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Two community center-related projects are about to begin

January 28, 2025

The first visible signs of the community center project are appearing in the form of two projects that are about to get underway before main construction starts this summer.
 
Workers have trimmed tree and put up fencing in Strat’s Place between Lincoln Road and the main Hartwell building in preparation for building a new playground. The former wooden playground dating from 1989 was taken down 10 years ago amid safety concerns. Work to trim or cut down ailing or old trees is complete, and the chain link fencing is temporary while workers perform soil remediation (removing soil containing nails and splinters as well as buried tarmac and playground supports). By this summer, the area will be grassed over.
 
“Our expectation is to have this work completed by June, so that the Magic Garden children have a play area during construction,” said Community Center Building Committee member Alison Taunton-Rigby. Magic Garden is responsible for funding and installing the play structures will eventually go there.
 
Bids are due on February 5 for the new school maintenance shop in the first floor in the southwest corner of the Hartwell building, replacing some small office and storage rooms. Work on the $185,000 project is expected to take place in the spring so that the shop can be relocated from Pod B by May or June.
 
The two projects will pave the way for construction of the community center, which is expected go out to bid in April, break ground in July, and finish by late fall 2026. A detailed budget update and other documents can be found on this CCBC web page.

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Police log for January 13-26, 2025

January 27, 2025

January 13
 
Bedford Road (6:34am) — A caller reported that they were involved in a minor traffic accident. The other involved vehicle fled the scene. An officer responded to the area.
 
Tabor Hill Road (8:27am) — A caller reported their dog was missing. The Animal Control Officer was notified.
 
Trapelo Road (8:31am) — A caller reported possible vandalism to their lawn. After speaking with other family members, it appears the damage was caused by one of them using an ATV.
 
January 14
 
Stratford Way (7:56am) — A resident spoke with an officer regarding fraudulent credit card purchases.
 
Old County Road (9:04am) — An officer spoke with a person regarding a Medicare scam.
 
Wells Road (1:36pm) — A person spoke with an officer regarding an ongoing civil matter.
 
January 15
 
Harvest Circle (10:05am) — An officer spoke with a person regarding a civil matter.
 
Harvest Circle (12:10pm) — A utility truck was struck while parked at The Commons. An officer checked the area but was unable to locate the vehicle that struck the truck.
 
Oriole Landing (4:06pm) — An officer checked the area for a dog that appeared to be wandering without its owner.
 
January 16
 
Winter Street (9:43am) — A person reported their dog missing. While speaking with Animal Control, another resident reported finding the lost dog.
 
South Great Road (2:30pm) — A caller reported seeing someone walking on the ice near an open section of water. The individual then walked toward the shore. The area was checked but no one was found.
 
Lincoln Road (4:15pm) — A caller reported observing vehicles not stopping for pedestrians in the crosswalk. An officer responded to the area to monitor.
 
Donelan’s Supermarket (4:34pm) — A child was located in the store and reunited a short time later with their parent.
 
Sunnyside Lane (7:32pm) — A student was located at the Lincoln School after not returning home at the expected time.
 
January 17
 
Tower Road (8:42am) — An officer performed a well-being check.
 
North Great Road (7:45pm) — A motorist struck a deer. The vehicle sustained significant damage and required towing, though there were no injuries.
 
January 18
 
Lincoln Police Department (1:36pm) — A person turned in an item to be destroyed.
 
Conant Road (4:41pm) — A caller reported a suspicious vehicle had pulled into their driveway. An officer checked the vehicle but was unable to locate it.
 
South Great Road (4:49pm) — An officer helped the DPW remove a sign stuck to a utility pole.
 
January 19
 
Lincoln Police Department (3:51pm) — A person turned in an item for destruction.
 
January 20
 
Scott Circle, Hanscom AFB (10:34am) — A person turned in an item for destruction.
 
South Great Road (10:45am) — Multiple calls were received for the railroad gates on Lincoln Road and Old Sudbury Road stuck in the down position. Officers responded to each crossing and Keolis was notified.
 
Lincoln Woods (5:29pm) — The Fire Department checked on an interior odor of gas. There were no measurable readings.
 
Codman Road (7:58pm) — A caller reported seeing a transformer fire on a utility pole. Police and fire units responded to the scene. Eversource was notified.
 
Patterson Road, Hanscom AFB (10:15pm) — Officers responded to assist Hanscom Air Force Security Forces and Action Ambulance.
 
