Lexington

MATHCOUNTS Executive Director Lou DiGioia (left) and Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson (right). The team is comprised of (from left to right) Matt Lipman of Lexington, James Lin of Winchester, Alec Sun of Lexington, Niket Gowravaram of Acton and coach Josh Frost of Lexington. Submitted Photo. A Massachusetts team including two Lexington kids and their coach won the National Team Champion title at the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition last week.

By Brock Parker, Town Correspondent Lexington is temporarily converting one parking spot on Massachusetts Avenue into a parking area for bicycles on weekends as part of a pilot program to make the town center more bicycle friendly. The automobile parking spot at 1720 Massachusetts Ave. will be converted into a parking area for 15 to 20 bicycles on Saturdays and Sundays during pilot program, which will run from this Saturday, May 19 through Oct. 28. "The pilot offers Lexington Center a great new public amenity which complements the Town's well-used bike path and...

By Brock Parker, Town Correspondent Lexington is putting extra emergency workers on duty this weekend as Hurricane Irene hits the region. The town has issued a list of steps residents can take to both prepare for the storm and deal with its aftermath . Lexington Police Lt. James Barry said no emergency shelters have been established at this time, but additional police, fire and Department of Public Works employees will be on duty this weekend for the storm.

MATHCOUNTS Executive Director Lou DiGioia (left) and Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson (right). The team is comprised of (from left to right) Matt Lipman of Lexington, James Lin of Winchester, Alec Sun of Lexington, Niket Gowravaram of Acton and coach Josh Frost of Lexington. Submitted Photo. A Massachusetts team including two Lexington kids and their coach won the National Team Champion title at the 2012 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Competition last week.

By Ayoub Kourikchi, Globe Correspondent Senior Middlesex League co-MVP Will Marcal led Lexington baseball to a perfect 20-0 season after fanning 12 batters in seven innings to beat Lowell, 8-6. The Brown bound pitcher improved to 8-0 on the season. He also notched two RBIs for a total of 23 on the season. “He was an all scholastic and the league MVP last year,” said Lexington’s head coach Tom O’Grady.“ "He is one of the best pitchers in Eastern Mass. He has got the heart of a lion and he is a fierce competitor.” Lowell held on to an early lead after two innings but...

Cat Costello's clutch play in net yesterday helped the No. 2 Lexington girls' soccer team clinch its first outright Middlesex Large title by knocking off third-ranked Winchester, 1-0, at Knowlton Stadium in Winchester. "It's just the greatest feeling," said Costello, who has battled injuries (ankle and concussion) this season. "It's like, we made history, that's awesome. " The Minutemen (12-1-3) scored just three minutes into the game when a trailing Alison Boreiko one-timed a cross into the back of the Sachems' net. Winchester dominated possession...

It was the day everyone's been waiting for at the Jewish Preschool of Lexington at the Chabad Center. Twenty-two students, ranging in age from 3 to 5, released the butterflies they raised from caterpillars into a flower bush in front of the school. "It's really hard to let them go," said Vicky Benedek, the center director. "They think it's like a special pet. " The students said a prayer and sang a song while releasing the butterflies, she said. Raising and releasing the insects while learning about them has been a tradition at the...

With the Lexington field hockey team's season on the line, Sarah Kimball wasn't ready for it to end. The senior goalkeeper, playing in what could have been the last game of her high school career, bounced back from allowing two tying goals to make one big overtime save. The stop paved the way for junior forward Sarah Lehman to score the winner for the Minutemen (8-7-2) in a 3-2 win over Framingham in the preliminary round of the MIAA North Division 1 playoffs. At points during both halves of regulation, it looked as if Lexington was well on its way to moving on, only to see Framingham...

Lexington — For a moment, it looked as though this was one Battle of Lexington the Minutemen could have won. The Redcoats were lining up Sunday for a rehearsal of the annual Patriots Day reenactment when a group of Colonials wheeled what appeared to be two World War II-era tanks onto the field. Panic rippled briefly through the Lobsterback ranks, followed by laughter. The tanks were inflatable replicas, brought onto the green by Rick Beyer, a Lexington battlefield guide who is making a documentary about a US unit that used the...

