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September 27 Bypass Road (12:30 p.m.) Three-car motor vehicle crash; one person transported to the Emerson Hospital. 83 Page Rd. (11:08 p.m.) Resident had a civil matter with parties renting the property. Officers spoke with the resident to assist. September 28 37 Lincoln Rd. (6:08 a.m.) Resident reported a raccoon came into their house and…
September 19 140 Concord Rd. (12:42 p.m.) Suspicious person wearing a vest in the area of the caller’s residence. Person was a utility company contractor. 21 Deer Run Rd. (4:55 p.m.) Caller received a suspicious phone call from an unknown person. Donelan’s Supermarket (18:12) Juveniles were reported on the roof. Police contacted the juveniles and…
September 18 145 Lincoln Rd. (7:49 a.m.) — Man with a Boston address (name withheld for medical privacy reasons) tripped and fell near the train tracks and the resident lot. Police were not sure if he was just wandering around or was awaiting the arrival of the train when he fell. After being seen by…
(Editor’s note: The Lincoln Squirrel will start publishing a selection from the daily logs of the Lincoln Police Department roughly once a week.) September 12 Motor vehicle accident — Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (9 a.m.) No injuries; one vehicle towed. Road rage – Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (10:10 a.m.) Incident involving two vehicles traveling eastbound when one…
Town officials hope to resurface or repair several roads in town this fall and have asked for bids to be submitted by September 30. If all goes well, contractors will be hired and the work completed by the end of October, though DPW Superintendent noted that paving contractors are very busy and the timetable will…
An incorrect date for the memorial gathering was given at the end of the September 3 article headlined “Sept. 17 gathering for Susan Isbell, 1945–2019.” The correct date is September 17 at 7 p.m. in Bemis Hall. The original article has been updated….
By Alice Waugh Gail Wild came for the music but stayed for the Moonbeams. Today is the last day as the Moonbeam Room teacher at the Magic Garden Children’s Center for Wild, 65, who’s retiring after a Lincoln career that began as a music specialist. She’s been teaching preschool in various locations since 1975, with…
Lincoln Girl Scout Troop 82742 has installed a pair of six-foot-long benches at the Lincoln Mall shopping area after building them as part of a Silver Award project. To earn the award, seventh-grade Girl Scouts Lucy Dwyer, Rebecca Lupkas, Courtney Mitchell, and Marielle Soluri adhered to a specific problem-solving regimen that includes identifying issues they…
To the editor: Sometimes, it is important to send a note of gratitude. Here is mine for today. Many of us enjoy the generosity of those around us and those who came before. From time to time, that generosity should be publicly acknowledged. The Fourth of July approaches, we must thank all who have made…
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…