January 21
 
Old Sudbury Road (1:28am) — An officer responded to railroad crossing gates for the report of the gate being stuck in the down position. Keolis was notified and responded a short time thereafter.
 
South Great Road (1:17pm) — A caller reported two dogs were missing. A short time later, they notified the police that the dogs had been located.
 
Tabor Hill Road (5:14pm) — A caller reported that their mailbox had been hit by a vehicle and there appeared to be debris from the crash still on the ground. An officer responded to the residence.
 
January 22
 
North Commons (12:10am) — An officer responded to a residence for an ongoing civil matter.
 
Red Rail Farm (9:12am) — A caller spoke with an officer regarding possible bank fraud.
 
Harvest Circle (1:38am) — A caller reported the possible theft of an electronic device. An investigation is ongoing.
 
Mary’s Way (2:15pm) — A caller reported an unleashed dog in the area. The Animal Control Officer was notified.
 
DeCordova Museum (2:34pm) — Several individuals were ice fishing on Sand Pond. The Environmental Police responded along with the Lincoln Police and cited the individuals.
 
January 23
 
Lexington Road (3:39pm) — Lincoln and Concord police searched the area for a report of a dog that appeared in distress but couldn’t find it.
 
Ridge Road (4:31pm) — A resident spoke with an officer regarding a possible theft from their residence.
 
Lincoln Gas and Auto (8:38pm) — An officer helped a large truck reverse direction in the parking lot.
 
Lexington Road (8:40pm) — The Fire Department responded to a residence for a broken water pipe. The Water Department was notified.
 
Wells Road (11:21pm) — An officer responded to a residence to address a noise complaint.
 
January 24
 
North Great Road (5:48pm) — A motorist reported striking a deer. The deer ran off into the woods and the vehicle was able to be driven from the scene.
 
North Commons (6:10am) — Officers responded to a residence for an ongoing civil matter.
 
Lincoln Public Library (3:43pm) — A caller reported seeing a dog wandering without their owner near the library. The Animal Control Officer was notified.
 
Lincoln Road (3:52pm) — An officer served court paperwork to a resident.
 
Old County Road (5:26pm) — Several calls were received about a two-vehicle crash on Old County Road at Trapelo Road. One of the vehicles failed to stop at the stop sign. There were no injuries reported and both vehicles were towed from the scene. The operator who failed to stop was cited.
 
Lincoln Woods (11:42pm) — Officers responded to a residence for a noise complaint.
 
January 25
 
Nothing of note.
 
January 26
 
Oriole Landing (4:26pm) — A caller spoke with an officer regarding possible threatening phone calls.
 
Silver Birch Lane (8:11pm) — An officer monitored an area for a complaint about a barking dog.

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Former Lincolnite Barbara Buchan passes away

December 2, 2024

Barbara Christina Buchan

Barbara Buchan died peacefully on November 10, 2024 in her 91st year.

Buchan — who was born in Cambridge England shortly after the forced emigration of her family from Germany prior to World War II due to their Jewish heritage — moved to the United States with her husband and young family of three in the mid-1960s, spending the first year in Concord and settling in Lincoln. In 2014, at age 80, she decided to swap out snow for sun and transition into The Terraces of Los Gatos community near her two California-based children and their families.

Barbara’s nature was to support causes that were meaningful to her and advocate for underserved communities, particularly children and families. To support this endeavor, she educated herself, earning a bachelor’s degree in medical/social work at the University of Edinburgh and a master’s and doctoral degree in early childhood education at Tufts University and Nova University, respectively.

She began her career as an almoner in London in the early 1960s (watch “Call the Midwife” for an idea of her work). She continued to support children and families throughout her career. In each community in which she lived, she was driven to originate educational and care resources. In Woodford, England, she started a cooperative nursery school with her good friend Dorothy Runnicles. Upon transitioning to Lincoln, she collaborated with Sally Mlavsky and other community parents to repurpose an old barn on Winter Street and establish the Barn Cooperative Nursery School (since moved to Concord).