WOBURN - George Peterson's first game as football coach at Lexington did not go as he had hoped. The successor to the legendary Bill Tighe watched his defense get shredded by Wakefield quarterback James Bourque yesterday as the Warriors held on for a 20-14 victory at Connolly Memorial Stadium. Lexington mounted a furious comeback in the fourth quarter, driving into the red zone from its 29-yard line, but time expired as Connor Murray forced a pass into traffic that was knocked down in the end zone.

Town Manager Carl Valente has named John A. Wilson as chief of the town's Fire Department. Wilson, a Lexington firefighter since 1985 who has been a captain in the department since 2007, will be sworn in as chief on May 23. He will take over for Keith Hoyle, a retired fire chief from Amherst who has been filling in as interim chief since the retirement of William Middlemiss last year. Lexington conducted a nationwide search, and had 30 applicants for the chief's position, according to the town.

Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc., maker of the anemia drug Feraheme, said it appointed William K. Heiden chief executive as the company turns its focus from pursuing a sale to expanding use of the medicine. Shares sank on the news. Heiden, 52, replaces interim chief Frank Thomas, who will resume as operating chief, the Lexington company said. Amag also said it agreed to allow its largest shareholder, Adage Capital, to increase its stake to 25 percent. Amag has said it plans to increase demand for Feraheme by more than 15 percent in 2012.

By Brock Parker, Town Correspondent A Lexington man was held in contempt of court and jailed for two days this week for failing to restore damaged wetlands on his property on Concord Avenue and neighboring conservation land. John Sellars, 78, was ordered to jail Monday by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Elizabeth M. Fahey and he remained there until Wednesday when he agreed to allow the court-ordered work to proceed, according to state Attorney General Martha Coakley's office.

It was the day everyone's been waiting for at the Jewish Preschool of Lexington at the Chabad Center. Twenty-two students, ranging in age from 3 to 5, released the butterflies they raised from caterpillars into a flower bush in front of the school. "It's really hard to let them go," said Vicky Benedek, the center director. "They think it's like a special pet. " The students said a prayer and sang a song while releasing the butterflies, she said. Raising and releasing the insects while learning about them has been a...

Lexington's annual Town Meeting will resume Wednesday to tackle the last few items on its agenda, including a zoning change to allow the creation of a new inn and also for the town to purchase a local farm. The meeting will resume in Cary Hall at 7:30 p.m. Town Meeting will vote on a zoning change that would allow Trisha Perez Kennealy to convert a former retirement home at 2027 Massachusetts Ave. into an inn with a restaurant. Town Meeting also will vote on two warrant articles that would authorize the town to purchase almost 14 acres of land known as the Wright Farm, off Grove Street, for...

The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Lexington Symphony a $10,000 grant for a program that educates children about orchestra concerts. The Lexington Symphony, one of 96 nonprofits in the country to receive the grant, will use the money for Orchestrating Kids Through Classics. The program started in 2009 using funding from the Lexington Education Foundation to facilitate visits by four Lexington Symphony musicians to elementary schools, where they meet with students and prepare them for a visit to a concert in Lexington's Cary Hall or Framingham's Nevins Hall.

The League of Women Voters of Lexington will host a panel discussion exploring key municipal departments and their functions Friday. Town Manager Carl Valente will lead the discussion along with several town department heads, including Police Chief Mark Corr, Fire Chief Keith Hoyle, and Town Clerk Donna Hooper. The discussion will include a brief presentation titled "A Day in the Life of Lexington — Who Keeps Lexington Running," which will demonstrate the services and activities offered by municipal departments.

By Brock Parker, Town Correspondent Lexington has hired the principal economic development planner from Somerville to head the town's department. Town Manager Carl Valente announced today that he appointed Melisa Tintocalis as Lexington's economic development director. She started on Feb. 1 and will earn a salary of $74,700, according to the town. Tintocalis had served as the principal economic development planner for Someville, where she worked on initiatives to support local businesses and encourage new commercial investment in targeted areas, according to...

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The League of Women Voters of Lexington will host a panel discussion exploring key municipal departments and their functions Friday. Town Manager Carl Valente will lead the discussion along with several town department heads, including Police Chief Mark Corr, Fire Chief Keith Hoyle, and Town Clerk Donna Hooper. The discussion will include a brief presentation titled "A Day in the Life of Lexington — Who Keeps Lexington Running," which will demonstrate the services and activities offered by municipal departments.