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Category: Environment

Nancy Cowan and Elsa Lichman with falcon
Posted inEnvironment

Oh, the Falcon was a Pretty Bird

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

Nature columnist Elsa Lichman reflects on learning falconry with Nancy Cowan.

Skate At Own Risk sign Old Reservoir Lexington
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

A fall through ice at the Old Reservoir; how to vote and run for office in local elections

by Sophie Culpepper January 6, 2023January 7, 2023
Crows closeup
Posted inEnvironment

Nature Column: Birds of a Feather…

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist January 5, 2023January 7, 2023
November sky in the city.
Posted inEnvironment

A Roller Coaster Ride into Winter: A Nature Column    

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist December 2, 2022December 5, 2022
Omar and his mom, Mona Masood, in Omar's World of Comics.
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

A new Chief Equity Officer; Omar’s Bistro marks latest expansion of Lexington Center staple

by Sophie Culpepper December 2, 2022December 3, 2022
Monet-like landscape at Mt. Auburn cemetery.
Posted inEnvironment

Autumn, ‘You fill up my senses’: A Nature Column    

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist November 4, 2022November 5, 2022
Town Meeting Members and a screen in Battin Hall.
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

Fall Town Meeting approves affordable housing trust and LexHAB reorganization, former Lexington state rep. helped get “millionaires tax” on the ballot, Hosmer House move begins

by Sophie Culpepper November 4, 2022November 5, 2022
Carolyn Bertozzi as a high school senior
Posted inWeekly News Roundups

A Nobel laureate with local roots, delayed summer payments for some LPS educators

by Sophie Culpepper October 7, 2022October 7, 2022
Wild grassy fronds
Posted inEnvironment

Autumnal Arrival: A Nature Column 

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist October 7, 2022October 7, 2022
A landscaper using a gas-powered leaf blower
Posted inLocal Government

In first summer of Lexington’s gas-powered leaf blower seasonal restrictions, compliance remains uneven

by Sophie Culpepper September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

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