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Police log for July 20–26, 2021

July 20

Cambridge Turnpike (11:19 a.m.) — Two-car crash near Tracey’s Service Station; no injuries.

Lincoln Police Department (12:51 p.m.) — Resident dropped off a credit card that was found near the Codman House. Attempts were made to locate the owner.

Wells Road (8:31 p.m.) — Resident called asking to speak to an officer about a custody issue. Officer spoke to the party and explained their legal options.

July 21

Offutt Road, Hanscom Air Fore Base (5:02 p.m.) — Court paperwork was delivered to a party.

Bedford Road (5:49 p.m.) — Caller reported being involved in a road rage incident. Officers spoke to both parties regarding the encounter.

Care Dimensions Hospice House (11:21 p.m.) — Staff at the facility asked a party leave the premises and he didn’t. Officers responded and assisted the party off the property and brought him to the Route 128 northbound rest area to meet his ride.

July 22

Tower Road (5:04 p.m.) — Paperwork from Framingham Police Department delivered to the resident.

July 23

Wells Road (12:33 a.m.) — Resident reported that someone was playing loud music. Officers responded and asked the party to turn down the music.

Hillside Road (9:40 p.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle pulled to the side of the roadway. The party had pulled over to wait for a friend.

Tower Road (10:37 p.m.) — Resident requested that an officer check the house after he came home and a door to the house was wide open. House checked out OK.

July 24

Ballfield Road (9:00 a.m.) — Party reported that his landscaping vehicle was damaged. Report taken.

Robbins Road, Hanscom Air Force Base (1:50 p.m.) — Hanscom Security Forces reported that Judy Mars, 40, of Boston was at the gate with a warrant. An officer arrested Mars and brought her back to the station; she was later bailed to appear in Boston Municipal Court.

Middle Road, Tuftonboro, N.H. (4:15 p.m.) — Tuftonboro police reported that a resident hadn’t arrived at a camp to pick up his child. Officers assisted them with getting in touch with the family.

Minute Man NHP visitor center (5:24 p.m.) — Caller reported a party walking around the National Park visitor center who appeared lost. Officers spoke to the party, who was waiting for family to pick him up.

Tower Road (9:51 p.m.) — A resident requested a well-being check. Officers spoke to the party and everything was fine.

July 25

Tower Road (2:17 p.m.) — A resident requested a well-being check on his son. Officers spoke to the mother, who reported that her son was fine.

Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (3:57 p.m.) — Caller reported a deceased deer on the side of the road. MassDOT was notified.

Birches School, Bedford Road (6:49 p.m.) — Officer checked on a car parked at the school. Everything appeared to be fine.

Lexington Road (9:23 p.m.) — Caller reported hearing girls screaming. Officers checked the area but found nothing.

July 26

Twin Pond Lane (8:15 a.m.) — Officer responded to assist a worker who was involved in a civil matter with a resident. The resident was looking for the workers to leave the area. Officers spoke to all parties involved and the workers left.

Tabor Hill Road (2:42 p.m.) — Caller reported receiving a scam call looking for banking information. No personal/banking information was given. Report taken.

Mill Street (6:23 p.m.) — Resident reported seeing what looked like construction workers on her property on her security camera. Officers checked the residence and everything was fine. There were workers trimming trees on the roadway earlier in the day

Lincoln Police Department (7:34 p.m.) — Everett police wanted to speak to an officer regarding a resident who rented a room and never checked out. Officer spoke to the detective to assist.

News acorns

CCF offers film screening, “Barn Buddies”

Codman Community Farms presents a screening of “The Biggest Little Farm” in the barn on Thursday, July 29 from 7-9 p.m. The documentary chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, they unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm and its seasons (view trailer). Tickets are $10 (includes unlimited popcorn and lemonade) and free for children under 5. Click here to buy tickets.

CCF is also starting “Barn Buddies,” a four-session hands-on introduction to the farm for kids age 5–7, on Wednesday, Aug. 4 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. The three other sessions are at the same time on August 11, 18 and 25. Click here for more information and online registration.

Free therapy for adolescents

Finding a local, available counselor for your child is challenging, but the Council on Aging and Human Services (COAHS) can help. Book a free therapy session on August 10 or 24 in the Hartwell building on the school campus with Sara Hickey, MSW, LCSW of Eliot Community Human Services. To book your appointment, please call the COAHS at 781-259-8811 and ask to speak to Abigail or Amy.

