Lexington Town Offices Close July 3-4 for Independence Day Holiday

Town Hall offices will be shuttered Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4, as Lexington observes the Independence Day holiday — the most concrete town-government news heading into the long weekend.

**TOWN HALL**

Non-emergency town offices and buildings will be closed on Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Residents who need in-person services should plan accordingly; normal office hours resume after the holiday. The town's full schedule of holiday closures is posted at lexingtonma.gov.

**ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS**

Lexington Patch's most substantive local item this cycle centers on the district's middle school curriculum. The headline "🌱 Patch AM: Why a Lexington middle school's Holocaust lesson sparked national backlash" points to an ongoing story about how a local school's approach to teaching hate and history drew wider attention. The item appears to follow up on an earlier Patch story from several days ago headlined "🌱 Patch AM: How a Lexington middle school is rethinking lessons on hate and history." Per Lexington Patch, the situation has escalated from a local curriculum conversation to a matter of national commentary (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lexington).

A separate Patch morning digest flags a community calendar item worth noting: "🌱 Patch AM: Summer Sing Along Chorus and 13 more events" rounds up local programming available in the coming days, per Lexington Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/lexington).

No new coverage from MetroWest Daily News or The Boston Globe in this cycle.

**COMING UP**

- **Friday, July 3 – Saturday, July 4:** All non-emergency Lexington town offices and buildings closed for Independence Day. - **Saturday, July 4:** Arlington Independence Day Concert and Picnic (listed on the Lexington Patch calendar as a nearby event). - **Saturday, July 4:** July 4 Fireworks Over Lake Quannapowitt (nearby event listed on Lexington Patch calendar).