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Markey defeats Moulton in Senate primary

September 2, 2026

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Markey Bests Moulton in Contentious U.S. Senate Primary

The Associated Press called the Democratic primary for U.S. Sen. Ed Markey at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday, when he held a three-to-one lead over U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton with about 2 percent of the statewide vote counted. By 10 p.m., with roughly a quarter of the vote in, Markey led 65 percent to 35 percent. He will face Republican John Deaton on Nov. 3.

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LexFUN! Hosts Info Session for Prospective Board Members Tonight

LexFUN! holds an information session tonight at 7 p.m. at Fiorella's Trattoria, 25 Waltham Street, for members interested in board openings.

LexFUN!

Lexington School Committee Holds Morning Planning Retreat

The School Committee meets for a public retreat today from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the School Administration Building, 173 Bedford Street.

Town of Lexington

Council for the Arts Meets Tonight

The Lexington Council for the Arts meets tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Parker Room at the Town Office Building.

Town of Lexington

Cary Library Hosts Power-Down Puzzling Tonight

Cary Memorial Library's Power-Down Puzzling program runs tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room, with puzzles, word puzzles and cryptograms available.

Cary Memorial Library

High school students' bike ride funds water filters in Türkiye

Three Lexington High School students raised over $5,000 through a community bike ride to fund clean water filtration systems for earthquake-damaged schools in Türkiye.

Lexington Concord Courier

Agenus Announces Publication of Colorectal Cancer Trial Results

Lexington-headquartered Agenus Inc. announced peer-reviewed publication of Phase 1b trial data showing a 21.2-month median overall survival rate for metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with botensilimab and balstilimab.

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