Property sales in June 2021

54 Baker Bridge Rd. — Carroll School to David Mauch for $1,721,000 (June 30)

10 Silver Birch Lane — Benjamin Whittaker to Ryan and Elizabeth Bouldin for $1,400,000 (June 21)

0 Twin Pond Lane (parcel 118-10-0) — Jeffrey C. Birchby Trust to Susan Allen and Michelle Barnes for $625,000 (June 18)

0 Twin Pond Lane (parcel 118-13-0) — Jena Salon-Birchby to Susan Allen and Michelle Barnes for $175,000 (June 18)

11 Huckleberry Hill — Shih Ying Lee to Philip Eliopoulos Trust for $997,300 (June 22)

32B Indian Camp Lane unit B — Patrick McCusker to Oleksandr Dziuba and Yulia Zozulia for $449,000 (June 15)

38 Longmeadow Rd. — John Donahue to Arvind Grover and Carolyn Crandall for $1,695,000 (June 15)

26 Old Winter St. — Aire Maija Schwann Trust to Matt and Jon Anderson-Miller for $1,000,000 (June 9)

207 Tower Rd. — Lincoln LLC to Gabriel Palaez for $1,288,000 (June 4)

2 Giles Rd. — Leslie Kaufmann to Nicole Bensen and Galen Missig for $1,450,000 (June 1)

Police log for July 13–19, 2021

July 13

Trapelo Road (2:58 p.m.) — Two-car crash, no injuries.

Lincoln Road (3:58 p.m.) — Resident called reporting a fire in their stove. Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire.

Wells Road (6:43 p.m.) — Caller wanted to speak to an officer about some suspicious circumstances; they believed someone may have damaged their car. Minor scrapes were seen on the vehicle. A report was filed.

July 14

Goose Pond Road (1:22 p.m.) — Officer posted No Parking signs on Goose Pond Road as authorized by the Select Board.

Winter Street (3:56 p.m.) — Caller reported an electrical odor after a power surge. Fire Department responded and Eversource was summoned.

Sandy Pond Road (5:51 p.m.) — People fishing at the Flint’s Pond pump station were asked to move along.
July 15

Lincoln School (2:36 a.m.) — Officer found a gate left open at the construction site. Everything appeared to be secure.

July 16

Concord Road (12:32 p.m.) — Caller reported an injured deer in the roadway. Officer responded but the deer had run off into the woods.

Police Department — Caller found a dog with no tags and brought it to the station. Animal Control took the dog and reunited it with the owner.

July 16

Harvest Circle (1:08 p.m.) — Staff at The Commons reported that a vehicle was struck in the parking lot and had minor damage. An officer responded and spoke to one of the parties involved and facilitated exchange of information for insurance purposes.

Mary’s Way (8:32 p.m.) — Caller requesting a well-being check on a resident. Officers responded and spoke to the party.

July 17

Lincoln Road (12:50 p.m.) — A walk-in to the station reported he got separated from his father while riding bikes on the trails. Officers contacted the father and they were reunited.

Bypass Road (1:42 p.m.) — Caller reported his dog was missing. At the time of the call police had received no reported of a found dog.

Old County Road (5:50 p.m.) — Caller complained about ongoing construction at a neighbor’s house. Officers spoke to the homeowner who said he was done working for the day.

July 18

Cambridge Turnpike westbound (1:08 a.m.) — Samantha Wojsnis, 35, of Maynard, was stopped on Route 2 and later arrested for OUI–liquor and speeding. She was bailed to appear in Concord District Court.

Police Department (4:00 a.m.) — A caller from Florida wanted to speak to an officer about an incident that had occurred in town in the past. An officer spoke to the party & incident did not occur in Lincoln, Mass.

Mary’s Way (9:37 a.m.) — Caller requesting a well-being check on a resident. Officers responded and spoke to the party. Officers responded and checked on the party.

Huckleberry Hill (1:49 p.m.) — Caller complained about ongoing construction. Officers made the homeowner aware of the complaint; no police action taken.

