PHOTOS: LPD Honor Guard Presents Colors Before Sox Win

On Monday, April 30, the Lexington Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors at Fenway Park, where the Red Sox topped the visiting Oakland A's, 11-6.

The Boston Red Sox ended April by evening the team's record at 11s with a win over the visiting Oakland Athletics. But, before that happened, the Lexington Police Department's Honor Guard presented the colors before the National Anthem to start the game.  In case you were wondering about the game: Starting pitcher Clay Buchholz continued to underwhelm, allowing six runs on seven hits and five walks over 6 2/3 innings. But DH David Ortiz stayed hotter than the weather, adding a pair of solo home runs to his impressive April, and Mike Aviles added a three-run homer and Darnell McDonald a two-run job as the longball-led BoSox topped the A's, 11-6.

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Russell's Blast Launches Arlington Past Visiting Lexington

Arlington Left fielder Dan Russell's fourth-inning bomb down Pond Terrace gave the Spy Ponders a 2-1 lead and a much-needed spark.

With his team down 1-0 going into the bottom half of the fourth inning Wednesday against visiting Lexington, Arlington High’s Jonathan Matos asked his teammates, who had yet to get a hit, for a little help while he was walking off the mound. “Come on! Let’s go!” he shouted coming back to the bench. Left fielder Dan Russell must have heard him, as four batters later, with the bases loaded and one out, Russell absolutely crushed a ball over Lexington’s left fielder. Russell easily could have circled the bases, but the ball rolled down Pond Terrace, which is a ground-rule double at Spy Pond Field. Regardless, he gave his Spy Ponders a 2-1 lead, which they would not relinquish on way to a 5-3 win. With right fielder Matt Garcia up next, …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 23

Town Meeting, conservation, high school sports and more today in Lexington.

1. Town Meeting Tonight: After more than a week off, annual Town Meeting reconvenes tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Cary Hall. Still ahead after tonight's business will be petition to rezone the Dana Home for redevelompent as an inn and restaurant and a bid to purchase the Wright Farm propert on Grove Street. 2. Today in High School Sports: Lexington High athletic action today includes girls varisty tennis at 3:30 p.m. at Melrose High; boys freshmen and JV baseball at 3:45 p.m. at Reading Memorial High School; girls varsity and JV softball at 4:45 p.m. at Reading and boys varsity tennis at 4 p.m. at home against Melrose. According to High School Sports.net, all of today's scheduled games have been postponed until tomorrow. 3. Citizens for …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 19

Lexington's alarm letter, a Holocaust memorial program, jazz concert and more today in Lexington.

1. Lexington Alarm Letter Display: On this morning in 1775 was the start of the American Revolution, and the Lexington Alarm letter, drafted April 19, 1775, is on display today at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington. Check it out. 2. Holocaust Memorial Program: Facing History and Ourselves and Lexington Choruses unite at 7:30 p.m. tonight for the Temple Emunah Holocaust Remembrance Program. The program will focus on issue of personal responsibility in combating intolerant behavior with the potential to make a difference. 3. Philippe LeJeune, France’s master of boogie woogie jazz and blue, in Concert: Philippe LeJeune will be performing his special touch on the ivories at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Lexington's Follen Community Church with …

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Boston Marathon Issues Heat Advisory, Offers Deferment

Inexperienced marathoners are warned not to run on Monday.

Runners scheduled to run the Boston Marathon on Monday have been advised to do so with caution. Because of the expected high temperatures of nearly 90 degrees on Monday, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) issued an email statement on Saturday morning which offered a deferment to any official runner who would like to postpone his or her participation until 2013.  “This applies to official entrants only who either have claimed or will claim their bib number packet at the John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo through Sunday evening at the Seaport World Trade Center in South Boston,” the statement read. "Runners must claim their bib number for deferment to be an option.” The medical co-directors of the marathon, Dr. Pierre d’Hemecourt and Dr. …

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Celebrate Jackie Robinson Day at Cary Library

"Jackie Robinson: A Memorabilia Exhibit" is a special one-day exhibit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at Cary Memorial Library, featuring photo, autographs, cards, magazines and more from the collection of Lexington resident Stephen Schlein.

It’s like a scene straight out of a PG movie or some soda commercial: 1950s ballplayer leaves the stadium and walks with adoring young fans for a few blocks to the subway, where he stops, puts his hand on the shoulder of a boy barely older than 10 and says, “How’d you like the game, kid?” Insert jersey toss and exit stage left. Except only this was real life. The ballplayer was Jackie Robinson. And the boy, he grew up, moved to Lexington and became a Sox fan. The above memory and more will be on display at Cary Memorial Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow, April 14, in a special memorabilia exhibit celebrating Jackie Robinson Day. This one-day exhibit will feature a special collection of cards, autographs, photos, pins and magazine …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: April 10

Women-in-Business at lunchtime, high school sports, arts and more today in Lexington.

1. Women-In-Business Lunchtime Series: Lexington’s Recreation Director, Karen Simmons, will be the guest speaker today at the Chamber of Commerce's "Women-in-Business" lunchtime series. The event, at 12 p.m. today at Cambridge Savings Bank includes a segment of moderated around the-table discussion, followed by a featured guest speaker. 2. Today in High School Sports: Lots of after-school action today for the scholar athletes from Lexington High. Boys varsity tennis takes on Bedford in a scrimmage at 3:30 p.m.; the boys and girls varsity and JV baseball and softball squads travel to Burlington High at 3:45 p.m.; girls varsity lacrosse hosts Woburn High at 3:45 p.m., with the junior varsity to follow at 5 p.m.; girls varsity tennis …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: March 8

A concerto concert, LHS hoops in play, Toastmasters and more today in Lexington.

1. Concerto Concert: This evening’s program, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Lexington High School, features the Chamber Orchestra performing the Viola Concerto, movement 1-Allegro by Sir William Walton; Senior violist Carolyn Chang, one of this year’s Concerto Competition winners will be the featured soloist. The Orchestra will also play Variations on Themes from Verdi's Rigoletto by Luigi Bassi with Junior Thomas Jeon '13, also a winner of the Concerto Competition, featured as the clarinet soloist. And the Chamber Orchestra will finish the evening. 2. High School Hoops - Postseason Play: The Lexington High School boys basketball team heads to Lawrence tonight to take on Acton-Boxboro in the MIAA DIvision I North Semi-Final at 7 p.m. at …

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Lax Game This Weekend Honors Morgan McDuffee Ten Years After Death

Men’s Division III college lacrosse game on March 3 to honor Morgan McDuffee, a Lexington High graduate and standout athlete who was killed in 2002 while breaking up a fight in Lewiston, Maine.

The following press release was provided by Leslie Wilcott-Henrie on behalf of Bates College Athletics. On March 3, 2012, Bates College and Skidmore College will play a lacrosse game dedicated to the life and memory of Morgan McDuffee, a 1997 graduate of Lexington High School where he was a standout athlete, captaining both the football and lacrosse teams. In 2002, McDuffee was a senior at Bates College, an accomplished student and co-captain of the lacrosse team, when he was killed breaking up a fight in Lewiston, Maine. To compound the tragedy for the Lexington community, several days later David Germaine, a close friend of Morgan's brother and a junior lacrosse player at LHS, was killed in a car accident returning from visiting the …

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