Lexington awarded $10,000 grant for event safety barricades

LEXINGTON — A diagnostic pathology laboratory headquartered in Lexington disclosed a data breach exposing financial account and Social Security information, while Town Hall announced a $10,000 state insurance grant to buy safety barricades for public events.

TOWN HALL

StrataDx, a national diagnostic pathology laboratory headquartered in Lexington, has disclosed a data breach involving sensitive personal information, including financial account and Social Security numbers, according to a breach-notification listing. Details on how many people were affected or when the breach occurred were not included in the available notice.

Separately, the town announced it has been awarded a $10,000 risk-management grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, Lexington's property and casualty insurer, to help pay for metal barriers used at town events and celebrations. The Select Board's office framed the award as part of an ongoing push to strengthen public safety at large gatherings.

COMING UP

The Select Board holds a hybrid meeting Monday, July 20, and the School Building Committee meets remotely the same evening at 5:20 p.m., per a revised agenda posted July 14. The School Committee meets remotely Wednesday, July 22, followed by its Policy Subcommittee on Thursday, July 23. The Board of Appeals holds a remote public hearing on a matter at 89 Meriam St. on Thursday, July 23.

On the senior-services calendar, the Council on Aging has Senior Bingo, a "Coping With Change" program, and Voice Colors Yoga all scheduled for Tuesday, July 21.