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Five Things: Community Center the Focus of Today's First Friday Forum

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Dec. 7 in Lexington.

1. LWV First Friday Forum: At 9:15 a.m. this morning at Cary Library, the League of Women Voters' First Friday Forum presents opportunity to discuss the findings of the Community Center Task Force, which recently recommended establishing a community center in Lexington. 2. FY2014 Budget Presentations: Beginning at 8 a.m. this morning at the Town Office Building, the Board of Selectmen will hear fiscal 2014 budget presentations from the library, Human Services, Community Development and Facilities departments and will approve a 300th tax bill insert. 3. Holiday Market: Looking to do a little local holiday shopping? All manner of one-of-a-kind gifts are available from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society over on …

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Conversing About Community (PHOTOS)

At a facilitated discussion held Tuesday, Sept. 27, Lexington residents began to answer the questions “What does community mean?” and “How can we find it together?”

Transportation, information, integration and Tai Chi were among the recurring themes that cropped up during Tuesday night’s Community Conversation about defining and finding community. More than 100 residents pulled up chairs inside St. Brigid’s Keilty Hall and attempted to answer the broad questions brought forward by event sponsors and supporters, including the League of Women Voters and several other town groups, departments and organizations. Residents were randomly assigned to tables with colored cloths, facilitators and scribes. Town Moderator Deborah Brown kept participants on-point by posing the questions of the night: “What does community mean?” and “How can we find it together?” The point of the evening’s exercises was not to …

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