Cambridge Turnpike westbound (3:25 p.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle pulled into the breakdown lane. Driver was OK and went on their way.

South Great Road (5:25 p.m.) — Caller reported a party hitch-hiking on Route 117. Police were unable to locate the person.

Wells Road (8:23 p.m.) — A man stopped an officer looking for information regarding a civil matter. Officer spoke to the party and advised him of his legal options.

July 19

South Commons (11:19 a.m.) — Management called reporting a gas leak. Fire Department responded and metered the area with negative findings. A contractor on scene shut off the gas line.

Wells Road (11:25 a.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on a resident. Officers spoke to the party, who said he would follow up with the caller.

Clarification

The Wikipedia links in the July 21 story headlined “Lincoln’s first inhabitants arrived millennia ago” were added by the editor for explanatory purposes and were not provided by the author or the Lincoln Historical Society. The story has been updated with this note as well as a map that was inadvertently omitted. 

Lincoln’s first inhabitants arrived millennia ago

(Editor’s note: the Wikipedia links in this article were added by the editor for explanatory purposes and were not provided by the author or the Lincoln Historical Society.)

By Sara Mattes

About 1,000 years ago, the inhabitants of what would become Lincoln were the Algonkin people. The paths created for trade between tribes, in some instances, became the routes of roads in use today. But contact with Europeans in the 17th century brought diseases that killed a significant portion these original inhabitants.

Algonkin tribal territories in 17th-century New England.

A settlement that survived in the Concord area, led by Squaw Sachem and sagamore Tahattawan, was known as Musketaquid, their name for the Concord-Sudbury River. (Sachems and sagamores were paramount chiefs among the Algonkins and other Native American tribes of the northeast.) In 1635, the Great and General Court granted a six-mile square tract at Musketaquid to English settlers, to be called Concord. The following year, Squaw Sachem, Tahattawan, and others consented to the sale of this land to the English settlers.

Some of the original Massachusetts tribe remained on the land, but by the end of King Philip’s War in 1678, the few remaining original habitants had been driven from their homes or had died from disease brought by the Europeans. By the time Lincoln was formed in 1754, all of its portion of Musketaquid was owned and settled by Europeans.

None of this tells of the conditions of the relationships between the First Peoples and the Europeans in Lincoln, and especially under what terms the sale of land was made. That is a topic for another day.

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This article is indebted to A Rich Harvest by Lincoln’s town historian, Jack MacLean. A Rich Harvest is available at the Lincoln Public Library and for purchase from the Lincoln Historical Society. For a more in-depth study, see The First People of the Northeast by Lincoln authors Esther K. Braun and David P. Braun, also available at the Lincoln Public Library.

“Lincoln’s History” is an occasional column by members of the Lincoln Historical Society.

Monthly used-book sales end for good as revenue source moves online

Although things have opened back up as the pandemic wanes, the Friends of the Lincoln Library (FOLL) will not resume their monthly used book sales in the basement of Bemis Hall.

The FOLL funds all of the library’s programming for children and adults, museum passes and special equipment (items that are not included in Lincoln’s budget). When the book sales stopped in spring 2020, the group turned to another method of collecting and selling donated books to fund its library programs. The materials are picked up by the Bay State Book Company, which sells them online and returns a portion of the proceeds to FOLL.

Somewhat to the FOLL’s surprise, that method is now yielding almost as much income (about $600 a month) as the old-fashioned book sale did — and with a fraction of the effort. Volunteers (mostly seniors) used to put in a total of about 100 hours a month in organizing the donated books and running the monthly book sale, involving a fair amount of physical labor.

“We’re actually getting more books than we did before,” when people dropped off donations in a wooden bin in the Bemis Hall foyer, FOLL book sale manager Cathy Moritz said. “We’re very happy this has worked out.” 

Still, it’s a loss of a Lincoln tradition.”It was a fun thing for a number of people in town,” said Moritz, adding that at least one child in town came to the book sale every month. “It’s sad.”

Moritz expressed gratitude to Larry O’Connor of the Bay State Book Company, which provided the watertight metal collection bins normally costing $1,400 apiece for free. The bins are located in the Lincoln Station parking lot, Lincoln Gas & Auto on Route 117, and Tracey’s Service Station, which has resulted in donations from a new source: commuters and others on Route 2. 

