Carolyn Bertozzi celebrates the Nobel Prize with her colleagues at the Bertozzi Group. COURTESY IMAGE Sweet Path to Success: How the Science of Sugars Scored a Nobel Prize…
Voting with Purpose
DENISE DUBÉ
Sophie created this Jane Austen-style empire-waisted dress to wear to a Sudbury muster. Sophie Liebman, who turned 18 in September, voted for the first time in a suffragette outfit…
A Bolder Past for a Brighter Future
Jeri Zeder
By Jeri Zeder Next year, in a groundbreaking move, Lexington High School will be offering two new courses: one in African American history, and one in Asian American history. From…
Rachel Dratch Nominated for a Tony Award
Jim Shaw
By Jim Shaw By all accounts, Rachel Dratch was going places. If you talk with her high school friends, they’ll tell you that she was destined for success. After graduating…
Bread Obsession Comes to Lexington
E. Ashley Rooney
By E. Ashley Rooney In 2009, Vardo Haimo decided to replicate the Jewish rye that she had enjoyed as a child at Pratzel’s Bakery in St. Louis. She started baking,…
Hidden In Suburbia
Jeri Zeder
Food insecurity in prosperous communities Last school year, thirteen-year-old Eliza Kuechle learned lessons she’ll never forget. Eliza lives in Lexington, attends Belmont Day School, and was blessed to have as…
Immigration in Lexington
E. ASHLEY ROONEY
BY E. ASHLEY ROONEY We have all heard the saying that America is a nation of immigrants. Almost all Americans today either immigrated themselves or are descended from immigrants, whether…
Carol S. Ward Named as New Executive Director of the Lexington Historical Society
E. Ashley Rooney
By E. Ashley Rooney Lexington Historical Society (LHS) is pleased to announce that Carol S. Ward will be the new Executive Director beginning September 7. Previously, Carol was the Director…
Exploring Lexington’s ‘Outdoor Museums’ with Tom Sileo
BY LAURIE ATWATER
During the coronavirus lockdown, many of us turned to the outdoors to escape cabin fever and help us deal with the anxiety and despair happening around us. Nature has a…
Pandemic Pups
CINDY ATOJI KEENE
Zane O f course, there’s a dog named Kennedy in Lexington. And pups named Fenway, Boston, Fig Newton, and Sox. There must also be many owners who like food, as…