Barbara continued to develop educational resources and curricula for elementary schools through the Educational Development Center. She then served as director of the Elm Park Early Education Center, located in Worcester, where amongst her many innovative accomplishments was the creation of a rooftop playground. She closed her career by supporting mothers recovering from addiction at The Institute for Health Recovery. While there she introduced an economical heating pad solution “Warm Socks” to ease the aches and pains of program participants. They were an imme

Barbara embraced many of the things that Lincoln and its environment offered — hosting horses, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and cats on her property, selling arts and crafts at the Old Town Hall Exchange, buying equipment at ski and skate sales, attending lectures at Bemis Hall and school productions at the Brooks School auditorium, ice skating by moonlight on Macone’s Pond and Pierce Pond, square dancing in the Smith School gym and Codman barn, swimming at the Codman pool and across Walden Pond into her 70s, and snowshoeing and tracking animals in the local woods.

Upon retirement in 2000, Barbara immersed herself in supporting environmental causes in Lincoln, including the Green Committee’s mission to lower energy consumption in homes and town, and the Lincoln Tick Task Force (read more here). She continued to support communities in need, including the Arghand Trust, for which she served as a board member supporting their founder Sarah Chayes. She also found immense satisfaction and joy participating in memoir-writing groups, first joining one in Lincoln and then, finding none in her new California community, starting one.

Barbara died peacefully on November 10, 2024 with a warm sock in her hand (see the description from one of her memoirs below). She is survived by her children Nick, Lindy and Lucy; their spouses Paola, Bob, and Steve; and five grandchildren (Cailin, Finian, Jason, Nicole and Isabella). Barbara was much loved by many, and will be greatly missed.


Using odd socks as covers for heating pads

By Barbara Buchan

The back story: Years ago, I worked with women in recovery from substance abuse who had lots of aches and pains but little money. It occurred to me that we needed to offer an alternative to the use of Motrin or other medications prescribed by their doctors. The women in our group happened to mention that there were lots of odd socks lying around at the laundromat where they washed their clothes.

Somewhere else, I had read about making warming pads using seeds as a filler. So how about filling odd socks (must contain at least 80% cotton) with flaxseed, knotting the tops, and then putting them in the microwave for 1–2 minutes before applying them to sore spots? As an alternative to using the microwave in class, I brought in a Crock-Pot along with a sack of flaxseed and a scoop, and the residents brought in assorted cotton socks. They were a big hit with the residents at work. From that day on, the Crock-Pot filled with sock pads was available at every meeting. Subsequently, flaxseed pads have become a household necessity in my family.

Recipe

Socks: Must be at least 80% cotton (to ensure fibers don’t melt in the microwave or burn).

Flaxseed or grains of rice: Quantity needed will vary with the size/number of socks to fill. Do not overfill to avoid bulkiness and/or uneven heat. You may wish to experiment. (Supposedly, the oil in flaxseed retains heat longer than non-oily grains. However, rice grains seem to work very well.)

Directions:

  1. (optional) Tie-dye socks.
  2. Fill the sock with flaxseed or rice.
  3. Tie a knot or stitch to close the end of the grain-filled sock.
  4. Microwave for 1–2 minutes.

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My Turn: Many thanks from the SVdP food pantry

December 1, 2024

By Ursula Nowak

Happy Thanksgiving from St. Vincent de Paul of Lincoln and Weston! We wish to send a big thank- you to all who helped make last week so special at the food pantry. We are grateful to those of you who bought gift cards at Donelan’s or donated towards this year’s Thanksgiving drive. Your thoughtful generosity means that your neighbors in need will be able to purchase food for a special holiday meal.

We are grateful to Donelan’s for the many ways they continue to support us, and to Donelan’s shoppers who purchased Best Yet bags filled with stuffing, canned vegetables, canned fruit and cereal for the food pantry. Thank you also to Drumlin Farm and Joanne Dolan of Gold Bell Wholesale for a huge load of vegetable, to FELS and the Goddard School for beautiful pies, to Tost for sparking white tea, to the Weston United Methodist Church for a timely food drive, to Peter Stewart and the Doo-Wop Singers for another fundraising concert — and to our many volunteers for their time and great efforts! We are all neighbors helping neighbors and we are thankful for your support!

Nowak is secretary of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Lincoln and Weston.


“My Turn” is a forum for readers to offer their letters to the editor or views on any subject of interest to other Lincolnites. Submissions must be signed with the writer’s name and street address and sent via email to lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com. Items will be edited for punctuation, spelling, style, etc., and will be published at the discretion of the editor. Submissions containing personal attacks, errors of fact, or other inappropriate material will not be published.

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Correction

December 1, 2024

The November 26 article headlined “Updates to outdoor lighting rules mulled” incorectly said that “color temperature refers to the color of the light— the higher the number, the more orange it appears, whereas cooler temperatures are bluer.” In fact, it’s the other way around (more info on this Wikipedia page). The article has been updated.