People can drop books in good condition, as well as CDs and DVDs (secured with rubber bands or in grocery bags), in the bins at any time. Books that can’t be sold for various reasons are donated to prison libraries, police book drives, laundromats and other organizations — nothing goes into the waste stream.

The book sale formerly operated in the Bemis basement, which was renovated in 2016 for the Council on Aging and Human Services. The FOLL’s space is now used for medical equipment such as walkers and wheelchairs that residents can borrow, but the group is hanging onto its rolling book carts in case they need them in the future.

The FOLL also sells a few books donated by members and their associates from a cart in the library breezeway. Used books are $1 or $2 each, and buyers are asked to bring small bills (the cash box only takes cash or checks, and the librarians cannot make change).

No more overdue book fines

In an unrelated development, the library’s Board of Trustees recently voted to stop charging fines on overdue materials, with the following exceptions:

  • Items from the Library of Things collection
  • Museum passes
  • Interlibrary loans from outside the Minuteman Library Network

The trustees made the move in recognition of the American Library Association’s 2019 “Resolution on Monetary Library Fines as a Form of Social Inequity. In order for an item to be eligible for fine-free status, it must be checked out at the Lincoln Public Library. A bill for the full replacement cost will be automatically generated by the Minuteman Network if an item is not returned after 42 days after the due date. Once the item has been returned, all costs will be waived.

Police log for June 29–July 12, 2021

June 29

Lincoln School (7:26 a.m.) — Construction supervisor called regarding a parking issue. An officer assisted to resolve the problem.

Goose Pond Road (11:39 a.m.) — Caller complained about a car parked on the roadway. The car was moved by the owner.

Wells Road (3:30 p.m.) — A resident came to the station looking for assistance in a dispute with a neighbor.

North Great Road (6:31 a.m.) — Water main break. Water Department notified;
officers assisted with traffic.

June 30

Cambridge Turnpike westbound (2:04 p.m.) — State Police reported a crash on Route 2 and requested an ambulance. Concord Fire Department was on scene to handle; State Police handled crash.

Hanscom Drive (2:09 p.m.) — Two-car crash; injured party transported to the Lahey Clinic and vehicles towed.

Old Lexington Road (2:19 p.m.) — Caller reported that an unknown animal was inside the chimney. Animal Control was contacted to assist the party.

Greenridge Lane (8:40 p.m.) — Caller reported wires were causing a tree limb to ignite. Eversource was contacted to handle.

July 1

Tracey’s Corner (8:27 a.m.) — Homeowner requested assistance from an officer to stand by to keep the peace while a tenant moved out. Officers spoke to both parties and came to a resolution.

Weston Road (10:35 a.m.) — A resident came to the station looking for assistance with a civil matter. An officer spoke to the resident and provided assistance and legal options for the civil process.

July 2

Reports of trees/branches down on Lincoln Road, Tower Road, Bedford Road.

Willis Road, Sudbury (3:39 a.m.) — Fire Department responded with the ladder truck to a house fire.

July 3

Nothing of note.

July 4

Huckleberry Hill (1:44 p.m.) — Caller reported seeing an unknown party at the front door on camera. Officers went to the residence; all was fine and the party was gone on arrival.

Bedford Road (8:07 p.m.) — Officer spoke to with individuals who set off fireworks.

Weston Road (10:17 p.m.) — Caller reporting hearing noises coming from the basement. Officers checked the residence and all was fine.

July 5

Merrimac Police Department (1:39 p.m.) — Det. Ian Spencer (who is a forensic artist) assisted Merrimac police with an investigation by drawing a sketch of a suspect in a home invasion in that town on July 3.

July 6

Reports of trees/branches down on Brooks Road, North Great Road, Bedford Road.

Wayland Police Department (1:42 p.m.) — Det. Spencer assisted Merrimac police with an investigation.

Bay Shore Drive, Miami, FL (2:00 p.m.) — Caller asked to speak to an officer regarding a civil matter. Officer spoke to the party and advised them contact local authorities where the incident occurred.

Indian Camp Lane (3:04 p.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on a resident. Officers checked and both parties are fine.

Twin Pond Lane (4:05 p.m.) — Caller reported a suspicious package at a neighbor’s house. Officer responded and found that it was not suspicious but was becoming an eyesore. No action taken.

