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February 6 Old Concord Road (2:05 p.m.) — Caller reported vehicles parked on both side of the road causing a traffic hazard. Parking citations issued. February 7 Weston Road (2:46 p.m.) — Caller reported that their vehicle was struck by a snowplow. Officer responded and cited the snowplow driver. No injuries. South Great Road (2:51…
David McKnight passed away on January 2 at age 57. He worked for DPW and at Stonegate Gardens. Click here for full obituary. John R. Hester passed away at age 67. He was a 1971 graduate of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional high School. Click here for full obituary….
January 1 Carroll School, Baker Bridge Road (10:25 a.m.) — Officer found a door was open and secured it. Concord-Carlisle High School, Concord (3:19 p.m.) — Concord police requested assistance in looking for a party in the area of the high school who was involved in a burglary. Beaver Pond Road (3:46 p.m.) — Fire…
After an investigation that included subpoenas to internet service providers, Lincoln police concluded that the adult daughter of a former town official was the one who sent emails that leaked her mother’s formal complaint against the town. Former Director of Planning and Land Use Jennifer Burney filed a complaint in September accusing Town Administrator Tim…
(This post was edited on January 13 to include a link to a movie of the winning marble run.) Library pickup hours reduced Due to staffing issues, the Lincoln Public Library, which is now closed to the public, is reducing its contactless pickup hours as of Wednesday, Jan. 13. The new hours are: Monday, Wednesday…
Town officials are gearing up for a possible Covid-19 vaccination clinic and are seeking volunteers, though much is still unknown. “We do not even know for sure if Lincoln will get the vaccine from [the state Department of Public Health], so we ask that people seek the vaccine from their primary care providers or when…
In the January 10 post headlined “My Turn: Urge Gov. Baker to sign climate bill,” the deadline for Gob. Baker to sign the climate bill was incorrectly fiven as January 13. It is actually January 14. We’ve also corrected the spelling of Paul Shorb’s name and added a link to a summary of the climate…
Due to the recent rise of Covid-19 cases in Lincoln and statewide, town offices and the Lincoln Public Library are closed for in-person visits as of Monday, Jan. 11. Non-essential departments including land use and permitting, finances, town clerk, town administration, and the Council on Aging will be physically closed, but staff responsible for these…
By Ruth Ann Hendrickson The Water Department has a system in place to serve you if you have need for immediate help. We do not have enough staff to personally answer the phone 24 hours a day, but we do have personnel who are assigned to be “on call.” If you have a leaking water…
By Jane Herlacher The Lincoln Garden Club recently honored the town’s front-line essential workers with holiday flowers. For the club’s December Zoom program a floral designer created arrangements which were later picked up at her Chelmsford home and delivered to four town departments and the post office. All the staff members have been on duty…