Maggie Scales
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@ObserverLex reporter | Previously @BostonGlobe, @brookline_news, @huntnewsnu | @nujournalism alum | She/her
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Joined September 2020
Reports of ‘check washing’ have amplified in Lexington, MA, this year, resulting in residents nearly losing $700,000 to fraudsters. Read more about check washing in Lexington in my recent story for @ObserverLex
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Keep your mail close and your checks closer. Increased mail theft and check washing has led to Lexington residents losing a collective $700,000 this year to fraudsters.
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Solar canopies could come to the highway median along Route 2 in Lexington—a first in the US. But Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” creates a roadblock. Read more at https://t.co/JYj7hqe4Ip. Story by @scales_maggie
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Activists continued to protest ICE flights at Hanscom on Saturday despite the move to Portsmouth, NH. Read the full story at: https://t.co/zA64YyH9Ba Story by @scales_maggie
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“Freedom will always be worth standing up for,” @maura_healey passionately told spectators at Lexington's Battle Green on Saturday.
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“Freedom will always be worth standing up for,” Healey passionately told spectators after rededicating the Green on Saturday.
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250 years ago, Lexington’s militiamen fought Britain’s troops in the name of freedom. Lexington has hosted a bunch of celebrations, with guests from around the world, to commemorate the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Read about it on @ObserverLex
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The Lex250 page covers the celebrations of Lexington’s 250th anniversary.
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#journorequest I’m wondering if any Lexington, MA, residents who work in academia or scientific research are affected by the federal government cutting research funding? If you or someone you know is affected, please reach out to me! maggie@lexobserver.org
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Lexington’s Town Meeting will vote on petitioning the state to grant residents aged 16 and over and Green Card Holders the right to vote in local elections during its annual session this week. More on those motions in my latest for @ObserverLex
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If Articles 26 and 27 pass, the Select Board will petition the State to grant residents aged 16 and older and green card holders the right to vote in Lexington’s local elections.
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The historic mid-century modern house at 25 Moon Hill Road in Lexington, which was designed by TAC's Walter Gropius in the 1940s, will be presented for demolition next week. More on the historical property and buyers' plans in my latest for @ObserverLex
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25 Moon Hill Road, the neighborhood’s first mid-century modern house, designed by TAC’s Walter Gropius, is being presented for demolition on Jan. 15.
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Lexington, MA, shares space with dozens of exotic destinations on NYT's 2025 list of places to visit. The Times touts Lexington's vast calendar of events in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington this year @ObserverLex
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NYT chalks Lexington — and Concord — up to the many events the towns are hosting to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord this year.
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Lexington Public Schools imposes a spending freeze, predicting a $1.5 - 2 million budget shortfall https://t.co/SDaMz5yByN by @scales_maggie
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LPS to audit special education programs, adjust hiring strategies, and more to cut costs.
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Lexington Public Schools imposed a spending freeze on Dec. 4 in anticipation of a nearly $2 million budget shortfall. The school district will audit its special education program, slow hiring, and more to cut costs. @ObserverLex
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LPS to audit special education programs, adjust hiring strategies, and more to cut costs.
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@Gallup @knightfdn This #GivingTuesday / #GivingNewsDay, can we count on you to show us some love back? The GivingTuesday movement reimagines a world built upon shared humanity and generosity. Thank you for yours! Donate here:
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As a community-funded, independent local news source, we rely on contributions from readers. Your donations support the journalism you care about: Lexington news.
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Lexington was the first MA municipality to pass a new zoning bill in compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. Last month, construction began on the town's first condo complex in adherence with the new multi-family zoning requirement @ObserverLex
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The new residential building coming to 89 Bedford St., which will host 32 condos, parking spaces, and a bus shelter, is the first of eight new complexes the town is planning to build.
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Trump has been vocal about his harsh anti-immigration policies and MA state officials have made it clear they won't comply. But immigrants sheltering in Lexington, and their advocates, nervously await the start of Trump's 2nd term to panic.
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Donald Trump touts harsh deportation plans that Massachusetts officials say they’ll resist — and they can.
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Donald Trump won the race to the White House this morning, clinching votes in important swing states. But in Lexington, MA, Democratic candidates came out on top. More on how Lexington voted, including on ballot questions, in @ObserverLex
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Lexington voters voted blue for president and senator, “no” on MCAS ballot question, and more.
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Before the MCAS ballot question was conceived, a Lexington woman filed the first ballot initiative that calls to abolish MCAS as a graduation requirement. More on her story and supporters/opposers' views on Question 2 in my latest for @ObserverLex
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What to know about abolishing MCAS as a graduation requirement from supporters and opposers.
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With estimated price tags surpassing $600M, Lexington's new high school could be the most expensive in the country. Read all about cost, student impact, sustainability, and much more, in the recent package of stories my team at @ObserverLex published:
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Reporting on the Lexington High School building project
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This week’s LexObserver is devoted to the Lexington High School building project. Whether you are a student, parent, employee or taxpayer, following this closely or just hearing about it for the first time, go to https://t.co/JYj7hqe4Ip to find out everything you need to know.
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This vaccine season, Lexington is hosting several COVID/flu vaccine clinics and is providing each household with several at-home COVID test kits. More info on that and which vaccines doctors recommend getting this year in my latest for @ObserverLex
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Where and when the town’s vaccine clinics are, how to pick up free at-home test kits, and which shots doctors say to get.
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Lexington High placed 10th in Boston Magazine's ranking of public high schools in metro Boston this year despite having higher test scores than most schools in Boston Mag's top 10. Read more about LHS's ranking in my recent @ObserverLex story:
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High enrollment and subsequently large class size keeps LHS from ranking higher despite competitive MCAS and SAT scores.
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