Get your fill of dairy delicacies, strawberries and other Drumlin Farm products at Dairy Days on Saturday, June 8 and Strawberry Day on June 15.
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Company says no trees were removed unnecessarily
By Alice Waugh
The president of the company in charge of tree removal for the Route 2 project said on May 31 that no trees were removed unnecessarily and that his workers cut down only those they were asked to remove.
Lincoln residents near the highway construction site, especially in the Brooks Road vicinity, have complained about what they say is excessive tree removal among other issues related to the work, and the Board of Selectman has named a Route 2 Oversight Committee to gather more information (see related story).
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Town forms Route 2 oversight panel in response to complaints
By Alice Waugh
Lincoln has formed a new Route 2 Oversight Committee to coordinate the town’s actions in response to problems arising from the Route 2 construction project.
Residents who live near the construction areas have complained repeatedly to the Board of Selectmen and Lincoln police about issues including alleged traffic violations by construction equipment, disruptive night work and the visual impact of tree-cutting near the highway. At the May 23 selectmen’s meeting, a coalition called the Brooks Road Abutters Group (BRAG) presented selectmen last week with a memo containing photos and a demand that BRAG and the town be “compensated for the unnecessary removal of these trees with additional replacement trees over and above those shown on the contract drawings, with species, size and location determined by the abutters.”
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Fire devastates Hilliard Road home
The Schwartz home on Hilliard Road after last weekend’s fire, with sheets of plywood where windows used to be.
By Alice C. Waugh
A fire of apparently electrical origin ripped through a garage and heavily damaged the attached home early Sunday morning, requiring help from firefighters from five neighboring towns to douse the flames.
Last Open Mike night of the year is June 10
Enjoy the music of Ryan Fitzsimmons and even take the mike yourself at LOMA (Lincoln Open-Mike Acoustic) on Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln Public Library’s Tarbell Room. Fitzsimmons has performed solo at the Newport Folk Festival, Club Passim, and Johnny D’s. This is a great opportunity to hear Ryan in a small informal venue.
LOMA is a monthly event of acoustic music and spoken word. Performers can sign up at the event or email Rich Eilbert at loma3re@gmail.com before noon on the day of the event for a slot (advance registration is encouraged). Names of performers will be drawn at random from those who are signed up by 7:15 p.m.
There will be no LOMA in July or August. Upcoming featured artists (click on the names for music samples and more info):
- September 9 — Railroad House Band
- October 21 — Jubilee Mule
- November 18 — Neptune’s Car
- December 9 — Mark Stepakoff
Citizen advisory committee to offer “pathways” for school project
By Alice Waugh
As Lincoln girds for a second go-round on trying to get a school building project approved by voters, the School Committee is creating a School Building Project Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and is seeking volunteers for that new group.
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Meet local wildlife at “Wild About Lincoln” on June 1
Meet some local wildlife, go on a guided walk or a scavenger hunt, and make art at “Wild About Lincoln” on Saturday, June 1 at Drumlin Farm—and it’s all free for Lincoln residents.
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Summer wellness clinics for all ages
Lincoln residents of all ages are invited to meet with a nurse at a free wellness clinic this summer. Come to get your blood pressure and/or body mass index checked, ask questions, or learn about wellness resources.
Dates and locations of summer clinics are:
- Friday, June 21 — 10 a.m. to noon, Lincoln Woods Community Building (50 Wells Road)
- Wednesday, June 26 — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Joseph House behind St. Joseph Church (142 Lincoln Road)
- Thursday, July 11 — 10 a.m. to noon, Lincoln Woods Community Building (50 Wells Road)
- Wednesday, July 31 — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Joseph House behind St. Joseph Church (142 Lincoln Road)
- Wednesday, August 28 — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Joseph House behind St. Joseph Church (142 Lincoln Road)
These clinics are funded by CHNA 15 and provided by Emerson Hospital Home Care. For more information, please call the Lincoln Council on Aging at 781-259-8811.
Lincoln police memorialize Sean Collier
Lincoln police officers at a recent Board of Seelctmen meeting includes (left to right) Chief Kevin Mooney, Lt. Kevin Kennedy and Officer Anthony Moran.
By Alice Waugh
The death of Sean Collier, an MIT police officer who was killed by the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, hit home at the Lincoln Police Department, where he had worked intermittently as a special-duty officer for two years. Now the Lincoln Police Association is creating a permanent memorial to Collier in the lobby of the town’s Public Safety Building.
Lincoln police were also heavily involved in the effort to apprehend the suspects in Watertown on April 18, and the Board of Selectmen thanked eight of the officers in person at the board’s May 6 meeting.
Firefighters extinguish car fire on Route 2A
A car fire on Route 2A was captured by a resident who emailed the Lincoln Squirrel.
Drivers on Route 2A in the Minute Man National Historical Park were startled to see a car ablaze at about 7:30 this morning, but Lincoln firefighters extinguished the fire and no one was hurt.
According to Lt. Ben Juhola of the Lincoln Fire Department, the driver noticed a warning signal on his dashboard and pulled over into a driveway. He then noticed smoke coming from his car so he grabbed his belongings and jumped out of the car, “and the fire started to progress,” Juhola said.
The fire took about 20 minutes to extinguish, said Juholas, adding that he did not have the name of the driver.