LexWiki:Data Sources

Lexington data sources

 * Town of Lexington Public Records Portal and bylaws
 * A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law
 * Commonwealth of Massachusetts Municipal Records Retention Manual
 * Newspapers
 * lexington.patch.com, the Lexington Patch
 * wickedlocal.com/lexington, the Lexington Minuteman
 * colonialtimesmagazine.com, Lexington's Colonial Times Magazine
 * The boston.com web site (requires subscription)
 * bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west, the Metro West Section of the Boston Globe (requires paid subscription)
 * News aggregation
 * 02420.com. This is a news aggregation site set up by the Lexington Patch, including links to Patch and Minuteman news.
 * TV
 * lexmedia.org, LexMedia
 * Web sites
 * http://www.lexingtonma.gov, the Lexington City web site
 * http://lps.lexingtonma.org, the Lexington Public Schools web site
 * Mirror of the old 2011 Lexington Public Schools web site
 * Assessors Online Database and Registry of Deeds for Lexington, MA
 * Town of Lexington's Geographic Information System
 * Harry Forsdick's http://lexma.weebly.com, a grass roots community web site
 * Mirror of the old http://lexopengov.com web site run by Alan Seferian
 * General mailing lists
 * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma (viewable publicly, only Town Meeting members can post)
 * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexington (viewable publicly, only subscribed Lexington residents can post)
 * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-polrel (private, only subscribed Lexington residents can post)

Massachusetts data sources

 * Newspapers and Magazines:
 * The boston.com web site (requires subscription)
 * The Boston Globe (requires paid subscription)
 * The Boston Herald tabloid (requires paid subscription)
 * The CommonWealth Magazine
 * The masslive.com web site, a news and information web site for Western Massachusetts.
 * News aggregation
 * MASSterList, a free daily news aggregate site covering Massachusetts state government every weekday
 * Foundations and Civic Associations
 * The Beacon Hill Institute
 * The Pioneer Institute
 * MassINC
 * Neighboring towns
 * The Cambridge Civics Online Forum

US data sources

 * Newspapers
 * www.washingtonpost.com - The Washington Post (requires subscription)
 * www.nytimes.com - The New York Times (requires paid subscription)
 * News aggregation
 * www.realclearpolitics.com - Real Clear Politics