1. No school today in Lexington. Officials cancelled school early yesterday evening, citing the number of roads still closed, four schools still without power and other impediments lingering after Saturday night's snowfall. 2. Real estate and personal property taxes are due today, Nov. 1. Still-unmade payments can be made online, at the Town of Lexington Website. 3. Power still has not been restored to all Lexington residents who lost it as a result of the October storm, but work crews are addressing downed power lines and associated problems and should have power fully restored by tomorrow …

1. It's Halloween, but Lexington Police are advising parents against allowing their children to go trick-or-treating tonight due to the number of wires down, lack of operating street and traffic lights and limbs blocking sidewalks after Saturday night's snowfall.  2. Also as a result of the October storm, the Lexington Public Schools have cancelled school today.  3. The Lexington Retailers Association is scheduled to hold its 10th annual Halloween Trick or Treat with your Local Businesses from 2 to 5 p.m. today around town. No word yet on how the storm and police advisory are affecting these …

1. Lexington High School's Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra will put on a free fall instrumental concert at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. 2. Haven't picked a pumpkin yet? Pick one up at Pilgrim Church's pumpkin patch sale between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. today. 3. Public meetings posted for today on the town website include the Permanent Building Committee at 7 p.m. at the Public Works Building; the Town Celebrations Committee at 7 p.m. at Cary Hall; the Tourism Committee's Antony Working Group at 7 p.m. at the Town Office Building; the Appropriation Committee at 7:30 p.m. …

1. Busa Land and affordable housing will be on the table tonight as the Board of Selectmen and LexHab are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at the Department of Public Works. 2. Lexington High School’s Madrigals, Concert Choir and Women’s Chorus will perform a free fall choral concert at 7:30 p.m. this evening at LHS, under the direction of Jason Iannuzzi. 3. Avaxia Biologics, a development stage company focusing on oral antibody therapeutics that act locally within the gastrointestinal tract, will open its new office and lab space on Spring Street this evening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 5…

1. Last day for the Lexington Farmers Market's 2011 season, except for LFM's second annual Thanksgiving FEASTival, scheduled for 12  to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Seasons Four. Stop by the corner of Mass Ave and Woburn Street between 2 and 6:30 p.m. this afternoon to pick up fresh, fall produce and more. 2. The School Committee's meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall and its agenda includes, among other things, updates on the Study to Improve Professional Relationships and the Estabrook School Building Project and action on the fiscal 2013 capital budget. 3. At 7 p.m. tonight at the …

1. Lexington resident Jill Stein will officially launch her campaign to become the next President of the United States at 12:30 p.m. this afternoon from the steps of the State House. Stein, an environmental-health advocate who has twice run for Massachusetts Governor, will run as a member of the Green-Rainbow Party. 2. The Board of Selectmen are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. tonight at the Town Office Building and its agena includes discussing the upcoming town election/presidential primary; voting on fiscal 2012 water/sewer rates; continuing discussion about the FY12 budget adjustment and …

1. It's opening day for the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society's annual Fall Fair, a fundraiser in which the proceeds benefit LACS. Hundreds of arts and crafts will be available for purchase, beginning at 10 a.m. this morning. 2. Families can contra and square dance from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight at First Parish in Lexington Unitarian Universalist. The music will be supplied by Roaring Jelly and all dances will be taught by Susan Elberger. It's $7 for adults; $5 for teens, kids are free and there's a family cap of $20. 3. The only public meetings posted for today are early ones, according to the …

1. At 7 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall, Lexington residents and local business owners are welcome to attend a workshop focusing on design elements of the Center Streetscape Concept to discuss what they want the Center to look like. 2. Lexington High's fall string concert is at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the high school. At this free event, the school's Chamber Orchestra, Repertoire Orchestra and the Symphony Orchestra will perform selections by Jean Berger, Dag Wiren, and J.S. Bach. 3. A Cary Memorial Library presentation at 7 p.m. tonight puts the spotlight on Hollywood and a culture of eating …

1. Spend an evening with Global Girlfriend founder Stacey Edgar at the Lexington Depot. Edgar started Global Girlfriend with a $2,000 tax return and a dream of providing economic security to women in need and specializes in handmade, fairly traded, eco-conscious apparel, accessories, and items made by women all over the world. Tonight's Lexington Community Education program starts at 7 p.m. and costs $10. 2. LexFUN!'s hosting its annual Early Education Open House at 7 p.m. tonight at Cary Hall. At this event, parents get to meet with representatives from a variety of local early education and…

1. Quite a few public meetings posted for today on the town website, including the Capital Expenditures Committee at 8 a.m. at the Cary Memorial Building; the Fund for Lexington Board at 4:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building; the Minuteman School Council at 5 p.m. at Minuteman High School; Sustainable Lexington at 7 p.m. at Cary Hall; the Hanscom Field Advisory Committee at 7 p.m. at the Public Services Building; the Conservation Commission at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building and the Human Services Committee at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Office Building. 2. Joe Alfonse, the town's new …

