https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefsThe daily local brief for Lexington, MA.en-ushttps://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-09-02https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-09-02Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-09-01https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-09-01Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The School Building Committee holds a remote meeting today, Tuesday, Sept. 1, under a revised agenda amended Aug. 31. An earlier version of the agenda was posted Aug. 25. Both versions are available through the town's Agenda Center.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-31https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-31Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Beginning with the Sept. 1 state primary, the Secretary of State's Office has set new colors for primary ballots, as state law requires each party's ballot to be a different color. Democratic primary ballots will be blue (light blue for early and absentee), and Republican primary ballots will be pink (salmon for early and absentee); state election ballots will be white, with yellow for early and absentee. The office says the change reflects voters' expectations and should reduce confusion and error when ballots are handed to voters.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-30https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-30Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Sunday, August 30 is the final day of the Lexington Town Pool's 2026 season, which opened June 1 and has been running on a post-season schedule since August 17. Hours vary by facility, and the Town notes days and hours are subject to change. Current schedules are posted at lexingtonma.gov/1081/Town-Aquatics.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-29https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-29Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The 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.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-28https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-28Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Lexington Public Schools said Aug. 27 that participating schools will serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students this year, with the Commonwealth supplementing National School Lunch Program funds regardless of household income. Participating buildings include Bowman, Bridge, Estabrook, Fiske, Harrington and Hastings elementary schools, Diamond and Clarke middle schools, Lexington Children's Place and Lexington High School. The district is still asking families to complete a Meal Benefit Application, which provides data used for school funding and program sustainability; households that qualify for free or reduced-price meals also qualify for Sun Bucks grocery money starting in summer 2026.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-27https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-27Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Board of Appeals holds a remote public hearing at 7 p.m. tonight on a petition filed by Rodolpho Moraes on behalf of Subu Magge for a special permit at 124 Grant St., which would allow more gross floor area than the zoning by-law otherwise permits. The hearing is being held virtually via Zoom under sections 135-9.4 and 135-4.4.3 of the Code of Lexington. Any party, whether entitled to notice or not, may appear or be represented by an agent or attorney; the town website and the Board's webpage carry access details and any updates.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-26https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-26Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Lexington School Committee met Tuesday, Aug. 25, from 6:00 to 8:20 p.m. at 173 Bedford Street, taking a vote on the updated 2026-2027 school calendar and reviewing the Alpha School timeline. The agenda also included the LPS Summer Work Intensive 2026, three Community Speak periods, and a superintendent's report with high school building project updates. The meeting was held in hybrid format, with agendas, minutes and recordings posted through the LPS website.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-25https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-25Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Lexington voters have until 5:00 p.m. today to request a mail ballot for the September 1 State Primary. In-person early voting is also underway at the Cary Memorial Building's Ellen Stone Room, running today from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Voters registered as unenrolled must choose a party ballot to receive one by mail; polls will be open 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on election day.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-24https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-24Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Ad Hoc Crematory Study Committee II meets in hybrid format today from 5 to 6:15 p.m. in the Parker Room at the Town Office Building, with a Zoom link posted on the agenda. Members are set to approve the report they will submit to the Select Board on the proposed Westview Cemetery crematory project. The agenda also calls for approving today's own minutes in anticipation of the committee's dissolution.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-23https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-23Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Non-emergency phone lines at the Public Service Building, Fire Department, and Police Department are out of service due to an outage, the town said Saturday. Staff are working with the town's vendor to restore service as soon as possible, and 911 remains fully functional for emergencies only. Phones at the Town Office Building, Community Center, Cary Library, and Visitors Center are working normally.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-22https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-22Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Bruce Leader, a Lexington resident and member of the Lexington Minute Men, appears on large Massachusetts 250 banners in Boston's Seaport District and at the neighborhood's Silver Line station, shown atop his horse Nikko reenacting Paul Revere's midnight ride. The photo was taken at Fenway Park on Apr. 23, when Leader and fellow Minute Man Bob Allegretto, portraying George Washington, rode onto the field during a celebration of the nation's 250th birthday before a Red Sox-Yankees game. Leader said he did not know the image had been made into banners until a fellow Minute Man spotted them and sent him a photo.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-21https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-21Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Twelve residents asked MassDEP to reconsider whether the new Lexington High School should be built as designed because of wetland impacts, and the state has ordered the project team to halt all site work on or near wetlands until it decides. School Building Committee chair Kathleen Lenihan told the Observer that at least $1 million in added costs is now unavoidable because of work missed over the summer. MassDEP plans to walk the property Aug. 27; the project had targeted a late-2026 construction start and a 2029-2030 opening.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-20https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-20Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000U.S. Sen. Ed Markey made his case for another term during an Aug. 19 roundtable interview, laying out the argument he plans to bring to voters. He pointed to his work on progressive housing, transportation and climate legislation as the core of his record.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-19https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-19Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Planning Board held a virtual public hearing at or after 6:00 pm Wednesday on Homes Development Corporation's application for major site plan review at 5-7 Spring Street. The plan calls for three two-unit buildings — six townhouse-style ownership units in all — each with a parking garage along a single driveway, plus landscaping and stormwater management. The parcels sit in the RS one-family and Village Overlay zoning districts; written comments to planning@lexingtonma.gov were due by 4:30 pm on Thursday, August 13.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-18https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-18Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Dave Gipson became the 82nd Captain Commanding of the Lexington Minute Men on Monday, Aug. 17, in a "Passing of the Sword" ceremony, stepping into a role the company has filled over its 337-year history. Gipson said he and his twin brother, Dan, watched the annual Battle of Lexington reenactment as spectators from the other side of the ropes before he joined. "When you stand on the Lexington Battlegreen, you can feel the history behind it," he said.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-17https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-17Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Select Board meets Monday from 6:30 to 8:20 p.m. in the Select Board Meeting Room at 1625 Massachusetts Ave., with trash and recycling options and an update on the Lexington High School project on the agenda. The board will also hear the Town Manager's weekly update and vote on a consent agenda that includes several one-day liquor licenses, among them events at the Munroe Center for the Arts and the Lexington History Museums. Public comment runs up to 10 minutes at the start of the meeting, with each speaker limited to two minutes.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-16https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-16Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Lexington Bulldogs rallied from an 8-0 second-inning deficit Friday night to beat the Andre Chiefs 9-8, one of the largest comebacks in Intercity League playoff history. Emilio Berndt's double, Ian Born's single and a sacrifice fly by Jaden Velis produced the winning runs in the bottom of the seventh, and Greg Gentle earned the win with three scoreless relief innings and four strikeouts. Game three of the best-of-five Championship Series is set for Monday at 7:45 PM at Morelli Field in Melrose, with a possible move to Fraser Field in Lynn if grounds are wet.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-15https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-15Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000MassDEP has accepted an appeal from a ten-citizen group seeking a Superseding Order of Conditions to supplement the Conservation Commission's June 29 order for the Lexington High School site. No work beyond fencing has been done, and none can proceed until MassDEP issues a final order. The appeal claims the town did not consider alternatives to building on bordering vegetated wetland as state law requires; MassDEP has scheduled a site visit for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, when the parties will speak to the appeal and walk the site.https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-14https://nanopress.net/lexington-ma/briefs/2026-08-14Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000An Aug. 12, 2026 letter to the editor asks state authorities to step into the proposed $18 million sale of Camp Menotomy, a century-old Girl Scout camp co-founded by Lexington trustees. The writer says the property would be turned over for luxury housing and urges intervention to save the camp.