Children's Room Marks 30 Years With Sept. 27 Community Walk
The Children's Room in Lexington will mark 30 years with a community walk on Sept. 27, Patch reports. The nonprofit grief-support center's milestone comes as Town Hall keeps refining its planned 2027 waste collection overhaul, telling residents this week it wants input on which new opti…
LEXINGTON — The Children's Room, a Lexington-based grief support center for children and teens, will hold a community walk on Sept. 27 to celebrate 30 years of service, according to a Patch calendar listing, as Town Hall continued laying groundwork for a 2027 overhaul of trash collection.
TOWN HALL
The town's waste collection overhaul remained in motion this week: a News Flash posted Wednesday said officials are preparing a modernized collection program for summer 2027 meant to control rising costs and cut waste, and reiterated that residents can attend an upcoming meeting to weigh in on which option they prefer, a continuation of the process outlined in recent town updates.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"The Children's Room 30th Anniversary Community Walk," per a Patch calendar listing, will bring together supporters of the Lexington nonprofit on Sept. 27 to mark three decades of bereavement support for young people (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lexington/calendar/event/20260927/712043d5-3fa4-4a5b-852b-bc5fbc57e419/the-childrens-room-30th-anniversary-community-walk).
"'Robots Right Lane Only' road sign leaves community baffled," AOL.com reported, giving the still-unexplained Minuteman Bikeway sign, a story the town's News Flash feed had not addressed, fresh national attention beyond Lexington (read it at https://www.aol.com/articles/robots-lane-only-road-sign-204426000.html).
"'Charming Bungalow' On Country Lane Hits The Market In Lexington," Lexington Patch reports. Patch staff writer Chris Rhatigan noted a two-bedroom home on nearly half an acre is listed at $969,000, citing Zillow data (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lexington/charming-bungalow-country-lane-hits-market-lexington).
"Lincoln-Sudbury vs Lexington | Field Hockey | 09/01/2026," per MaxPreps, previews Lexington's upcoming matchup against Lincoln-Sudbury on the field hockey pitch (read it at https://www.maxpreps.com/ma/field-hockey/game/lexington-vs-lincoln-sudbury/9-1-2026/?c=c16a2afc-a522-45b9-a9e9-3cd8ce722c15).
COMING UP
The Vision for Lexington Committee holds a remote meeting on Friday, Aug. 28. The Lexington Tourism Committee meets in hybrid format on Monday, Aug. 31. Lexington's field hockey team faces Lincoln-Sudbury on Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.
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