09 Jan, 2025

Lexington man accused of shooting his mother and her friend held without bail, to undergo mental health evaluation

Crime Brent Roman-Finnagan, 22, allegedly shot his mother and her friend late Friday afternoon. He was held without bail at his arraignment Monday and is set to be evaluated for criminal responsibility given his mental health issues. The home on Keeler Farm Way in Lexington, which was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 29, […]

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Lexington native among winners of Nobel in medicine for work that enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Local News Drew Weissman, who grew up in Massachusetts, and Katalin Karikó, a professor at Sagan’s University in Hungary and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania, were awarded the prize for “their groundbreaking findings.” Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Assembly, right, announces the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or […]

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Lexington man charged with assault with intent to murder for allegedly shooting his mother and her friend

Crime The 22-year-old suspect allegedly bought a firearm illegally and kept it in his room prior to the shooting. The home on Keeler Farm Way in Lexington which was the scene of a shooting on Sept. 29, 2023. John HIlliard/The Boston Globe A 22-year-old Lexington man is facing charges including assault with intent to murder […]

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Local obituary: Caitlin Kuhlman, Lexington resident and Boston native, ‘truly a renaissance woman’

Local News Caitlin Anne Kuhlman, 41, died on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. Caitlin Kuhlman. – via Lehman, Reen & McNamara Funeral Home Caitlin Anne Kuhlman, 41, of Lexington, formerly of Boston, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at her home, after enduring two and a half years with Uterine Leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer. Caitlin […]

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Parents, educators defend Lexington schools’ diversity curriculum after petition

The Boston Globe Andrew Harris a parent and educator in Lexington. Tannner Pearson for The Boston Globe By Daniel Kool, Sean Cotter, The Boston Globe updated on September 7, 2023 | 11:59 AM A town known for its battle green is now the latest front in the fight over classes about gender and sexual orientation, […]

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