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Mysterious 'Robots Only' Sign Appears on Minuteman Bikeway

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…

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Lexington's Battite Elected Fellow of Park and Recreation Academy

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…

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Lexington Sets Sept. 1 Fees for Special Waste Collection Items

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…

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Lexington Home Sales Range From $605,000 To $4.625 Million In Late July

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…

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Lexington Reports Phone Outage At Police, Fire, Public Service Building

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…

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West Nile Virus Detected in Towns Near Lexington

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…

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Wetlands Appeal Could Add Millions To Lexington High School Costs

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…

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Lexington Opens Registration for Fall 2026 Civic Academy

Lexington opened registration for its Fall 2026 Civic Academy, inviting residents to see town government from the inside this fall. The Department of Public Works also set an Aug. 26 community meeting where residents can weigh in on a modernized waste collection program set to launch in…

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Lexington Recreation Director Battite Named Fellow by National Academy

Lexington's Recreation and Community Programs Director Melissa Battite has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, one of the field's highest professional honors. The Town also opened bookings for its new Energy Advocate program, letting res…

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Federal Trade Panel Names Lexington's Unimacts Global in Transformer Probe

A federal trade panel has opened an investigation into transformer imports that names Lexington's Unimacts Global as a respondent. The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted the Section 337 case alongside two other companies, one in San Francisco and one in Mumbai, India. Meanwh…

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