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Deadline Approaching to Fill Out Mental Health Assessment Questionnaire
The Town of Lexington's Mental Health Task Force, in partnership with the Center for Social Research at Framingham State University, has developed a mental health questionnaire to assess the needs of the Lexington community.

We've received a number of responses from your neighbors, but we are hoping to increase that number before the upcoming deadline.

If you haven't already responded, we'd appreciate your input. Your feedback will give us direction when making important decisions about mental health services in Lexington moving forward.


We Want to Better Understand
the mental health status and needs of Lexington community members aged 18 and over, as well as any potential barriers to accessing needed services.

If you are unable to complete the online questionnaire for any reason, please contact us at 781-698-4840 for assistance.

This questionnaire is confidential, anonymous, and should take less than 15 minutes to complete.

The questionnaire is open from now until May 31, 2021
Lexington to Align With State Guidelines Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions
The Town of Lexington will be following the State’s new COVID-19 guidelines.

  • As of May 29, all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted, and all industries in Massachusetts will be permitted to open at 100% capacity

  • Also as of May 29, the face covering order will be rescinded and replaced with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance (more information below).

  • As of June 15, the State of Emergency will be lifted.

The Lexington Board of Health emphasizes that all unvaccinated individuals, including children under the age of 12, are at increased risk of exposure to the virus whenever they are in settings with unmasked individuals.  

Vaccination and continued mask wearing whenever in close quarters with others, remain our only effective path to continued reduction in COVID case numbers.

Town leadership is developing plans to safely reopen Town buildings and allow for in-person public meetings; that information will be shared in the near future.

Face Coverings
In line with updated CDC face covering guidance, the State will rescind the current face covering order and issue a new face covering advisory effective May 29. Face coverings will still be required in the following places:

  • Public/private transportation systems (MBTA, Lexpress, Uber/Lyft, etc.)
  • Healthcare facilities and providers, congregate care settings and health and rehabilitative day services.
  • Indoors for staff and students of K-12 schools and early education providers

Schools
Effective May 18, guidance from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Early Education and Care was updated to no longer require masks for outdoor activities like recess and to allow for the sharing of objects in classrooms, in both K-12 and childcare settings. This guidance will remain in effect beyond May 29.
Center Streetscape Update
Crews recently finished test pits (small excavations to evaluate underground conditions) on both sides of the project limits.

Details are being finalized based on the findings of the test pits, and the contractor is working on ordering materials.

Construction is now set to begin in late May-early June.

To learn more about this project, visit LexingtonMA.gov/CenterStreetscape
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Community Workshop May 27
On May 13, we held our first community diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) workshop, and we're preparing for the next one coming up on May 27!

These workshops are open to all Lexington residents. If you didn't attend the first one, don't worry, you can still join the second one!

The workshop is capped at 100 participants. Seats are still available for the May 27 event, but we're approaching capacity. We recommend signing up soon to secure your seat.

Once you’ve registered, a Zoom link will be sent to your email.

History in Context
May 27, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
This experiential activity will provide an engaging way to test our knowledge of history and align historical context with present day realities as it relates to racial equity.

Questions? Contact Sean Dugan in the Town Manager's Office.

Save the Date: Comprehensive Plan Update Public Forum June 15
As the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC) continues its work on the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, the community is encouraged to join us for a conversation to:

  • Review key findings from the Trends & Existing Conditions Reports

  • Reflect on what has been accomplished since the 2003 Lexington Comprehensive Plan

  • Refine a vision and set goals to guide Lexington’s future and to begin identifying strategies for their completion. 

These then will form the foundation upon which LexingtonNext, Lexington’s Comprehensive Plan, will be developed.

June 15, 7:00 PM

Anyone interested in the future of Lexington – those who live, work, play, learn, visit, used to live but moved away, travel through, etc. – is encouraged to join!

This forum is sponsored by
the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee (CPAC). They will be joined by the LexingtonNext project Co-Leads Community Circle and Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture.

All attendees will be automatically entered into a free raffle and eligible to win prizes. Participants must be present to win.
Memorial Day Virtual Event Monday, May 31
The Town Celebrations Committee will present a video to commemorate Memorial Day:

Monday, May 31 at 10 AM & 1 PM
LexMedia Public Channels
RCN3, RCN-HD 613, Comcast 8 and Verizon 35
 
This year marks the 160th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, and the video that will air will highlight that war and its veterans, as well as veterans of wars since.

Visit our website to learn about the interesting story of Lexington’s Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Thomas Cosgrove.
COVID-19 Data
Our Office of Public Health compiles COVID-19 data for our community and it is available on our website at LexingtonMA.gov/COVID19data
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