News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.
July 22 Virginia Road (8:20 a.m., 11:25 a.m., and 4:02 p.m.) — Residents of three different Minuteman Commons units reported thefts from their garages overnight. Click here for details. Concord Road (9:28 a.m.) — An officer checked on a vehicle pulled to the side of the roadway. The operator was OK and using their GPS….
Just days after a series of break-ins at Minuteman Commons in Lincoln, police arrested a suspect and recovered most of the stolen property. Kevin Lynch, 40, of Lawrence was arrested at his Lawrence home on July 27 and charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime and several larceny charges after he allegedly stole bicycles…
Codman Community Farms gets Edible Boston writeup Edible Boston’s summer 2022 issue features a story about the changes wrought at Codman Community Farms by farmer Pete Lowy and his crew, especially at the farm store. Click here to read the story. Area libraries sponsor “library crawl” On Wednesday, Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. – 5…
Due to a malfunction on an outbound train, sensors at four commuter rail crossing gate systems were damaged on July 21, causing significant delays during part of the morning rush hour and into the afternoon. Shortly after 8:00 a.m., the gates at Old Sudbury Road, nearby South Great Road, and Lincoln Road got stuck in…
The Lincoln Chipmunk got overwhelmed with busy-ness in the spring and is on hiatus for the rest of the summer. But this is a great time to relax and work on those creative words and images you’ve been thinking about. The next deadline is September 9, 2022. Anyone with a Lincoln connection is welcome to…
July 10 Lincoln Road, Wayland (4:30 p.m.) — Wayland police requested assistance looking for a child who was out riding their bike and was overdue in getting home. Officers checked the area for the child. Wayland police later reported the child returned home. Wells Road (4:40 p.m.) — Resident reported that someone was causing a…
Most of the state is now in a Level 2 “Significant Drought” condition, and it appears that the current weather pattern with limited rain will continue for some time. As a result, the Water Department has imposed Stage 3 watering restrictions, meaning that homes on town water are now permitted to do lawn and garden…
Conant Road resident Carol Roede took these photos of some recent visitors to her back yard (click images for larger versions)….
Codman film: “Curse of the Were Rabbit” Come watch a hilarious claymation favorite, “Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit,” on Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at Codman Community Farms. Latecomers welcome. Buy tickets in advance online or in person. Drum one, drum all “Drumming About You!” will take place under the…
July 1 Wells Road (12:12 a.m.) — Resident called reporting someone is outside the building talking on their cell phone and they felt it was odd due to the time of night. An officer checked the area and everything was fine. Bedford Road (12:17 p.m.) — Caller locked their keys in their car. The Fire…