The 10 Most Popular Lexington Patch Posts of 2012

A special education scandal, politics, prostitutes, personal tragedy and an apocalypse that wasn’t: A look back at the year that was in Lexington.

  It’s almost impossible to be objective when considering the biggest stories of any given year. An issue of the utmost importance to one person or group may matter not at all to another segment of the population. And so, as we look back onthe year at the year that was in Lexington, we're leaving the deciding up to you – or to UVs, to be more precise. What you’ll find below are the top Lexington Patch posts in terms of pageviews, which is to say these are most widely read stories, polls, updates and photos galleries from 2012.    What you won’t find in the list below is our coverage of the Busa Land and its farming future, the redevelopment of the Dana Home as the Inn at Hastings Park, Hurricane Sandy or the start of Lexington’s …

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Looking Back on 2011: Six Feel-Good Stories

As is the case every year, 2011 had its share of ups and downs in Lexington. With this list, we're recalling some of our favorite feel-good stories from the past year. Let us know what you think and share your own in the comments section below.

Carnival Opens Early for Good Cause [VIDEO] Each year, before the public pours through its gates the Lexington Lions Club opens its annual Fourth of July Carnival to a couple hundred special guests – children and young adults from the Perkins School, the Carroll Center for the Blind and the Cotting School, along with their family members. Patch tagged along this year and captured the 55th grand opening on video. An Electric Announcement [VIDEO] The Commonwealth’s clean energy revolution took hold of Lexington’s Battle Green Friday, July 22 as energy conscious officials mustered to announce the award of 105 electric vehicle charging stations to 25 Massachusetts cities and towns. Lexington landed three electric-vehicle charging stations in …

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Looking Back on 2011: Fab Five Favorite Photos of the Year

Click through some of our favorite scenes from 2011, plus a bonus video.

There is simply no way to include all of the outstanding images captured and posted on Lexington Patch in 2011. From holidays to storms to feel-good features that warm the heart, there has no shortage of powerful photography from local photographers, freelancers and you, our readers.  So, in deciding our five favorite photos from 2011, we tried to going to stick to that old adage that a picture's worth 1,000 words and selected images that themselves tell the story. There are actually six pics, but we like to think about the second and third as one before-and-after image. So here they are, in chronological order. 1. Re-Enactors, the Next Generation: In Lexington, it's pretty much a given (or an understatement) that Patriots Day is a kind of…

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