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* Town of Lexington [http://records.lexingtonma.gov/weblink8/Browse.aspx?dbid=0 Public Records Portal].<ref> Note that not all public records are stored as a matter of custom in the Public Records Portal. The easiest way to search through portal content is to use a specialized Google search instead of the Laserfiche search mechanism - i.e. type "site:records.lexingtonma.gov text-to-search..." in the Google search box.</ref> | * Town of Lexington [http://records.lexingtonma.gov/weblink8/Browse.aspx?dbid=0 Public Records Portal].<ref> Note that not all public records are stored as a matter of custom in the Public Records Portal. The easiest way to search through portal content is to use a specialized Google search instead of the Laserfiche search mechanism - i.e. type "site:records.lexingtonma.gov text-to-search..." in the Google search box.</ref> | ||
* Newspapers | * Newspapers | ||
** [http://lexington.patch.com/ lexington.patch.com] | ** [http://lexington.patch.com/ lexington.patch.com], the Lexington Patch | ||
** [http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington | ** [http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington wickedlocal.com/lexington], the Lexington Minuteman | ||
** [http://colonialtimesmagazine.com colonialtimesmagazine.com] | ** [http://colonialtimesmagazine.com colonialtimesmagazine.com], Lexington's Colonial Times Magazine | ||
** The [http://boston.com boston.com] web site (requires subscription) | ** The [http://boston.com boston.com] web site (requires subscription) | ||
** | ** [http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west], the Metro West Section of the [http://bostonglobe.com Boston Globe] (requires paid subscription) | ||
* News aggregation | * News aggregation | ||
** [http://02420.com 02420.com]. This is a news aggregation site set up by the Lexington Patch, including links to Patch and Minuteman news. | ** [http://02420.com 02420.com]. This is a news aggregation site set up by the Lexington Patch, including links to Patch and Minuteman news. | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 22 June 2013
Lexington data sources
- Town of Lexington Public Records Portal.[1]
- 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.
- Web sites
- http://www.lexingtonma.gov, the Lexington City web site[2]
- http://lps.lexingtonma.org, the Lexington Public Schools web site[3]
- 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
- 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
- The boston.com web site (requires subscription)
- The Boston Globe (requires paid subscription)
- The Boston Herald tabloid (requires paid subscription)
- 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
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
Notes
- ↑ Note that not all public records are stored as a matter of custom in the Public Records Portal. The easiest way to search through portal content is to use a specialized Google search instead of the Laserfiche search mechanism - i.e. type "site:records.lexingtonma.gov text-to-search..." in the Google search box.
- ↑ The old version of the Lexington City web site, http://ci.lexington.ma.us, has operated between 2000 and 2014, and can still be browsed at the Internet Archive Way Back Machine
- ↑ The Lexington Public Schools web site has gone through several older versions: 1998 - 2002 and 2002-2012. Old versions can still be browsed at the Internet Archive Way Back Machine. Mirrors of old versions can also be found on our Web Site Mirrors page.