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The first mail-in ballots have already been cast in the debt exclusion referendum for the new high school. LexObserver has published more than 40 reported articles and dozens of letters to the editor about the project. If you’re just catching up, here’s a summary of our reporting, in English or 中文.

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution premieres tonight on PBS. LexObserver spoke with Burns and his co-directors about the film when they visited Lexington in April. Read the full story at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/04/25/n...

Standardized test scores at Lexington Public Schools remain below pre-pandemic levels, nearly six years after COVID-19 first shuttered schools. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/11/12/l...

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has been lying to locals about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations at Hanscom Air Field. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/11/12/l...

Have you heard about the new attendance policy at Lexington High School? Visit this link for everything parents and students need to know: lexobserver.org/2025/11/12/l...

IAL (Indian Americans of Lexington) turns 30 this year, a milestone marked at the organization’s annual Diwali celebration last Sunday. Read more and see the full gallery at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/11/12/i...

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Lexington resident Cathy Gill is participating in The Great World Race — seven marathons on seven continents — to raise money to combat substance use disorder in memory of her daughter, Courtney. Read the full story at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/11/05/m...

A Lexington parent, who is a devout Christian, is suing the school district over lessons that “normalize LGBTQ+ relationships.” The plaintiff claims they burdened his right to direct the religious upbringing of his child. Read the full story at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/11/07/l...

Town Meeting voted to appropriate funds and swap land to build the new Lexington High School in a special session Monday night, with 91 percent in favor. Next on the to-do list for the LHS building project is the debt exclusion vote, which is slated for Dec. 8. lexobserver.org/2025/11/04/l...

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The clock is ticking down to Dec. 8! Stay updated on the LHS building project with our ongoing coverage by LexObserver’s unbiased reporters. All articles can be found in our “LHS Watch” section on LexObserver.org at this link: lexobserver.org/category/lhs...

MSBA approves $118.8M grant for Lexington High School building project. The Authority unanimously voted in favor of the grant Wednesday morning. The town could get another $2.9M if it spends money where the MSBA wants down the line. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/29/m...

Are we alone in the universe? A Lexington astronomer is raising eyebrows for asking whether a new interstellar object could be made by aliens. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/27/a...

More than 1,200 Lexington residents will lose access to food assistance tomorrow when SNAP benefits are cut off due to the government shutdown. Here's how you can get and give help. lexobserver.org/2025/10/30/w... #SNAP #governmentshutdown #lexingtonma

Lexingtonians Fran Ludwig and Bill McKibben were invited to environmental conference in Italy, talked climate action with other leaders at Pope Leo’s summer house this month. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/23/l...

Governor Maura Healey has signed Bill H3893 into law, authorizing Lexington to grant ten additional wine and malt licenses to local businesses. Hear from business owners and read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/23/t...

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No Kings day demonstration in Lexington, MA — birthplace of the American Revolution. Speakers pictured Poet Laureate of MA Regie O'Hare Gibson, @billmckibben.bsky.social , and @markey.senate.gov #nokings #lexingtonma @lexingtonalarm.bsky.social

The state’s model for the new LHS projects 2,395 students. Here’s how that number was calculated — and what it does and doesn’t account for. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/17/h...

Cul-de-sac to condos: How a Lexington Center property proposal went from a small neighborhood to MBTA housing despite a recent bylaw change Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/15/l...

Lexington Select Board approves land swap for new high school building — to build the new high school on the current sports fields and convert the existing building site into new recreational space. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/08/l...

The Select Board voted to remove a twenty-year volunteer from the Tree Committee for violating the town’s guidelines for civil discourse during its meeting on Monday night. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/10/l...

Lexington resident Josh Model says his Jewish roots inspired him to protest the treatment of immigrants held inside a Burlington ICE facility. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/09/a...

Lexington residents have a big decision ahead with December’s vote on the new high school building. A new AI-powered chatbot — built by Lexington High School students — can help answer your questions about the project. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/01/l...

The LPS district is piloting three literacy programs this year in response to the nationwide debate. Parents wonder why the town is still considering a curriculum many states have abandoned. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/03/h...

Known for string renditions of popular music from Adele to Coldplay, the Vitamin String Quartet (aka VSQ) will perform tonight at Lexington’s Cary Hall. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/10/02/v...

From Celtic a cappella to Middle Eastern folk to New Orleans jazz, explore Lexington through music at the third annual Porchfest tomorrow. You don’t want to miss it! Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/09/24/l...

A $19 million renovation and addition project is underway for the high school field house. But the runners won’t be able to use the indoor track if built as planned. Read more at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/09/25/l...

Last week’s bulb-lighting ceremony at the VO250 arch celebrates nearly 100,000 hours of volunteer service—and a community that keeps giving. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/18/v...

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. Read the full story at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/18/h...

ICE stop in Lexington captured on video by student watching from a passing school bus: lexobserver.org/2025/09/16/i...

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. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/11/m...

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? Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/12/c...

Lexington Farmers Market features mushroom growers, a knife sharpener who has appeared on reality TV, and more vendors worth meeting this fall. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/04/f...

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. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/04/s...

Our top story this week is a deep dive into the costs—and potential return on investment—of the green technology planned for the new Lexington High School building. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/09/04/a...

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

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/2025/08/28/s...

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/2025/08/28/o...

Lexington High School ranked 3rd in MA in the latest U.S. News & World Reports list of best high schools, published this week. Read the full story at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/08/20/l...

You asked, LexObserver answers: lexobserver.org/2025/08/21/w...

Building desks and community: Volunteer Ventures started out building desks for kids attending school virtually during COVID. 500 desks later, they are still growing. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/08/14/b...

Lexington welcomed four outdoor murals this summer, all along the Minuteman Bikeway, in an effort to revitalize the town’s business districts post-COVID-19. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/08/14/l...

Researchers like Harvard’s Zhiming Kuang do not know whether or not they will be able to count on federal funding in the foreseeable future. Read more at the link below: lexobserver.org/2025/08/14/h...

Lexington Police are investigating two separate incidents involving a suspect approaching teenage girls on the Minuteman Bikeway. Read more on LexObserver.org at this link: lexobserver.org/2025/08/07/l...