Sandy Pond Road (4:46 p.m.) — Resident called because a neighbor’s generator was running and no one is home. The owner of the residence stated that the generator was doing a scheduled test of the system.

Trapelo Road (4:53 p.m.) — Caller reported that a male party was walking around the Cambridge Water Department building. Officer checked but he was gone on arrival.

Lexington Road (5:18 p.m.) — Officer attempted to make contact to follow up on a report of harassment by a neighbor. No answer at the residence. An attorney contacted the department and requested all communication go through him.

Hanscom Drive (5:32 p.m.) — Car vs. deer crash, no injuries. Vehicle was towed from the scene.

Hanscom Drive (7:11 p.m.) — Caller reported a beaver in the roadway. Officers checked the area but found nothing.

Tower Road (7:43 p.m.) — Officer dropped off paperwork for the resident.

July 7

Vandenberg Gate, Hanscom Air Force base (10:07 a.m.) — Ismaily Garcia, 33, of Lynn was arrested on a Lynn District Court warrant for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon warrant out of the Lynn District Court. She was brought to Concord District Court.

Deerhaven Road (11:44 a.m.) — Caller reported that he lost his phone in Boston and it pinged from a residence in town on July 5. Officer went to the residence and spoke to a party, who reported having a gathering at which a number of people he didn’t know were present. The party knew nothing about the missing phone. The caller was updated.

Address unknown (3:40 p.m.) — Caller reported receiving a package at his residence which wasn’t addressed to him and was afraid it was a scam. Officer spoke to the party; it was found to be a mistake by the delivery driver.

Codman Road (3:56 p.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on the resident. Officer spoke to the resident and everything was fine.

Tower Road (8:07 p.m.) — Caller requested assistance with shutting off their gas fireplace. Fire Department responded to assist.

Adams Road, Hanscom Air Force Base (10:58 a.m.) — Caller reported a possible restraining order violation. Officer spoke to the party; no violation occurred.

July 8

Tower Road (7:48 am.) — Resident reported losing an item somewhere on the property and asked an officer to document the report.

Tower Road (7:43 p.m.) — Officer dropped off paperwork for a resident.

Old Concord Road (12:48 p.m.) — Caller reported a raccoon on the property which appeared to be sick. Officer responded but the raccoon was gone on arrival.

South Great Road (11:19 p.m.) — One-car crash off the road near Bowles Terrace. No injuries; vehicle towed from the scene.

July 9

Reports of trees/branches down on Old Concord Road, Lincoln Road, Sandy Pond Road.

Old Cambridge Turnpike (4:49 a.m.) — Caller reported damage to her motor vehicle, possibly from a co-worker. Report taken.

Lincoln Road (7:27 a.m.) — Caller reported that a port-a-potty truck was dumping fluids behind Wells Road. Officer checked the area; the vehicle was gone and there was no sign of hazardous waste being dumped.

Tower Road (7:43 p.m.) — Officer dropped off paperwork for a resident.

July 10

South Great Road (10:32 a.m.) — Bicyclist ran a red light; verbal warning given.

July 11

Lincoln Road (2:12 p.m.) — Officer checked on a vehicle pulled to the side of the roadway. Driver was OK and on his way.

Lincoln Road (6:16 p.m.) — A party requested assistance. Officer assisted the party and brought him to the Lexington town line on North Great Road.

Lewis Street (12:44 p.m.) — Caller complained about contractors using leaf blowers. Officer spoke to the crew, who were cooperative.

Lewis Street (1:00 p.m.) — Caller reported to complain about a seal-coating crew working. Officer spoke to the crew, who were done for the day.

July 12

Weston Road (8:55 a.m.) — Officer met with a work crew working in the roadway near the center without a police detail. They were advised to move off the roadway

Mary’s Way (11:11 a.m.) — Caller requested a well-being check on a party. Officer attempted to make contact initially and later spoke to the party; everything was fine.

Lincoln Road (6:10 p.m.) — One-car crash vs. tree. No injuries; vehicle towed from the scene.

Sandy Pond Road (8:16 p.m.) — Caller reported their vehicle was struck by a black SUV that left the area without stopping. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle but notified area towns and took a report.