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State of the Town to offer updates and two discussions

November 26, 2024

Lincoln’s annual State of the Town Meeting has some new features this year: a community breakfast, a town organizations fair, and an open forum.

The breakfast and fair begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Lincoln School’s Dining Commons. From 9:30–11 a.m., there will be an overview of town finances and updates on the community center, Lincoln250, and Dark Skies, followed by the community forum.

Then there will be two repeating breakout sessions at 11 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. so residents can attend both if they wish: one on the Town Meeting Study Committee and the other on “Making the Switch Away from Fossil Fuels” with the Lincoln Green Energy Committee.

Background reading:

Community center
  • “My Turn: Community center and related projects are progressing” (October 27, 2024)
  • Community Center Building Committee web page
Lincoln250
  • “Lincoln starts gearing up for the nation’s 250th birthday” (Lincoln Squirrel, October 9, 2023)
  • Lincoln250 Planning Committee web page
Dark Skies
  • “Updates to outdoor lighting rules mulled” (Lincoln Squirrel, November 26, 2024)
Town Meeting Study Committee
  • “Town Meeting Study Committee members named” (Lincoln Squirrel, October 23, 2024)
  • Town Meeting Study Committee web page
Green Energy Committee
  • “Town hopes to become a Climate Leader Community” Lincoln Squirrel, November 14, 2024)
  • Green Energy Committee web page

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Updates to outdoor lighting rules mulled

November 26, 2024

Examples of permitted and unacceptable outdoor lighting from 2015. The yellow dots indicates the position of the lightbulb.

At the December 7 State of the Town meeting, the Dark Skies Committee will give an update on its work to update rules on outdoor lighting to reflect changes in technology since they were last amended in 2016.

Artificial light at night keeps away wildlife (thus reducing their habitat), kills insects, and interferes with nocturnal breeding cycles and bird migration, said Louise Bergeron, head of the Planning Board subcommittee, in a presentation at the November 18 Select Board meeting.

Current zoning rules require permanent lighting to be installed or shielded to “prevent direct light or glare from the light source from interfering with the vision of motorists or pedestrians” or illuminating neighboring properties, and exterior lamps to have a color temperature of 3,000K or below. Lights must also be no more than 900 lumens (a measure of brightness). Color temperature refers to the color of the light — the lower the temperature, the more orange it appears, whereas higher-temperature numbers indicate bluer light.

Outdoor lighting was the topic of heated debate at Town Meeting in 2015, when voters rejected some rule changes.

In recent years, LED lights — which tend to have a cooler color temperature than incandescent lights — have become commonplace, and people are often tempted to buy the brightest outdoor lights they can, Bergeron said. Her group is also studying ideas such as allowing only activated lights in certain circumstances, and asking or requiring owners of larger buildings to turn off outdoor lights that currently shine all night, such as those in parking lots, schools, churches, and the Water Department.

Town officials can grant exceptions if warranted, and the public safety will continue to be exempt.

“This is a lot about education,” Select Board member Jennifer Glass said. “You’re going to get the best result when you educate people, because we don’t have the capacity to go around policing everyone.”

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Construction at The Commons to begin in early 2025

November 25, 2024

An illustration showing proposed new construction in yellow and new walking paths are shown in bright green. Click image to enlarge.

The owners of The Commons in Lincoln won approval for their planned expansion earlier this month, though the exact construction schedule is still unclear.

The Planning Board gave its thumbs-up on November 12 after the close of public hearings, concluding a process that began in February 2023. Residents of the senior living community objected to the original plan for 47 new independent living units, so The Commons returned with scaled-down plan for 23 units, and voters approved a zoning amendment to allows the project in December 2023. More recently, owners updated the plans for landscaping and the location of new parking spaces.

At the hearing in September, representatives for The Commons said that construction would begin with the additions to the main building. Cottages will be on their own timeframe and isolated with fencing as separate construction sites. sites

“We are excited to get started in Q1 of 2025 and will be happy to share more phasing details after our financing on the project has closed,” Rey LeBlanc, executive director of The Commons, told the Squirrel last week.

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News acorns

November 25, 2024

Session on electrifying the home

Zoom in with CFREE on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. to hear building engineer Ross Trethewey for “This Old House” and “Ask This Old House” talk about “Electrifying the Home: Where and When It Makes Sense to Do So.” Click here to register for the Zoom session or go to www.lincolngreenenergy.org.

