The Lincoln Squirrel – News, features and photos from Lincoln, Mass.

New phone directories sent out by Friends of the Lincoln Library

Julie Brogan, Ray Shepard, Kate Dahmen and Bryn Gingrich of the Friends of the Lincoln Library stuff phone directories in envelopes for mailing.

Julie Brogan, Ray Shepard, Kate Dahmen and Bryn Gingrich of the Friends of the Lincoln Library stuff phone directories in envelopes for mailing.

Every household in Lincoln will soon receive a free copy of the 2013 edition of the spiral-bound town telephone directory, courtesy of the Friends of the Lincoln Library.

Advertisers listed in the directory’s yellow pages are generally local and known around town. The FOLL are grateful to the businesses in the directory and encourage residents to support them.

A new feature of the 2011 edition is the “pink pages” section that lists organizations and resources that enhance the health and well-being of the Lincoln community. This has been continued in the 2013 edition. The pink pages are sponsored by the town’s Healthy Communities Assessment and Planning Project (download report here) under a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

The Friends of the Lincoln Library raises money through telephone directory ads, monthly book sales, dues and other means to support the Lincoln Public Library’s adult and children’s programs, museum passes, and library furnishings and equipment.

Additional copies of the directory may be purchased at the library or the Old Town Hall Exchange.

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

treestump-smBy 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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Last Open Mike night of the year is June 10

guitarEnjoy 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):

Summer wellness clinics for all ages

stethoscopeLincoln 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.

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.

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