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LPS COVID-19 Surveillance Testing Plan – an interview with Dr. Julie Hackett, Superintendent of Lexington Public Schools

Lexington Public Schools recently announced the rollout of a new plan to provide school-based testing for COVID-19 to help stop the spread in our community as a result of asymptomatic cases, adding the community’s growing and evolving body of knowledge into consideration when interpreting COVID-19 data. Teams of staff and volunteers have been working tirelessly […]

Keys for Kids – New Location, Same Love and Passion for Teaching Music

By Devin Shaw

Keys for Kids has been a staple of the Lexington community for over two decades. Thousands of local students have learned music and life lessons throughout the various locations the school has called home.

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A Love Story – LexArt Renovates & Renames Gallery Space to Honor Molly Nye

By E. Ashley Rooney

While the pandemic closed many local facilities, The Lexington Arts and Crafts Society (LexArt), renovated its gallery and building during these months.

A Collaboration Between LexMedia, LHS and LHS Parents Allows Fans to Watch Basketball Games Live During Covid

By Devin Shaw In the past year, COVID-19 has taken a lot from us. Even the little things that we may have taken for granted like being in the stands for a game are gone. In some ways, it’s losing these small pleasures that hurt the most. But, COVID has also created an opportunity for […]

Clean Heat for Lexington

What if you could help the planet avoid the worst effects of climate change simply by leading a healthier, more comfortable life? And what if you could even save money in the process? Well, you can. The key is electrification. In 2018, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change advised that avoiding the worst effects of climate change would require a sharp reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Lexington has already committed to address the climate challenge. In 2018, the Select Board approved a “Getting to Net Zero Plan” that laid out a roadmap to achieve net-zero emissions in 25 years.

Hank: Friend & Mentor

Remembering HANK MANZ FRIEND, MENTOR & PUBLIC SERVANT 1942 – 2020

COVID-19 Vaccination News from the Town of Lexington

    Update on COVID Vaccine Distribution The Town of Lexington has been notified by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) that it will receive a very limited supply of COVID-19 during the week of February 1. Lexington’s allotment is based on the MDPH’s formula for vaccine distribution to communities.   We share the […]

Notorious swindler Charles Ponzi once called Lexington his home

By Jim Shaw The ghost of Charles Ponzi is alive and well and thrives in the greed of modern-day swindlers like Brad Bleidt and Bernard Madoff. And, for at least one Lexington resident who fell victim to Madoff’s $50 billion swindle, this is not an amusing story or a whimsical account of an interesting fellow […]

How Safe is Lexington?

Q: How safe is Lexington? I keep thinking about the gas explosions in Lawrence and wonder if that could happen here. A: Natural gas is inherently dangerous. Gas explosions in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover killed a young man and cut off heat and hot water to 10,000 families. That catastrophe forced 1,800 families from […]

Men Paid $1…

The Lexington Field & Garden Club was founded in 1876. It began with men at its helm. They were the community leaders with a heritage of good bloodlines, intellectual superiority, and economic success. Their wives addressed them as “mister,” and most belonged to the mainline Protestant churches.

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Depression Among Seniors

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Learning To Persevere: Talking To Children About The Pandemic & Racism

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Lexington Remembers WWII Heroes

  • Heroes Among Us
  • Lexington WWII Committee Researching Lexington Veterans
  • Lexingtonians Who Served: Ruth Fullerton & Denis Fullerton
  • Lexingtonians Who Served: The Adler Family
  • Lexingtonians Who Served – James Silva & William J. Wiles
  • Lexington to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of WWII

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