been somewhat synonymous with the Lincoln General Store. 

Vaneasa and Dan Stearns’ recent retirement from the Lincoln General Store inspired the Lincoln Historical Society, in collaboration with the Lincoln Library, to focus its current exhibit on the history of the General Store.

“You’ve answered small and big questions, you’ve found our missing dogs, connected us with the help we needed, checked for lice on our kids’ heads and provided decades of unconditional love and listening.”