Category: Lexington Observer
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12th annual ArtWalk promotes and celebrates local artisans
ArtWalk’s opening reception at Pinot’s Palette featured an oddity of the modern world — guests’ cellphones only came out for one reason: to show other people photos of their favorite art pieces. Nancy Mimno grinned as she held up an…
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Lexington’s Sal Frelick heads to first World Series with Milwaukee Brewers
On a cold, dark and damp Saturday in mid-March 2016, Rick DeAngelis drove past the Lexington High School baseball field, as he tries to do on all of his commutes home. Through the gloom, he spotted a kid with what…
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Lexington family starts GoFundMe for teen’s experimental cerebral palsy treatment
Perla Franco spent three days alone and near death in a Brazilian hospital before doctors showed up to deliver her baby boy. She contracted a severe bacterial infection while waiting for them, Franco said, one that prevented oxygen from reaching…
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History is alive (and dead) at Munroe Tavern
Sixteen people stood in the upstairs bedroom of Munroe Tavern. The crowd warmed the small room, but a cool draft radiated through the old floorboards. Shadows of branches slinked across sheer white curtains as headlights passed on Massachusetts Avenue. A…
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Smaller lots, cheaper homes? Lexington weighs Ballot Question 7
In parts of Lexington, the land the town requires for a single house could hold up to six homes under a ballot question voters will decide Nov. 3. Question 7, which will appear on ballots statewide, would set a minimum…
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‘The wrong solution to the right problem’: Why a committee said no to a Westview crematory
Building a crematory in Lexington would not be financially viable due to low demand for the service, a town committee’s majority voting bloc said in a report released last week. The committee voted 4-2 against building a crematory at Westview…
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‘The wrong solution to the right problem’: Why a committee said no to a Westview crematory
Building a crematory in Lexington would not be financially viable due to low demand for the service, a town committee’s majority voting bloc said in a report released last week. The committee voted 4-2 against building a crematory at Westview…