Tag: Lexington
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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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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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A jazz legend shaped generations of drummers from his Lexington basement
His studio was modest, with wood-paneled walls, gray carpet, and a low plastered ceiling. The drum kits that filled the space were the only exception, their shiny metal and lacquered finishes catching what little light filtered through the room’s single…
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A three-year look at Lexington arrests
Arrests for assault in Lexington rose 53% in a recent three-year period, with most related to domestic violence. Officers made at least 131 total arrests from Jan. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2025, according to a Lexington Observer-BU journalism school…
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Lexington teen earns $90,000 scholarship at national science and math competition
Jerry Xu is pictured with his project poster at the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026. / Credit: Regeneron Science Talent Search Lexington High School senior Jerry Xu believes that science can be approached in two ways. The first is through…