News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
Dear Lincoln Squirrel readers, The long-awaited Lincoln Chipmunk is finally in sight after some software and Covid-related delays. We’re shooting for Monday, June 1 as the launch date. Many thanks to people who submitted materials over the past few months. Meanwhile, if you’d still like to submit something for the inaugural issue (or you’ve already…
May 4 Wells Road (8:43 p.m.) — Caller reporting a party yelling on Wells Road. Officer responded and found a person praying out loud. May 5 Morningside Lane (1:35 p.m.) — Resident called regarding a disturbing voicemail from a former client. Officers took the report and contacted Melrose police to follow up with the involved…
Some residents are getting tested for the antibodies to the Covid-19 virus to see if they’ve already been infected, but some of them get an unpleasant surprise: mandatory isolation if the result is positive, even if they feel fine. Tricia McGean, Lincoln’s public health nurse, gets the result whenever a Lincoln resident is tested either…
April 27 Woods End Road (4:50 p.m.) — Caller reported suspicious activity in the area of his residence. Officers spoke to the caller’s wife and everything was fine. April 28 Tower Road (2:41 p.m.) — Doctor’s office requested a well-being check on a party. Officers made contact and everything was fine. April 29 Wells Road…
Two Lincoln youths were caught by police after dragging heavy objects into the road in the early morning hours, and they’ll now face juvenile court proceedings. Police found and removed limbs and erosion-control straw tubes that were deliberately placed in the middle of Lincoln Road and Ballfield Road on April 21 at 2:30 a.m. The…
Bicyclist taken to hospital after fall On Saturday, May 2 at about 3 p.m., Lincoln emergency personnel assisted an 83-year-old Arlington woman who fell off her bicycle while traveling north on Lincoln Road just north of Todd Pond Road. Her fall was due to a defect in the road; no other vehicles were involved. The…
April 20 Ballfield Road (3:54 a.m.) — Officers removed a branch in the road. Lincoln Police Department (3:38 p.m.) — Former resident called regarding an ongoing civil matter. Caller was advised of their legal options. Lincoln Road (4:32 p.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on a resident who wasn’t feeling well. Officer made contact…
Earlier this month, the Lincoln Squirrel asked readers to share their thoughts on what’s changed for them since the Covid-19 lockdown began. Here are some of their responses. From Ellen Morgan: My granddaughter, Dorothy Grubler, lives in Hudson, N.Y. She is four and a half and worried — all her dolls are sick and in…