Sandy Pond Road (8:46 p.m.) — Officer checking on a party at the Water Department pump house. everything was fine and they went on their way.

Walden Pond boat ramp (11:05 p.m.) — Officer checked on three individuals who parked their car on the side of the road and were walking towards Walden Pond. Officer advised them that the park was closed and they left the area.

Plans moving ahead for bike and pedestrian-friendly improvements

Plans for safety improvements to Farrar Road and Route 2A are advancing, and a third project to benefit pedestrians in South Lincoln is out to bid.

The Farrar Road project will create “advisory shoulders” on Farrar Road, which involves painting dashed lines to indicate shoulders. Vehicles can cross the lines to avoid traffic coming from the opposite direction but must yield to oncoming traffic if there are “vulnerable users” (bicyclists, pedestrians, or any other non-vehicle) ahead or alongside.

An example of a sign about advisory shoulders.

Farrar Road was chosen as a pilot by the  Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPEC) in service of its broader goal to make Lincoln’s roads safer for all. If the measure turns out to be successful, other “minor connectors” in town might get the same treatment. There are 17 miles of  minor connectors that offer routes to schools and access to conservation trails but are not major roads.

The lines will advise all road users of the legal rights of way and safe passing distance. “It doesn’t change the way folks should use the road — it’s not like a stop sign or speed limit. It just advises about what’s safe,” BPEC member Bob Wolf told the Select Board at its June 21 meeting. The committee has been working with police, the Roadway and Traffic Committee, the DPW, the Planning Board, and representatives of candidate neighborhoods. Wolf and fellow BPEC member Ginger Reiner presented the idea to residents at one of last November’s State of the Town meetings.

The town has submitted an “application to experiment” to the Federal Highway Administration for the advisory shoulders, which are a relatively recent invention in this country. If all goes well, the painting could take place as soon as September, Wolf said.

Route 2A improvements

Another project in the planning stages is repaving and adding safety features to Route 2A. The current plans (which are at the 75% complete stage) call for traffic islands at intersections, and reconfiguring the Route 2A/Lexington Rd, intersection to make it safe for those approaching on Brooks Road.

MassDOT plans to move the Route 2A/Lexington Rad intersection slightly to the west. The green area is the new roadway.

Town officials recently offered feedback on the latest round of plans by MassDOT and expects to hear their response in several weeks. Among their requests:

  • Add pedestrian-activated flashing lights at all intersections
  • Add a crosswalk at Brooks Road
  • Add pedestrian islands at certain intersections
  • Make the road shoulders 4 feet wide where practicable

Select Board member Jonathan Dwyer said the town should hear the next response from MassDOT in four to six weeks. The agency has been “accommodating and respectful” to previous requests, he added.

Path in South Lincoln field

A third pedestrian-friendly project that’s currently out to bid is a pathway alongside Lincoln Road from the railroad tracks to the intersection with Codman Road. The paved path would be on the grass north of the stone wall and row of flowering trees and would skirt the community gardens.

The proposed path alongside Lincoln Road in green. The Doherty’s gas station property is in gray.

The project will be funded by a previously awarded grant from a state program to encourage safe travel and connectivity to mass transit for pedestrians and bicycles. The original deadline for completing the work was June 30, 2021, but the town was unable to award the contract through the initial bidding process, so the new deadline for bids is July 30. MassDOT gave the town an extension until November 30 to complete the work, said Director of Planning and Land Use Paula Vaughn-MacKenzie.

Some residents have expressed concern that the path would cut through the community gardens or is intended to promote access to the Codman Community Farm store. But CCF Board President Nancy Fleming wrote in LincolnTalk in May that the path has nothing to do with the store. She also explained and defended driveway work and other changes at the farm.

“For the first time in decades, we are financially stable, our animals are extremely well cared for, and we are plowing resources back into the aging infrastructure of the farm in ways that were impossible just five years ago,” she wrote.

Police log for June 22–28, 2021

June 22

Donelan’s lot (1:23 a.m.) — Caller reported two vehicles in the parking lot. The vehicles were two ride-share drivers waiting for fares.

Hanscom Drive (8:01 a.m.) — Hanscom Law Enforcement reported an individual with an active arrest warrant. Manuel Madrid, 21, of Lowell was taken into custody, booked, and transported to Concord District Court.

