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Lexington students' bike ride brings clean water to Turkish schools

Three Lexington High School students raised more than $5,000 through a community bike ride along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in March 2025, funding four water filtration systems for earthquake-damaged schools in Türkiye's Hatay province that now serve hundreds of students.

· 1 min read

Faucet, sink, tap, tap water, nature, flow, flowing water, fresh water, clean water, wet, splashing, splash, water, foun

Lexington Minute Men join Brooklyn's 250th battle reenactment

Ten Lexington Minute Men joined more than 250 reenactors at Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Aug. 22 for the 250th anniversary reenactment of the Revolutionary War's largest battle by troop deployment.

· 2 min read

Soldiers in Continental Army uniforms stand in formation on a green lawn with historic buildings behind them.

Lexington students' bike ride brings clean water to Turkish schools

Three Lexington High School students raised more than $5,000 through a community bike ride along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in March 2025, funding four water filtration systems for earthquake-damaged schools in Türkiye's Hatay province that now serve hundreds of students.

· 1 min read

Faucet, sink, tap, tap water, nature, flow, flowing water, fresh water, clean water, wet, splashing, splash, water, foun

Lexington Minute Men join Brooklyn's 250th battle reenactment

Ten Lexington Minute Men joined more than 250 reenactors at Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Aug. 22 for the 250th anniversary reenactment of the Revolutionary War's largest battle by troop deployment.

· 2 min read

Soldiers in Continental Army uniforms stand in formation on a green lawn with historic buildings behind them.

Lexington students' bike ride brings clean water to Turkish schools

Three Lexington High School students raised more than $5,000 through a community bike ride along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in March 2025, funding four water filtration systems for earthquake-damaged schools in Türkiye's Hatay province that now serve hundreds of students.

· 1 min read

Faucet, sink, tap, tap water, nature, flow, flowing water, fresh water, clean water, wet, splashing, splash, water, foun

Lexington Minute Men join Brooklyn's 250th battle reenactment

Ten Lexington Minute Men joined more than 250 reenactors at Brooklyn's Prospect Park on Aug. 22 for the 250th anniversary reenactment of the Revolutionary War's largest battle by troop deployment.

· 2 min read

Soldiers in Continental Army uniforms stand in formation on a green lawn with historic buildings behind them.

Concord remembers Robert Coles, the quiet psychiatrist who listened to children

Robert Coles, the Pulitzer Prize-winning child psychiatrist who lived in Concord for 60 years, died June 4 at age 97. Former students and collaborators remember a humble man whose groundbreaking work with disadvantaged children belied his quiet presence in town.

An older man in a light shirt with a young child's arms draped over his shoulders from behind, both appearing tired, outdoors.

Thoreau read it at Walden Pond. Gandhi studied it. Now Lexington traces the 250-year thread connecting India and America.

A free public program on Sunday, July 26, at Temple Emunah in Lexington will explore 250 years of India-America connections rooted in local landmarks including Battle Green and Walden Pond, organized by the India–U.S. Legacy 250 Initiative.

Grassy triangular common with flagpole, autumn trees, and surrounding buildings.

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