A mysterious 'robots only' sign on the Minuteman Bikeway has Lexington residents buzzing, per Patch. The find comes as Town Hall keeps its own calendar moving: the Select Board has scheduled a Monday, Aug. 31, public hearing on renewing Verizon's cable television license, and the Lexing…
Lexington's Melissa Battite has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. The town's director of recreation and community programs earned one of the field's top professional honors, the town announced this week. Meanwhile, residents have until…
Lexington's Recreation & Community Programs Department opened registration for its fall 2026 program season on Tuesday, Aug. 18, as confirmed on the department's website banner and calendar listing. Residents can register online, with a Fall Program Guide covering offerings in aquatics,…
Two obituary notices this week identify Lexington, Massachusetts as a place of residence: Cushner, Richard Matthew, and Falcione, Frances M. Dr. Richard Matthew Cushner, of Lexington, died August 20, 2026; arrangements are with Brezniak-Rodman Chapel. Frances M. Falcione, 99, who grew u…
Lexington will begin charging fees for certain special collection waste items starting September 1, per new town rules. The move follows MassDEP waste disposal bans, and the town also rolled out LexSortSmart, a new tool to help residents sort and dispose of waste correctly, as officials…
The South Middlesex Registry of Deeds recorded 19 Lexington property transfers between July 24 and Aug. 22. Of those, 11 had a sale price recorded, ranging from $605,000 to $4,625,000, with a median of $1,450,000. The period's top sale was 10 Burnham Rd at $4,625,000, sold by HBC LLC to Robert…
Non-emergency phone lines went down at Lexington's Public Service Building, Fire Department and Police Department, town officials said in an urgent alert Saturday, though residents can still reach 911 for emergencies. The town did not immediately say when service would be restored. Resi…
Massachusetts health officials confirmed West Nile virus in towns near Lexington, prompting new mosquito-bite precautions Friday. The Department of Public Health said Aug. 21 that the virus has surfaced in communities bordering Lexington, and the town urged residents to drain standing w…
The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust reviewed roughly $14.1 million in prospective Lexington Housing Authority funding requests and about $3.5 million in anticipated LexHAB asks ahead of this fall's Community Preservation Committee application.
A wetlands appeal targeting Lexington's new high school project could add millions of dollars to its cost, Patch reports. The School Building Committee's Financial Oversight Subcommittee meets Monday, August 24, as the town works to keep the project on budget, and Patch separately repor…