Feel like you're being watched?

A reader inquired about the new cameras sitting above the traffic lights at the intersection of Rte. 16/135/Grove St.

Has Big Brother moved to town?
Nope, the cameras (also being installed on Linden St.) are replacing older loop detectors used to control traffic signals. There is a long-term plan to control the signals from police headquarters during gridlock, according to Dick Joyce, director of Wellesley Municipal Light Plant.