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Lexington Fire say they responded to a report of a fire in a three family building at around 12:09 a.m.

For the third time this year, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Inc. has disclosed plans to lay off workers at its Cambridge and Lexington sites. 

Two people were taken to the hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Lexington, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Lexington police said the pedestrians were hit at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Bow Street Tuesday morning. Both were taken to area hospitals; their conditions were not immediately clear. Massachusetts Avenue was closed between Charles Street and Taft Avenue for several…

The United States is approaching its 250th birthday, and Massachusetts gave a look at how it plans to celebrate its role in the founding, from Paul Revere’s famous ride up to modern innovations born here.

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Lexington, Massachusetts, is gearing up to mark 250 years since Paul Revere’s famous ride next April by installing six horse statues around town. Saturday, community members were able to help paint one of the six life-size, fiberglass horses being installed at the Munroe Center for the Arts, where the executive director tells us that people really enjoy community art. Old…

A baby boy who died after he was found unresponsive inside a vehicle in a Lexington, Massachusetts, parking lot was likely in the car for “an extended period of time,” the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Police were first called to the parking lot of a day care on Massachusetts Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after the child...

Police in Lexington are investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy who was found unresponsive Tuesday.

A boy found unresponsive inside a vehicle Tuesday in a Lexington, Massachusetts, parking lot later died, investigators said. The child, a 1-year-old boy, was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. The circumstances around the child’s death were under investigation as of Wednesday. Police were called to the parking lot, on...

Police in Lincoln, Massachusetts, are warning residents to take precautions after a black bear was spotted this week. The animal bear was sighted several times in the area north of Trapelo Road, in the area of Lexington, Page and Lincoln roads. Residents are urged to bring in any food and trash, and to use caution with pets or when exercising…

Hollywood actress Ashley Judd was in Massachusetts Wednesday to fight against a controversial airport expansion.

Minute Man National Historical Park, Walden Pond and other historic places near Concord, Massachusetts, are threatened by the planned expansion of a private airfield, according to a major preservation group. The National Trust for Historic Preservation on Wednesday named the group of landmark sites, which also include Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House other areas of national significance, as one...

A new emergency shelter is opening in Lexington, Massachusetts, to house migrant and other homeless families as the state continues to grapple with a strained and over-capacity shelter system. The Lexington town manager said the town was informed of the plan about a week ago. The shelter will be at the state-owned Lexington Armory building on Bedford Street. “The State…

Twenty people were arrested during a protest at Lawrence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts, on Saturday morning, police said.

Police investigating a report of an attempted child abduction last week in Lexington, Massachusetts, say no such attempt was made. A family told police last Thursday that a masked man tried to kidnap a 9-year-old girl who was playing in a backyard on Wood Street. The Lexington Police Department said Friday that investigators had “concluded this was not an abduction…

EDITOR’S NOTE — March 22, 2024: Police now say the incident was not an attempted child abduction. An earlier version of this story follows. A parent’s worst nightmare played out in Lexington, Massachusetts, on Thursday afternoon when a masked man allegedly tried to kidnap a 9-year-old girl who was playing outside her home. Lexington police are investigating the incident that…

Police in Lexington, Massachusetts, are investigating a report that a masked man tried to grab a 6-year-old girl who was playing in a backyard Thursday afternoon.

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The girl’s mother said her daughter playing in the backyard with her sister and another child when she heard something in the woods and went to investigate – then she was grabbed.

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EDITOR’S NOTE — March 22, 2024: Police now say the incident was not an attempted child abduction. An earlier version of this story follows. Police in Lexington, Massachusetts, are investigating a report that a masked man tried to grab a 9-year-old girl who was playing in a backyard Thursday afternoon. The child said she was playing in the backyard on…

A Massachusetts State Police cruiser was involved in a crash in Lexington overnight. The crash occurred on Interstate 95 south just after exit 2A. It wasn’t immediately known what caused the crash or if anyone was injured. This story will be updated once more information becomes available.

A truck hit a series of utility poles in Lexington, Massachusetts, Wednesday, closing a major street and Interstate 95 off-ramps. The accident on Bedford Street brought down poles and power wires, closing the road between Eldred Street and Hartwell Avenue, according to Lexington police. State police said ramps from I-95 onto the street were closed, saying that a tractor-trailer and…