Week in Review, Nov. 13 to 19

A look back at the week that was in Lexington.

‘Twas a busy week from start to finish here in Lexington, from the bank robbery and Town Meeting on Monday through an eventful weekend that included a high school play and Penguin Lady lecture. Around 11 a.m. last Monday morning, police say a thin white male walked into the People’s United Bank on Bedford Street, passed a note to the teller and walked out with an undisclosed amount of money. By Wednesday, video surveillance images of the suspect were up on the Mass Most Wanted website and police were circulating the image in hopes someone from another agency or the public would be able to help identifying the unknown male. Also on Monday, a special session of Town Meeting approved a $21.67 million appropriation for the Bridge and Bowman …

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Future Plans for Robinson Road and Public Art Dominate Estabrook Update (PHOTOS)

Residents and Estabrook School community members were concerned about issues other than educational space during the School Committee's hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Educational space was the least of concerns Tuesday night at the School Committee's meeting to discuss developing plans to rebuild Estabrook Elementary School. Rather, future plans for Robinson Road and the Estabrook mural were the most frequently asked questions last night at Cary Hall. And Estabrook parents and neighbors also weighed in on topics like play space, exterior design and how building construction will affect existing PCB mitigation procedures. Plans are still very preliminary at this point, officials said, and the architects and School Committee work toward plans to present to the Massachusetts School Building Authority and a special town election this January and Town Meeting this spring. Questions about Robinson Road …

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Morning Minutes from Last Night's Town Meeting (PHOTOS)

A rundown of articles taken up at tonight's special Town Meeting in Lexington, with a bit on what they asked, what happened and what it means.

Questions and nay votes were in short supply last night at Cary Hall as a special Town Meeting worked through six articles in less than two hours, supporting a $21.67 million appropriation for a renovation project for the Bridge and Bowman elementary schools and an upgraded fire communications system, among other items. Article 1: Reports of Town Boards, Officers, Committees What it asked: Nothing, really. This is a chance for any town board, officer or committee can report to the Town Meeting. What happened: Committee members filed reports and School Committee Chairwoman Mary Ann Stewart used this time to update Town Meeting members on the Estabrook School project, including why it’s needed, the status with the Massachusetts School …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 14

Special Town Meeting tonight

1. Special Town Meeting Tonight: At the special Town Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Cary Hall, the biggest item is an article requesting funds for extraordinary renovations and repairs to extend the useful lives of the Bridge and Bowman elementary schools. The School Committee voted last Tuesday, Nov. 8, to set $21,670,000 as the exact dollar amount that will be requested. 2. Meeting before the Meeting: In advance of Town Meeting, the Board of Selectmen is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the Town Office Building and its agenda includes setting a date for an override vote for the schools projects and an executive session to discuss a land acquisition. 3. In non-Town Meeting related news: The Lexington Council for the Arts is scheduled to meet at 7 …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Oct. 4

School Committee, high school sports and seasonal produce today in Lexington.

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 Wakefield (boys at home, girls are away); girls varsity volleyball travels to Haverhill High and the cross country squads host Reading. The golf team…

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