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Nancy Cowan and Elsa Lichman with falcon

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

Weekly 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

Nature Column: Birds of a Feather…

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist January 5, 2023January 7, 2023

November sky in the city.

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.

Weekly 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.

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.

Weekly 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

Weekly 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

Autumnal Arrival: A Nature Column

by Elsa Lichman, Nature Columnist October 7, 2022October 7, 2022

A landscaper using a gas-powered leaf blower

Local Government

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

by Sophie Culpepper September 9, 2022September 9, 2022