There are 300 solar installations on homes and businesses in Lincoln? If you have questions about installing solar on your home, we would be happy to share our expertise — email Lincolngreencoach@gmail.org. CFREE (Carbon Free Residential – Everything Electric) is a 13-person subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. Email cfreeworking@gmail.com with questions or suggestions, or if you’d like to join us in our work.

Author discusses Cold War in a Hot Kitchen

Author Margaret Ann Spence will discuss her newest book, Cold War in a Hot Kitchen: A Memoir of Mid-Century Melbourne on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 7–8 p.m. on Zoom. Register here. Presented by the Lincoln Public Library.

Fortune’s Favor at next LOMA

Fortune’s Favor will be the headliner at the next Lincoln Open Mic Night on Monday, Dec. 9 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall. Fortune’s Favor is known for the holiday classic “I Do All My Christmas Shopping at the Dump,” the title cut of their 2017 CD. LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Performers should email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon of the open-mike day or (space permitting) sign up at the event.

Coming up at the COA&HS

Here are some of the December activities hosted by the Lincoln Council on Aging and Human Services. Most events are open to Lincoln residents of all ages. For a full list — including clinics, exercise classes, regular meetings of interest groups, and online chats with town officials — see the COAHS’s newsletter archive page. Call 781-259-8811 or email gagnea@lincolntown.org for Zoom links and other information.

Concord Traveling Players holiday variety show
Friday, Dec. 6 at 12:30 p.m., Bemis Hall
Local actors and musicians showcase their talents with humorous short holiday skits and songs, including a comical version of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.”

Holiday song doo-wop singalong
Friday, Dec. 13 at 12:30 p.m., Bemis Hall
Immediately following the annual COA&HS Holiday Open House, Peter Stewart and Lincoln’s Doo-Wop Team will lead the singing of traditional holiday classics.

Holiday floral arrangement presentation and workshop
Friday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m., Bemis Hall
Nancy Henderson will guide participants in creating a free holiday arrangement for your table. Bring scissors or clippers; plant materials and container will be provided. Registration required; call 781-259-8811.

Agriculture Commission newsletters look at large and small animals

Goats, bees, chickens and even farm dogs are spotlighted in the Agriculture Commission‘s most recent newsletter. Last spring, bigger farm residents including horses, cows, sheep, and alpacas got the same treatment in words and pictures. As part of the group’s mission to preserve and promote agriculture in Lincoln, it also coordinates donations of produce and eggs to the Lincoln food pantry from several farms: Codman Community Farms, Drumlin Farm, Hannan Healthy Foods, Kanner Family Orchard, Matlock Farm, and Waltzing Matilda’s Farm — the subject of its fall 2023 newsletter.

Celebrate the winter solstice

Celebrate in the Codman Community Farms sugar shack with stories, hot chocolate, cookies and a beautiful luminary walk with Sarah Bishop and Craig Nicholson on Friday, Dec. 20 from 4:30–6 p.m. Click here to sign up.

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Police log for November 6–19, 2024

November 24, 2024

November 6

South Great Road (7:58 a.m.) — A vehicle on Lincoln Road failed to yield to traffic on South Great Road and was subsequently struck as it entered the intersection. The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to the hospital. One of the vehicles was towed form the scene.

South Great Road (10:50 a.m.) — Officers responded to a report of malfunctioning railroad gates. An officer monitored the gates as the MBTA was notified and asked to respond.

Lincoln Road (11:00 a.m.) — Multiple calls were received for malfunctioning railroad gates at the Lincoln Road crossing. Officers responded and alerted the MBTA.

Beaver Pond Road (12:59 p.m.) — An officer assisted an outside agency with an ongoing issue.

November 7

Beaver Pond Road (2:03 p.m. and 8:11 p.m.) — A person asked to speak with an officer about a barking dog. That evening, officers responded for another barking dog complaint. The officers were able to locate the residence in question and spoke to the homeowners.

November 8

Lincoln Road (5:58 p.m.) — A caller reported striking a utility pole on Route 117 and requested assistance. An officer responded to the scene and helped them get to their residence.

Wells Road (6:35 p.m.) — An officer spoke to a resident regarding a civil matter.

Wells Road (7:16 p.m.) — An officer checked the parking lot for an individual standing by the rear of the caller’s vehicle. The area was checked but the individual was not located.

