By Tomasina Lucchese The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) of Lincoln and Weston would like to thank Katrin Roush and daughter Kyla Chapman for their very successful “flower project”! This mother-and-daughter duo sold flowers, tomatoes, and herbs from their own garden to benefit SVdP. Katrin explained that she wanted to support Kyla’s need…
Lincoln among towns now at “moderate” risk for West Nile
Lincoln is one of eight towns in Middlesex County that have been elevated to a “moderate” risk level for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) after four new human cases of WNV were confirmed in the county. Three of the four cases are male (one in his…
Masked man seen at a house in Sudbury
A masked man caught on a home surveillance camera in Lincoln last week has appeared in Sudbury, and police in both towns are asking anyone with information to contact them. The Sudbury Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on September 15 at approximately 3:15 p.m. when a man on a black scooter and…
The Chipmunk deadline is coming up!
Calling all creative writers and artists! The deadline for submitting materials for the next issue of the Lincoln Chipmunk (now part of the Lincoln Squirrel) is Monday, September 21. Click here for details on how to submit, and call editor Alice Waugh if you have any questions. We look forward to helping you share your…
Police log for September 4–10, 2020
September 4 Old Concord Road (12:39 a.m.) — Berkshire Sheriff’s Department requested a well-being check, as a Lincoln resident’s car was found parked out in Lee. Officers checked; house is under construction and no one was home. Sheriff’s Department notified. Aspen Circle (9:30 a.m.) — Caller wanted to speak with the dog officer regarding a…
Obituaries
Dorothy Marion (Johansen) Marchant, 92, formerly of Waltham and Lincoln, died on August 29. Click here for full obituary. Dorothy Patricia Jensen died peacefully in her home in Lincoln on August 6 at the age of 99. Click here for full obituary. Edna J. (Barry) Hankey, 94, of Boca Raton, Fla. and formerly on Lincoln,…
No town meeting this fall; State of the Town meetings planned instead
Town officials have decided that it won’t be possible to hold a Special Town Meeting this fall to take up matters that were postponed from the stripped-down meeting in June. Instead, there will be three State of the Town meetings (SOTTs) held on consecutive nights in November via Zoom. Given the ongoing pandemic and need…
Facebook photo of unidentified man sparks alarm
A photo of an unidentified man ringing the doorbell of a house has caused apprehension as well as warnings not to jump to conclusions after the photo was posted to Facebook by the Lincoln Police Department. The image was captured by the doorbell camera of a South Great Road resident who wasn’t home at the…
My Turn: More kudos for Mostue
(Editor’s note: see also this appreciation of Mostue by Lincoln’s Nancy Marshall.) By Radha Raman Gargeya You all know Patty Mostue. Around here, service in cause of public education has another name: it is Patty Mostue. She was a Lincoln Public Schools School Committee member for six years. Now, she is completing 15 years as…
Police log for Aug. 27–Sept. 3, 2020
August 27 3 Robbins Road, Bedford (1:45 p.m.) — Hanscom Security Forces called requesting assistance with a 5-year-old child missing from their residence. Within a couple of minutes, Security Forces called back to cancel as the child was located. South Great Road (2:25 p.m.) — Single-car crash on Rte. 117 at Mt. Misery (car vs….