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July 4 fireworks volunteers needed
The July 4th fireworks organizers need help from 4-11 p.m. We need able-bodied students (the older the better) and adults to help with: Event setup (setting up tables, tents, trash barrels, fencing, PA systems, etc.) Money collection (with Lincoln police) Parking assistance (with Lincoln police) Trash removal Event cleanup (packing up tables, tents, trash barrels,…
Town office building to have June 22 ribbon-cutting
The renovated Town Office Building will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m. Over the past 17 months, the historical 16,000-square-foot building at 16 Lincoln Road has been gutted down to the framing (see the Lincoln Squirrel, December 6, 2012) while town staff have operated out of the…
New phone directories sent out by Friends of the Lincoln Library
Every household in Lincoln will soon receive a free copy of the 2013 edition of the spiral-bound town telephone directory, courtesy of the Friends of the Lincoln Library. Advertisers listed in the directory’s yellow pages are generally local and known around town. The FOLL are grateful to the businesses in the directory and encourage residents…
Company says no trees were removed unnecessarily
By Alice Waugh
The president of the company in charge of tree removal for the Route 2 project said on May 31 that no trees were removed unnecessarily and that his workers cut down only those they were asked to remove.
Lincoln residents near the highway construction site, especially in the Brooks Road vicinity, have complained about what they say is excessive tree removal among other issues related to the work, and the Board of Selectman has named a Route 2 Oversight Committee to gather more information (see related story).
Town forms Route 2 oversight panel in response to complaints
By Alice Waugh
Lincoln has formed a new Route 2 Oversight Committee to coordinate the town’s actions in response to problems arising from the Route 2 construction project.
Residents who live near the construction areas have complained repeatedly to the Board of Selectmen and Lincoln police about issues including alleged traffic violations by construction equipment, disruptive night work and the visual impact of tree-cutting near the highway. At the May 23 selectmen’s meeting, a coalition called the Brooks Road Abutters Group (BRAG) presented selectmen last week with a memo containing photos and a demand that BRAG and the town be “compensated for the unnecessary removal of these trees with additional replacement trees over and above those shown on the contract drawings, with species, size and location determined by the abutters.”
Fire devastates Hilliard Road home
The Schwartz home on Hilliard Road after last weekend’s fire, with sheets of plywood where windows used to be.
By Alice C. Waugh
A fire of apparently electrical origin ripped through a garage and heavily damaged the attached home early Sunday morning, requiring help from firefighters from five neighboring towns to douse the flames.
Summer wellness clinics for all ages
Lincoln residents of all ages are invited to meet with a nurse at a free wellness clinic this summer. Come to get your blood pressure and/or body mass index checked, ask questions, or learn about wellness resources. Dates and locations of summer clinics are: Friday, June 21 — 10 a.m. to noon, Lincoln Woods Community…
Lincoln police memorialize Sean Collier
Lincoln police officers at a recent Board of Seelctmen meeting includes (left to right) Chief Kevin Mooney, Lt. Kevin Kennedy and Officer Anthony Moran.
By Alice Waugh
The death of Sean Collier, an MIT police officer who was killed by the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, hit home at the Lincoln Police Department, where he had worked intermittently as a special-duty officer for two years. Now the Lincoln Police Association is creating a permanent memorial to Collier in the lobby of the town’s Public Safety Building.
Lincoln police were also heavily involved in the effort to apprehend the suspects in Watertown on April 18, and the Board of Selectmen thanked eight of the officers in person at the board’s May 6 meeting.
Firefighters extinguish car fire on Route 2A
Drivers on Route 2A in the Minute Man National Historical Park were startled to see a car ablaze at about 7:30 this morning, but Lincoln firefighters extinguished the fire and no one was hurt. According to Lt. Ben Juhola of the Lincoln Fire Department, the driver noticed a warning signal on his dashboard and pulled…