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Five Things: East Lexington Three-Intersection Project Public Workshop

A quick look at what you need to see, do and know on Feb. 6 in Lexington.

1. Public Workshop: East Lexington Three Intersection Project: Seeking to improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic safety, as well as traffic operations along a section of Massachusetts Avenue in East Lexington the town will host a public workshop from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. tonight at Cary Hall. 2. Today in Public Meetings: According to the town website, public meetings posted for today include the Council on Aging Board at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center, the Estabrook Site Council at 3:30 p.m. at the school, the Trustees of Cary Library's executive committee at 5 p.m. at Cary Memorial Library, the Tourism Committee's Antony Working Group at 7 p.m. at the Town Office Building, the Town Celebraitons Committee at 7 p.m. at the DPW Building …

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Public Workshop: East Lexington Three-Intersection Project

The Department of Public Works has announced an informational workshop on the East Lexington Three-Intersection Project -- dealing with Mass/Pleasant, Mass/Maple and Mass/Marrett -- to be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Cary Hall.

Visions for Vacancies in Lexington: 846 Mass Ave

What would you like to see in this empty space in East Lexington?

Welcome to Visions for Vacancies, a Patch feature and a place where you can weigh in with your ideas about what kind of businesses you’d like to see occupying empty storefronts around town. Each week, we’ll highlight a vacant building, storefront or structure around town. And we’ll leave it you, the Lexington community, to sound off on what you’d like to see there before any plans go before town boards. This week we head to East Lexington and the empty space at 846 Massachusetts Ave., smack between Good School Realty and Macaron Sweeterie. So what would you like to see inhabit this smallish storefront between Lexington Center and the Arlington line? Is there an empty niche you'd like to see filled? Or something you think would compliment …

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Visions for Vacancies in Lexington: 14 Mass Ave

What would you like to see in this empty space in East Lexington?

Welcome to Visions for Vacancies, a Patch feature and a place where you can weigh in with your ideas about what kind of businesses you’d like to see occupying empty storefronts around town. Each week, we’ll highlight a vacant building, storefront or structure around town. And we’ll leave it you, the Lexington community, to sound off on what you’d like to see there before any plans go before town boards. This week we head to East Lexington and the white brick building at 14 Massachusetts Ave., an empty storefront near the Lexington-Arlington line. Nearby businesses include Jackson's Kitchen, a car wash, Mal's, Berman's and assorted other restaurants and service providers. So what would you like to see inhabit this empty storefront in East …

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PHOTOS: East Lexington Tree Dedication

The East Lexington Community Association last week donated and dedicated two red maples in the memory of former residents. These photos are from the ceremony for Jim Barry, a former TMM from Precinct 1.

Last Saturday, March 31, the East Lexington Community Association donated and dedicated two red maple trees in memory of former Town Meeting member Jim Barry and former ECLA President Gene Beauchemin.  The above photos are from the ceremony dedicating the tree for Barry, a former TMM from Precinct 1, at Bow Street Park.

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