May 17 is the Deadline to Register to Vote in the June 6 Special Election

On June 6, Lexington voters will be asked to weigh-in on a single ballot question with regards to funding for the design and construction of a new Police Station. Polling hours for this special election will be 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM in all precincts.

The deadline to register to vote is May 17. The Town Clerk's Office will be open from 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM to facilitate this registration.

Contact the Town Clerk's Office by email, or call 781-698-4558 if you need additional assistance.

View the June 6 Special Election sample ballot

About the Project

The Town is seeking to replace the current Police Station with a building that meets the community's current-day public safety needs. The current building was designed to support a community that was about 70% of the size of the current population, and generated half as many calls in a year as it does now.

Visit LexingtonMA.gov/PoliceStation to learn more.

The Planning Board will begin a detailed review of the further updated draft of the Town's Comprehensive Plan over the summer. 

The Board's schedule is broken into sections related to the Plan's goals. The first of these meetings will be:

Wednesday, May 18

6:00 pm on Zoom

Topic: Comprehensive Plan Update overview and review of next steps.

Future meeting times, locations, Zoom information, and agendas will be posted on the Public Meeting Calendar.

Public comments will be taken at each Planning Board meeting. Written comments may be submitted to Planning Director Abby McCabe. 

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

A Comprehensive Plan is:

• a basis for decision making for future development
• a process leading to a plan of action based on a town’s shared values and goals
• a set of priorities for addressing the full range of issues facing a town

Join us for a FREE series of shows that promote Skills for Life!  Brett Outchcunis is a professional entertainer, motivator, dancer and DJ rolled into one. Part of the Mental Health Awareness Month, these shows are for youth in grades grades K - 8, along with a parent or caregiver(s).

All shows take place at 7 PM at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library at 33 Marrett Road. No registration necessary.

May 17 - Positive Spin: A show that teaches us how to find the positive in ANY situation and what to do when we are disappointed.

May 24 - How to Make a Mistake: Learn how to become expert mistake-makers who know how to admit mistakes, clean them up and LEARN from them!

May 31 - The Collection: This show focuses on the importance of INCLUSION. Understand why it's so important to include others in our lives.

Thank you to the Lexington Police Department, the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library, Human Services, and Recreation and Community Programs for providing this series!

We’re working to improve transportation safety in Lexington with the development of a Vision Zero plan. Join the Engineering Division and Transportation Safety Group to learn more about the development of this important plan, and to tell us your ideas to make our streets safer for all.

Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 PM

Via Zoom 

Webinar ID: 881 1731 5510

Passcode: 028096

About Vision Zero

Vision Zero is a worldwide advocacy campaign focused on eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all users. A Vision Zero Plan outlines strategies for eliminating traffic-related deaths and serious injuries within Town limits. The Plan also identifies and conceptualizes top-priority safety-related projects for future funding opportunities. Only three Massachusetts communities have adopted Vision Zero Plan. The Vision Zero Planning effort readies Lexington to be the fourth Massachusetts community. 

More Information

For more information please email Sheila Page, Assistant Planning Director.

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Upcoming Haiku Writing Workshops

Celebrate the extraordinary in the ordinary with the most popular poetry form in the world! 

Haiku writing workshops will be held at Cary Library May 14 and May 23, Historical Society May 15, and Monroe Center for the Arts May 22.

More information and registration.

You will learn the key elements of haiku and some writing tips. Then you will write haiku inspired by Lexington and all it has to offer.

Your haiku could be selected to be painted on a Lexington storefront for the community to enjoy.

Write your haiku and submit it to be considered for selection. Submissions by June 1 at LexingtonHaiku@gmail.com

As part of National Public Works Week, the Department of Public Works will be hosting their annual Public Works Day event.

Thursday, May 19 at 10 AM

201 Bedford Street

Join us for a day of fun and activities, including:



• viewing and sitting in equipment
• operating a surveyor's transit
• using a metal detector
• exploring the growth cycle of trees
• learning to compost in your backyard

Light refreshments will be served.

