Family seeks help finding woman lost in Nepal

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Lexington family pleads for help after woman missing in Nepal floods

The family of Jyoti, a 50-year-old Lexington resident, is calling for urgent search-and-rescue help after she went missing in the catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border on Wednesday, August 26. The floods killed hundreds and left more than 2,000 people missing, including about 90 Americans unaccounted for, according to the U.S. State Department. A tour operator, Himalayan Glacier Adventure and Travel Company, said all 40 guests and seven guides on its two-week excursion to the region are now missing.

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Early ballot processing session set for Saturday morning

Lexington's Town Clerk will hold a public session on Saturday, August 29 at 9 a.m. in the Cary Memorial Building Robbins Room to open, process, and deposit early ballots for the September 1 State Primary Election.

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Pinot's Palette hosts 'White Lace Summer' paint-and-sip class

Pinot's Palette in Lexington Center hosts a 'White Lace Summer' painting session on Saturday, August 29 from 3 to 5 p.m., featuring a landscape of lace blowing in a green field.

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Cary Library to host talk on memory, imagination and creativity in AI

Dr. Haixun Wang will lecture on how AI retrieves information, uses analogies, and generates creative content on Tuesday, September 1 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Cary Memorial Library's Large Meeting Room.

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Select Board to hear Verizon cable renewal, approve event permits

Lexington's Select Board meets Monday, August 31 in a hybrid session for a public hearing on Verizon's cable television license renewal and votes on Battle Green use and Harvest Festival permits.

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Tourism Committee to review Liberty Ride finances

The Lexington Tourism Committee meets Monday, August 31 at 3 p.m. to review ridership and financial data for the Liberty Ride trolley tour ahead of its contract renewal.

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Rep. Katherine Clark campaigns in Melrose and Lexington for reelection

Ahead of Tuesday's primary, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark faces challengers Jonathan Paz and Tarik Samman, citing her work securing school bus electrification funding for Lexington.

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LHS students Chen and Wu endorse Ed Markey in letter to editor

Lexington High School students Kevin Chen and Andrew Wu back Senator Ed Markey's reelection in Tuesday's primary, citing his climate and housing policies.

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Lexington High School team places fifth at National Envirothon

Lexington High School's Envirothon team finished fifth at the National Conservation Foundation Envirothon in Mississippi, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced August 28.

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Planning Board continues 80 Bedford Street hearing to September 16

The Lexington Planning Board has continued its public hearing on a proposed 31-unit development at 80 Bedford Street to September 16.

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Next public hearing for 114 Wood Street project set for October

The Planning Board scheduled the next hearing on Seaver Properties' proposed 15-unit development at 114 Wood Street for October 7, following its August 5 session.

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LexArt reception spotlights 'At This Moment' painting exhibit

Lexington Arts & Crafts Society holds a reception Saturday, August 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. for its 'At This Moment' painting exhibition, on view through August 30 in the Molly Harding Nye Gallery.

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Masonic Museum opens for a free Saturday visit

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library is open free on Saturday, August 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with exhibits and its Library & Archives available to visitors.

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