What's Open, What's Closed in Lexington on Memorial Day

Check out what's open and closed today in Lexington.

It's Memorial Day, which means some businesses and government offices could be closed. Most of will be lighting the grill instead of heading to the Post Office or dropping children off at school, but some of the closings are less obvious. Check our list below of what's open and what's closed today in Lexington: Municipal, state, federal offices: Closed (no meetings). Libraries: Closed. Schools: Closed. Banks: Closed. Stock market: Closed. Mail: Post offices closed; express delivery only. Retail stores: Open at owner's discretion. Liquor stores: Closed. Supermarkets: Open. Convenience stores: Open. Taverns, bars: Open.

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Memorial Day Weekend Traffic in Real Time

From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on Boston area roads right now.

If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, your good. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck! 

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Much Ado About Lexington This Memorial Day Weekend

Looking forward to Discovery Day, Lexington's 300th festivities, old-time baseball and a Memorial Day parade.

With a fair, parade, concert and the national pastime, Lexington will honor America and itself this holiday weekend. There’s Discovery Day, the annual street fair/sidewalk sale featuring more than 80 of Lexington’s local businesses, groups and organizations who will set up in the Muzzey/Waltham street municipal lot and invite locals to “rediscover” their town and visitors to “discovery it for the first time. The food, fun and sales of Discovery Day will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Following that, local Beatles cover band the “NoWheremen” will before at 3:30 p.m. in Depot Square, preceding a special dedication ceremony for the town’s 300th anniversary. At the special dedication ceremony, to be held at 4 p.m. at Depot Square, Lexington…

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: May 28

What's happening, what's open, what's closed and more on Memorial Day in Lexington.

1. Lexington's Memorial Day Parade: After morning wreath laying ceremonies, a parade steps off at 10 a.m. by the Lexington Police Station and winds around town before making its way back to the Battle Green for ceremonies starting around 9:15 a.m. 2. About Those Wreath Layings: The first is at 8:45 a.m. at the Lexington Firefighters Memorial at the Lexington Fire Headquarters on Bedford Street. And the second is at 9 a.m. at Westview Cemetery, 520 Bedford St. 3. A Little About Memorial Day: A day of remembrance for the fallen who gave their lives in service to our nation, Memorial Day is observed the last Monday in May, often with parades, wreath-laying ceremonies and poppies.  4. What's Open, What's Closed: Town offices, schools, many …

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Patrick Ball

9:14 pm on Monday, May 28, 2012

Hi Joan, I'm sorry about the confusion. That should say 11:15 a.m. Unfortunately, I was out of town all weekend and only saw your comment after returning home this evening. -- patrick   more ›

Red White and Bleu Memorial Day Burgers

Celebrate Memorial Day with an All American cookout staple. The burger.

"Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valor of the brave." ~Muhammad Memorial Day is a day of remembering the brave men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It also typically marks the start of the summer vacation season and therefore most of our Memorial Day weekends are peppered with cookouts and parades. My boys and I are heading to a cookout over the weekend and will be bringing egg rolls. I really wanted to bring something else though-something that ties in summer and the colors of our country. No...not my usual fallback, a trifle. Instead I made burgers. I know what you're thinking. "Sure, burgers scream Summer, but the …

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Avon Barksdale

4:21 am on Monday, May 28, 2012

Calm down. It's not like Jesus was a capitalist.   more ›

Recipes: Making Your Memorial Day Grilling Memorable

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and that means the kickoff to barbecuing season. Whether you are staying home, heading over to the neighbors for a cookout or going to the Cape, these recipes will create a meal that is simple, tasty and easily transported

  The couscous salad and grilled steak taste as good cold or at room temperature as they do hot, so don’t feel like you have to miss time with your friends and family to prepare them. This recipe serves as both the marinade for the flank steak and a dressing for the couscous. Make sure to discard the liquid you use to marinate the steak in as it will have had raw meat in it. Ingredients: Directions: Serves 6 Ingredients: Directions: Ingredients: Directions: Serve to the side of or topped with grilled steak.

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