Mindful Walk and Sit, Hayden Woods

Saturday May 14: 9-10:30 AM

This walk combines a mindful meander with a meditative sit-spot in Hayden Woods. A series of sensory activities along the way will cultivate a level of enhanced awareness and bring a sense of calm. The loop will end with a 10-to-15-minute silent seated meditation in the Valleyfield Play area. More than light rain will cancel.

Limit 12; registration is required. Email walk leader to register and to confirm meeting spot.

Leader: Barbara Tarrh: btarrh@gmail.com

ACROSS Lexington Route N Walk

Sunday May 15: 2-4 PM

Explore Route N, the newest addition to the ACROSS Lexington Trail System.  This three plus mile route connects Chiesa Farm with Willards Woods and Turning Mill Pond. The walk will include easy unpaved trails as well as paved streets and sidewalks.  Some trails may be wet, so wear appropriate shoes. Heavy rain cancels.  Meet at the Diamond Middle School parking area off Hancock St.

Leader: Bob Hausslein: 781-862-9102, rhausslein@rcn.com

Wild Edibles of Lexington’s Waysides

Monday May 16: 6-8 pm

Lexington is home to over 70 species of edible wild plants, both native and non-native, including plants considered to be weedy or invasive. Join Russ Cohen, expert forager, on a two-hour ramble in and around Lincoln Park to learn about at least eighteen edible species. Russ will present information on identification tips, edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation methods, as well as general guidelines for safe and environmentally-responsible foraging. Steady rain cancels. Meet at the Fitness Trail entrance at the crosswalk on Worthen Road across from the Lexington High playing fields.

Leader: Russ Cohen: 781-646-7489, eatwild@rcn.com

Spring 2022 Lexpress Walk Series #2

Wednesday May 18: 9:30 - 11:30 AM

This week’s 2.5 mile/2-hour walk will wend its way along the Arlington Reservoir, and through Arlington’s Great Meadows, and Tower Park before ending at the Community Center. Meet your guide, Keith Ohmart, at the Community Center in time to catch the 9:36 am C Lexpress bus, or board in the Center at 9:30 am or along the route. Steady rain cancels. Registration is required – Call Lexington Community Center, 781-698-4840.

Leader: Keith Ohmart: 781-862-6216, kohmart@verizon.net

The pine trees at the Center Recreation Complex adjacent to the tennis/pickleball courts and swimming pool have been deemed as hazardous. 

The Town is working with neighbors to hear their concerns, gather feedback, and develop a schedule for removal and a replanting plan.

A web page has been put together with information on:

• the background on the hazardous trees
• what a hazardous tree is
• tree governance in Lexington
• replacing the hazardous trees

Trees in Lexington

From July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, throughout Lexington, the Department of Public Works removed 58 dead, diseased, damaged or otherwise hazardous trees. During that same time period, the Department assisted with the planting of 173 new trees on public land. Additionally, the Department treated 18 trees for pests and disease control, and pruned 123 trees to remove hazards and improve health, structure, shape, and aesthetics.

Town Transportation and Sustainability staff will be on hand this weekend as part of Saturday's 'Earth Day in May' event from 10 AM - 5 PM to share some of the ways we can work together to combat climate change locally.

Learn more about this event

May 9, 2022: COVID cases are rising in Middlesex County. The Lexington Board of Health continues to recommend wearing masks in populated indoor spaces, consistent with CDC recommendations.

The Lexington Office of Public Health will update weekly COVID-19 case numbers each Friday. The data represented on the dashboard DOES NOT include at-home test results. The data only represents results of PCR and antigen tests verified through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

View Lexington’s case numbers

View the State’s COVID-19 dashboard

JOBS

• Crossing Guard
• Arborist
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• Custodian
• Budget Officer
• Retirement Administrator

Visit LexingtonMA.gov/jobs for more information.

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