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===Lexington data sources===
===Lexington data sources===
* 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> and [http://ecode360.com/LE1818 bylaws]<ref> Check the date when the bylaws web copy was last updated at the top of the page. The bylaws web copy may be behind by a number of months.</ref>
** [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law]
** Commonwealth of Massachusetts [http://www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/arcpdf/MA_Municipal_Records_Retention_Manual.pdf Municipal Records Retention Manual]
* Newspapers
* Newspapers
** [http://lexington.patch.com/ lexington.patch.com], the Lexington Patch
** [http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington wickedlocal.com/lexington], the Lexington Minuteman. [http://lexington.wickedlocal.com/?template=userreglogin&newsletter=true Subscribe] to the Lexington Minuteman Email Newsletter.
** [http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington wickedlocal.com/lexington], the Lexington Minuteman
** [http://colonialtimesmagazine.com colonialtimesmagazine.com], Lexington's Colonial Times Magazine
** [http://colonialtimesmagazine.com colonialtimesmagazine.com], Lexington's Colonial Times Magazine
** [http://lexington.patch.com/ lexington.patch.com], the Lexington Patch<ref>Since it was reorganized in Jan 2014, the Lexington Patch has started covering less Lexington-centric and more state-centric news. The web site design of the Patch was changed around 2013-14, and many of the old Patch articles about Lexington have been lost.</ref>
** 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)
** [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)
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** [http://lexmedia.org lexmedia.org], LexMedia
** [http://lexmedia.org lexmedia.org], LexMedia
* Web sites
* Web sites
** http://www.lexingtonma.gov, the Lexington City web site<ref>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 [http://archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive Way Back Machine]</ref>
** http://www.lexingtonma.gov, the Lexington City web site<ref>The old version of the Lexington City web site, http://ci.lexington.ma.us, has operated between 2000 and 2013, and can still be browsed at the [http://archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive Way Back Machine]</ref>
** http://lps.lexingtonma.org, the Lexington Public Schools web site<ref>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 [http://archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive Way Back Machine]. Mirrors of old versions can also be found on our [[LexWiki:Web Site Mirrors|Web Site Mirrors]] page.</ref>
** http://lps.lexingtonma.org, the Lexington Public Schools web site<ref>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 [http://archive.org/web/web.php Internet Archive Way Back Machine]. Mirrors of old versions can also be found on our [[LexWiki:Web Site Mirrors|Web Site Mirrors]] page.</ref>
** Mirror of the old [http://lex-wiki.org/mirrors/lps2011/lps.lexingtonma.org 2011 Lexington Public Schools web site]
** Mirror of the old [http://lex-wiki.org/mirrors/lps2011/lps.lexingtonma.org 2011 Lexington Public Schools web site]
** [http://data.visionappraisal.com/LexingtonMA/DEFAULT.asp Assessors Online Database] and [http://www.masslandrecords.com Registry of Deeds] for Lexington, MA
** [http://gis.vgsi.com/lexingtonma Assessors Online Database], [http://www.masslandrecords.com Registry of Deeds], [https://www.viewmypermitct.org/preloginviews/loginpage.aspx?tid=32 Building Permits] for Lexington, MA
** [http://host.appgeo.com/LexingtonMA Town of Lexington's Geographic Information System]
** [http://host.appgeo.com/LexingtonMA Town of Lexington's Geographic Information System]
** Harry Forsdick's http://lexma.weebly.com, a grass roots community web site
** Harry Forsdick's http://lexma.weebly.com, a grass roots community web site
** Mirror of the old [http://web.archive.org/web/20100514043732/http://lexopengov.com/default.aspx http://lexopengov.com] web site run by Alan Seferian
* General mailing lists
* General mailing lists
** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma (viewable publicly, only Town Meeting members can post)
** https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lextmma (viewable publicly, only Town Meeting members can post). [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma Archive] of old Town Meeting mailing list.
** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexington (viewable publicly, only subscribed Lexington residents 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)
** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-polrel (private, only subscribed Lexington residents can post)
** http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lexParents (private, only subscribed Lexington residents can post)


=== Massachusetts data sources ===
=== Massachusetts data sources ===
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** The [http://masslive.com masslive.com] web site, a news and information web site for Western Massachusetts.
** The [http://masslive.com masslive.com] web site, a news and information web site for Western Massachusetts.
* News aggregation
* News aggregation
** [http://www.massterlist.com MASSterList], a free daily news aggregate site covering Massachusetts state government every weekday
** [http://www.massterlist.com MASSterList] - email newsletter with daily news aggregation covering Massachusetts.
** [http://commonwealthmagazine.org/category/the-download The Download] - email newsletter with daily news aggregation covering Massachusetts.
** [http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/massachusetts-playbook Politico Playbook Massachusetts] - email newsletter with daily state & US news.
* Foundations and Civic Associations
* Foundations and Civic Associations
** The [http://www.beaconhill.org/ Beacon Hill Institute]
** The [http://www.beaconhill.org/ Beacon Hill Institute]
** The [http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/ Pioneer Institute]
** The [http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/ Pioneer Institute]
** {http://www.massinc.org MassINC]
** The [http://www.masstaxpayers.org Mass Taxpayer Foundation]
** [http://www.massinc.org MassINC]
* Neighboring towns
** [http://cambridgecivic.com The Cambridge Civics Online Forum]
** [http://cambridgecivic.com The Cambridge Civics Online Forum]


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** [http://www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com] - The Washington Post (requires subscription)
** [http://www.washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com] - The Washington Post (requires subscription)
** [http://www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com] - The New York Times (requires paid subscription)
** [http://www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com] - The New York Times (requires paid subscription)
** [http://wsj.com wsj.com] - The Wall St. Journal (requires paid subscription)
* News aggregation
* News aggregation
** [http://www.realclearpolitics.com www.realclearpolitics.com] - Real Clear Politics
** [http://www.realclearpolitics.com www.realclearpolitics.com] - Real Clear Politics
* Foundations and civic associations
** [http://edexcellence.net edexcellence.net] - the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, dedicated to advancing educational excellence.
** [http://fas.org fas.org] - The Federation of American Scientists, and its [http://blogs.fas.org/blogs/secrecy Secrecy News Blog], published by Steve Aftergood. The blog newsletter is regularly publishing [http://www.phibetaiota.net/2013/07/congression-research-service-catalog/ reports from the Congressional Research Service], which cannot be obtained from the CRS web site directly.


===Notes===
===Notes===

Latest revision as of 14:43, 16 November 2016

Lexington data sources

Massachusetts data sources

US data sources

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Check the date when the bylaws web copy was last updated at the top of the page. The bylaws web copy may be behind by a number of months.
  3. ↑ Since it was reorganized in Jan 2014, the Lexington Patch has started covering less Lexington-centric and more state-centric news. The web site design of the Patch was changed around 2013-14, and many of the old Patch articles about Lexington have been lost.
  4. ↑ The old version of the Lexington City web site, http://ci.lexington.ma.us, has operated between 2000 and 2013, and can still be browsed at the Internet Archive Way Back Machine
  5. ↑ 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.


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