November 9

Autumn Lane (3:15 p.m.) — An officer spoke to a resident regarding a civil matter.

Tower Road (7:21 p.m.) — Police and firefighters responded for a brush fire at the rear of a residence. The fire was knocked down shortly after arrival. Mutual aid companies from surrounding towns responded to assist with overhaul.

Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (11:28 p.m.) — An officer was involved in a minor motor vehicle crash while responding to a mutual aid response/motor vehicle crash on Route 2 in Lexington.

November 10

North Commons (12:37 a.m.) — Officers responded to a residence for an ongoing issue.

November 11

Route 2 Gas (4:25 a.m.) — A motorist reported striking a deer. The deer ran off into the woods and the vehicle was able to drive away from the scene.

Conant Road (5:13 a.m.) — An officer located several items that appeared to have been discarded. The items were subsequently returned to their owners.

Lincoln Road (9:30 a.m.) — The MBTA was notified about a malfunctioning audible alert coming from the railroad crossing gates.

Bedford Lane (10:10 a.m.) — An individual asked to speak with an officer regarding personal protective equipment.

Tower Road (3:41 p.m.) — A caller reported that a child was missing. Police and fire units arrived on scene and were quickly able to locate the child, who had walked to another residence.

Tower Road (4:08 p.m.) — A person turned in several items marked for destruction.

November 12

Cerulean Way (7:42 a.m.) — A vehicle’s automated crash response system was accidentally activated. An officer spoke with the operator.

Old Winter Street (11:32 a.m.) — An individual reported a possible larceny. Investigation ongoing.

South Great Road (12:58 p.m.) — An officer served paperwork to an individual.

November 13

Old Conant Road, Waltham (9:46 a.m.) — Several calls were received for multiple pigs roaming the streets. Waltham Police had received calls as well. The owner was notified and the pigs were returned to their home.

Silver Birch Lane (5:15 p.m.) — Officers responded to a residence for a barking dog complaint.

November 14

Nothing of note.

November 15

Donelan’s Supermarket (12:04 p.m.) — An officer assisted management with a trespass incident.

Lexington Road (10:18 p.m.) — Officers responded to a residence to perform a well-being check on several individuals.

November 16

Robbins Road (11:21 a.m.) — An officer responded to Hanscom Air Force Base for a person with an active New Hampshire arrest warrant attempting to access the base. David Letellier, 39, of Newton was arrested and booked as a fugitive from justice. He was later transported to the Billerica House of Correction.

Old Sudbury Road (12:57 p.m.) — An individual turned in several items marked for destruction.

November 17

Cambridge Turnpike eastbound (12:35 a.m.) — The Mass. Highway Department removed a deceased deer from the roadway.

Rockwood Lane (11:52 a.m.) — An officer spoke to a person regarding loss of property.

Harvest Circle (12:10 p.m.) — An officer responded to assist with a civil matter.

Bedford Road (12:25 p.m.) — A caller reported a vehicle had parked in their driveway, left the car, and appeared to access the adjacent trails. An officer attempted to contact the owner.

Mount Misery parking lot (1:55 p.m.) — An officer responded to help reunite a wandering dog with its owner.

Silver Hill Road (2:31 p.m.) — Police and fire units responded to a lawnmower fire. The fire was knocked down shortly after the Fire Department’s arrival.

Winter Street (4:23 p.m.) — A caller reported that a vehicle had been parked on the street for an extended period of time. An officer checked the area but the vehicle was gone on arrival.

Concord Road (8:29 p.m.) — A caller reported a vehicle parked outside of residence playing loud music. An officer checked the area but the vehicle was gone on arrival.

November 18

Mount Misery parking lot (6:06 p.m.) — An officer checked on a parked/unoccupied vehicle.

Wells Road (7:16 p.m.) — An officer performed a well-being check on an individual.

November 19

Warbler Springs Road (9:06 a.m.) — A caller reported a vehicle in front of their residence those driver appeared to be taking photographs. An officer checked the area but was unable to locate the vehicle.

South Great Road and also Old Sudbury Road (2:00 p.m.) — An officer responded to the railroad crossing for a report of malfunctioning crossing gates. An officer responded and a short time later, Keolis arrived on scene.

Bedford Road (4:40 p.m.) — An officer responded to a parking complaint.

South Great Road (5:40 p.m.) — An officer assisted with a civil matter.

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