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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> 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>
* 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]
** [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]
** 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://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
** 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]
** The [http://www.masstaxpayers.org Mass Taxpayer Foundation]
** [http://www.massinc.org MassINC]
** [http://www.massinc.org MassINC]
* Neighboring towns
* Neighboring towns
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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.