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LexObserver Nonprofit news outlet by and for Lexington, MA. Deep reporting + weekly newsletter on Fridays. We do deep reporting + a weekly newsletter on Saturdays.

We're a nonprofit news outlet by and for Lexington, MA founded in 2021.

Last week’s bulb-lighting ceremony at the VO250 arch celebrates nearly 100,000 hours of volunteer service—and a communit...
09/19/2025

Last week’s bulb-lighting ceremony at the VO250 arch celebrates nearly 100,000 hours of volunteer service—and a community that keeps giving.

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The flag on Lexington’s Battle Green was lowered to half staff in remembrance of Charlie Kirk. Someone decided to raise ...
09/19/2025

The flag on Lexington’s Battle Green was lowered to half staff in remembrance of Charlie Kirk. Someone decided to raise it back up to the top of the pole.

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Come blow bubbles with  at Tower Park for the  Bike Path Block Party!🚴‍♂️🥳
09/14/2025

Come blow bubbles with at Tower Park for the Bike Path Block Party!🚴‍♂️🥳

Meet ‘Lex Kids Be Kids’: Founded on the principles of Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation,” the organization has al...
09/12/2025

Meet ‘Lex Kids Be Kids’: Founded on the principles of Jonathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation,” the organization has allowed Lexington parents to advocate for phone-free childhoods and achieve real policy change.

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You might have heard about a letter from an attorney claiming the town cannot build on the sports fields due to deed res...
09/12/2025

You might have heard about a letter from an attorney claiming the town cannot build on the sports fields due to deed restrictions. But those restrictions were lifted in 1961.

Could a deed from 1914 get in the way of the new high school?

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Lexington Farmers Market features mushroom growers, a knife sharpener who has appeared on reality TV, and more vendors w...
09/05/2025

Lexington Farmers Market features mushroom growers, a knife sharpener who has appeared on reality TV, and more vendors worth meeting this fall.

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Sacred Heart was named the first “Biodiversity Ark” in the U.S.The local Catholic parish was recognized by a conservatio...
09/05/2025

Sacred Heart was named the first “Biodiversity Ark” in the U.S.

The local Catholic parish was recognized by a conservation center at the University of Notre Dame for its commitment to the environment.

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Five-person LHS team took home two plaques and a check for $18,000 from International Envirothon Competition in July. Re...
08/29/2025

Five-person LHS team took home two plaques and a check for $18,000 from International Envirothon Competition in July. Read more at LexObserver.org.

Madhrasi’s chai and Sweettahini’s ice cream bring international taste and hometown charm to Lexington’s biweekly Farmers...
08/29/2025

Madhrasi’s chai and Sweettahini’s ice cream bring international taste and hometown charm to Lexington’s biweekly Farmers Market. Read more at LexObserver.org.

Born in Kinshasa and now leading Minuteman’s basketball teams, siblings Muji and Joey Vader built a nonprofit that takes...
08/29/2025

Born in Kinshasa and now leading Minuteman’s basketball teams, siblings Muji and Joey Vader built a nonprofit that takes their love of the game global. Read more at LexObserver.org.

Lexington High School ranked 3rd in MA in the latest U.S. News & World Reports list of best high schools, published this...
08/22/2025

Lexington High School ranked 3rd in MA in the latest U.S. News & World Reports list of best high schools, published this week.

LHS trailed only Boston Latin, a magnet school, and Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion in Hadley, a charter school—making LHS the top-ranked traditional public high school in the state.

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