Weston Road (1:48 p.m.) — A vehicle had been parked at the Pierce House for approximately one week. The owner was waiting on a part to fix the vehicle.

Lincoln Road (7:16 p.m.) — A driver reported a past incident of possible road rage.

June 23

Wells Road (8:48 a.m.) — Paperwork was delivered to a resident.

Lexington Road (9:56 a.m.) — Police moved a tree crew that was working in the area.

Lincoln Road (12:20 p.m.) — A deceased wild animal was discovered at the end of a driveway. The DPW was notified and the animal was removed.

Chestnut Circle (1:32 p.m.) — Wayland police requested assistance in the area for a missing party from their town. A short time later, the person was reunited with family.

Drumlin Farm (4:32 p.m.) — Two dogs were seen tied off to a fence with no one in the area. Police arrived and spoke with the owner of the dogs.

Old Concord Road (5:49 p.m.) — A resident reported that a possible fraudulent account was used to make purchases in their name.

Sandy Pond Road (6:19 p.m.) — Police were dispatched to Flint’s Pond for individuals fishing. The parties were located and advised they were fishing in a prohibited area.

Huckleberry Hill (7:20 p.m.) — A homeowner reported an odor of natural gas in their home. The Fire Department arrived and measured the levels which showed no escaping gas.

June 24

Emerson Hospital (1:09 p.m.) — Concord Police requested assistance at the hospital.

Trapelo Road (8:42 p.m.) — Caller reported a possibly injured deer close to the roadway. Upon arrival, the police saw the deer walk into the woods.

June 25

Lincoln Road (10:11 a.m. — Police were requested to the area to assist with parking and vehicle traffic during an estate sale.

Bedford Road (10:51 a.m.) — A resident reported their identification may have been compromised and used for a fraudulent purchase.

Page Road (11:31 a.m.) — Paperwork was delivered to a resident.

June 26

Brooks Hill Road (1:48 a.m.) — A resident heard a suspicious noise coming from the outside their house. Police checked the residence as well as several side streets but nothing was found.

Bedford Road (6:03 a.m.) — A resident reported a male standing near two vehicles in the driveway. Police checked the area and found nothing.

South Great Road (6:16 a.m.) — A resident briefly lost their dog at Mt. Misery but found it a short time later.

South Great Road (10:33 a.m.) — Police assisted a vehicle and trailer that were parked partially on the side of the road.

Trapelo Road, Waltham (10:55 a.m. — Waltham Police requested assistance with a motorcycle rally.

Hanscom Vandenberg gate (12:58 p.m.) — Hanscom Law Enforcement reported an individual with an active arrest warrant. Leland Buskey, 39 years old, of Monponsett, Mass., was taken into custody, booked, and transported to Concord District Court.

Trapelo Road (8:07 p.m.) — Two parties fishing in the Cambridge Reservoir were told to leave.

June 27

Walden Street, Concord (3:03 a.m.) — Lincoln police assisted Concord police with an individual in the area of Walden Pond.

Concord Road (9:22 a.m.) and Baker Bridge Road (2:15 p.m.) — Reports of vehicles parking alongside the road to access Walden Pond. The vehicles were moved from the area.

June 28

Harvest Circle (1:12 p.m.) — A resident reported that several pieces of jewelry were stolen from their residence. The items were ultimately located several days later.

Mill Street (3:42 p.m.) — A resident reported that an item was stolen from the end of their driveway.

Prairie Street, Concord (5:47 p.m.) — Lincoln firefighters along with others from Weston, Sudbury, Bedford, Lexington, Littleton, Boxborough, Acton, and Maynard responded to a three-alarm fire at the Thoreau Elementary School. The Concord Fire Department was alerted by the building’s fire alarm system, which indicated smoke alarm and sprinkler flow switch activations, according to this press release. The fire was in the attic space and was extinguished by about 10:30 p.m. Three alarms were struck to bring in more manpower due to the extremely hot weather and the need for relief crews.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, but fire officials think a heater installed in the attic for winter use to prevent the sprinklers from freezing may have been involved. Two classrooms sustained fire damage and a total of nine suffered water damage and will not be ready for the start of school in the fall, according to Thoreau School Principal Angel Charles.