Lincoln riding out the blizzard

So far, so good… as of 9:45 a.m., there have been no reports to Lincoln police or NStar of power outages in Lincoln due to the blizzard, though there are some on Cape Cod and the south shore (see map below).

The Lincoln Police Department is providing continual updates via its Facebook page. Meanwhile, on Monday afternoon, Selectman Noah Eckhouse reminded residents via LincolnTalk to look out for neighboring seniors, those with mobility limitations or people on their own.

“I, and my posse of L-S kids (who will be at home and bored by noon) are happy to come over (by car, foot, ski or snowshoe) and shovel, dig out your car or firewood, bring hot food or drinks (if we lose power), say hello, and tell bad jokes,” Eckhouse wrote. “It is time for all of us to look out for each other.  This storm will be beautiful but challenging.  Call me (259-8322) or email and we will do our best to come over and help.”

Other residents on the email list reassured each other that those on town water will still have flowing taps if power goes out, because the Water Department has a generator. “Should the generator fail, as it did once, the Water Department receives priority service from both NStar and the generator company. Last time the pump was back on line within a few hours. Worst case, the tank on top of the hill on Bedford Road holds a million gallons of water and will provide water to the pipes via gravity feed,” Water Commission member Ruth Ann Hendriksen wrote.

Once the storm has abated and it’s safe to venture outside with your camera, send us your snow photos and stories, or take a photo from indoors and we’ll publish a collection on the Lincoln Squirrel.