1. The Board of Selectmen meet at 7 p.m. tonight at the Town Office Building and its hot-button agenda includes continuting a hearing on fiscal 2012 water/sewer rates, discussing the Munroe Center for the Arts license renewall, discussing Leary Housing and more. 2. Other public meetings posted for today on the town website include the Lexington High School Council at 7 p.m. at the high school and the Community Center Task Force at 7:30 p.m. at Cary Hall. 3. Lexington resident/author Donna Harrison's condensed life story could be published in Reader's Digest as part of the “Your Life...The …

1. Wake up with the 2020 Vision Committee, which meets at 7:45 a.m. at the Town Office Building. The agenda includes goal renewal and measurement; a follow up on Demographic Change Task Force recommendations and a report on the Sept. 27 Community Conversation. 2. From 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Cary Memorial Library, check out the Cary Memorial Library Foundation's third annual wine tasting event to benefit the library's collections.   3. Author Adam Goodhart will speak on his bestselling book "1861: The Civil War Awakening" at the Lexington Depot at 8 p.m. tonight as part of the Lexington …

1. Tonight at the Depot, Lexington Community Education will present an evening with John Badalament, author of "Modern Dad’s Dilemma: How To Stay Connected with Your Kids in a Rapidly Changing World." The event's at 7 p.m., cost is $10 and pre-registration was strongly recommended, so it might not be a bad idea to check with info@­lexingto­ncommunityed.­org beforehand. 2. Attention pet-lovers. Nick Trout, author of "Every By My Side," will be at Cary Memorial Library at 7 p.m. tonight for a free event. 3. Lot of public meetings for a Thursday, according to the town website's calendar. …

1. The Board of Selectmen, School Committee and Appropriation Committee are slated to meet tonight in executive session to discuss strategy with respect to coalition bargaining related to employee and retiree health insurance. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Public Services Building. 2. Other public meetings posted for tomorrow on the town website include the Energy Conservation Committee at 6 p.m. at the Public Services Building; the Minuteman Career and Technical HS Advisory Committee at 6:30 p.m. at the school and the Lexington Housing Authority at 6 p.m. in its community room …

1. The Board of Selectmen continue working toward a decision on future use of Busa Farms as they'll meet with the Busa Land Use Proposal Committee at 7 p.m. tonight at the Public Works Building. 2. Sustainable Lexington will host an event at 7 p.m. this evening at Cary Hall in which committee members will discuss a Better Building program, lessons learned from capturing thermal images of half of the town's homes and taking future actions. 3. The Lexington School Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Town Office Building and its agenda includes a transportation report, school improvement…

1. Today is Columbus Day, a national holiday observed to celebrate the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. Columbus Day, or Discoverer's Day in some places, has been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th centurey and became a federal holiday in 1937.  2. Public Safety services and the Lexington Police and Fire departments are open for business as usual, but all other town services are closed in obervance of Columbus Day, according to Deputy Town Manager Linda Crew Vine. The schools and Cary Memorial Library are closed, as well. 3. Not everyone celebrates …

1. Wakeup with local lawmakers. Minuteman Career and Technical High School is hosting a legislative breakfast featuring guest speaker Joanne Goldstein, the state's labor and workforce development secretary. Other expected attendees include state Reps Denise Garlick, Corey Atkins, Sean Garballey and Will Brownsberger, along with many school committee members and officers, according to event organizers. 2. The League of Women Voters of Lexington’s First Friday Forum this morning at Cary Memorial Library focuses on what drives the school budget. Panelists will talk about the importance of their …

1. Lexington Community Education is presenting "An Evening with Robert Bly, with guests David Whetstone and Fran Quinn" at 7 p.m. tonight at Follen Community Church. The poet Bly returns to Lexington with collaborator and friend Quinn and musician Whetstone. Admission is $15 and preregistration was suggested. 2. With school out tomorrow and Monday, today's a busy one for Lexington High School athletics. Varsity football travels to Melrose for a 6 p.m. kickoff; girls varsity volleyball and soccer hosts Watertown and boys soccer travels to Watertown High. 3. The town website's public meetings …

1. The first fiscal 2013 budget collaboration summit kicks off at 7 p.m. tonight at the Public Services Building on Bedford Street. The agenda includes a discussion about the financial state of the town, budget calendar and updates on Bridge/Bowman and Estabrook schools building projects and the associated Town Meetings and debt exclusions. 2. The town's holding its first flu clinic of the year at 9 a.m. to noon today at St. Brigid's. Flu and pneumococcal vaccine available for residents age 60 and older. 3. As part of African Awareness month, there's a Village Health Works fundraiser at 7:30 …

1. The School Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Town Office Building and is expected to vote to formally request that the selectmen call a special Town Meeting this fall for the Bridge/Bowman schools project. Additional agenda items include covering School Committee goals and structure. 2. Other public meetings posted for today on the town website include the Police Policy Manual Committee at 4 p.m. at the Police Station and the Conservation Commission at 7:30 p.m. at the Cary Memorial Building. 3. It's a pretty full slate of LHS athletics today. Boys and girls varsity soccer battle…