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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Wilson Farm Named Best of (Beyond) Boston

BoMag's Best of Boston 2012 hit newstands last week and named Lexington's Wilson Farm the Best Farm Stand, West.

Folks in Lexington know well what they have here in Wilson Farm, which is to say a place to find fresh product, Thanksgiving fixins and many things in between. So perhaps it's not all that surprising to see the Pleasant Street farm store lauded as a "one-stop shop" for all seasons in Boston Magazine's "Best of Boston" edition, which hit newsstands last week and named Wilson Farm the "Best Farm Stand, West" in the Beyond Boston section. Here's what BoMag had to say: Since the 19th century, the sprawling barn at Wilson Farm has proffered more than 100 varieties of the grower’s own fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers; fresh-baked breads and pastries; locally made cheeses; and house-made pastas, soups, salads, and more. It’s a one-stop shop …

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

High Marks for LPS

The Lexington Public Schools were ranked fifth-best in the state by Boston Magazine.

Despite working down to the wire to get power back on at two schools after Tropical Storm Irene, the Lexington Public Schools started the school year on a high note this week.  Regional glossy Boston Magazine, which released its annual rankings of the region's schools in its September 2011 issue, has recoginzed Lexington as the state's fifth-best public school district. According to a magazine press release, "Boston magazine crunched the numbers in an exclusive ranking of the best public school districts and biggest values in the area. Rankings were based on data gathered from consulting school officials and websites, as well as the Massachusetts Department of Education." The high marks for Lexington shouldn't come as a surprise to locals…

Beth

10:17 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011

"a school system he considers one of the 'best in the world.'" We should work on improving our school system, which is far behind other countries' instead of thinking we are the “best in the world."   more ›

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