CELEBRATION WITH THE FLIP OF THE CALENDAR, WHERE OFFICIALLY 250 DAYS AWAY FROM THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON. I’M SO EXCITED. I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR 50 YEARS. THE LEX 250 COMMISSION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANIZING THE CELEBRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING THE FIRST SHOT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. OUR JOB IS TO PUT TOGETHER A MULTI YEAR CELEBRATION WHERE IT EVERYBODY WHO’S ASSOCIATED OR CONNECTED WITH LEXINGTON FEELS THAT IT IS THEIR CELEBRATION. SINCE THE YEAR MARK, A DIFFERENT GROUP HAS BEEN FLIPPING THIS INTERACTIVE CALENDAR TO COUNT DOWN TO APRIL 19TH, 2025 FOR LEXINGTON. WE’RE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND SO IT’S ALL ABOUT EVERYBODY BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY. SO GIVING DIFFERENT GROUPS PARTICIPATION TIME MAKES THEM FEEL INCLUDED. IT’S A CELEBRATION OF LEXINGTON’S CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORY, SOMETHING THE TOUR GUIDES TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN SHARING. I’M GLAD SO MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE WORLD TODAY, THERE ARE SO MANY DEMOCRATIC FORMS OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAVE FOLLOWED OUR EXAMPLE, AND I LOVE WHEN I HAVE PEOPLE COME FROM BRITAIN BECAUSE NOW WE’RE GOOD FRIENDS, DRESSED IN RED, WHITE AND BLUE. RESIDENTS ARE JUST AS PROUD TO CALL THIS PLACE HOME. WE WOULDN’T HAVE THE DEMOCRACY THAT WE HAVE TODAY IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THE BRAVE PEOPLE IN LEXINGTON FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS IN LEXINGTON. BRIANNA BORGHI WCVB NEWS CENTER FIVE. BRIANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE CONCORD MUSEUM IS ALSO COUNTING DOWN TO THE ANNIVERSARY. THERE WAS A CELEBRATION LAST NIGHT, INCLUDING REENACTORS FROM CONCORD AND ACTON, AND PEOPLE POSED NEXT TO A PHOTO OF A LANTERN PAYING TRIBUTE TO PAUL REVERE’S MIDNIGHT RIDE. MIDNIGHT RIDE. THERE WERE ALSO FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES. THE COUNTDOWN WILL CONTINUE IN CONCORD AN

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Lexington, Massachusetts, prepares for 250th anniversary of American Revolution

Updated: 6:34 PM EDT Aug 12, 2024

Lexington, Massachusetts, is gearing up for a grand celebration in April marking 250 years since the Battle of Lexington.”I’m so excited. I’ve been waiting for this,” Doug Lucente, chair of the Lexington Select Board, said.The LEX250 Commission is organizing the celebrations and activities surrounding the first shot of the American Revolution.”Our job is to put together a multi-year celebration where everybody associated or connected to Lexington feels like it is their celebration,” Mona Roy, vice chair of the LEX250 Commission, said.The community is counting down to April 19, 2025.”For Lexington, we’re a very diverse community, and so it’s all about everybody belonging, so giving different groups participation time makes them feel included,” Lucente said. The celebration highlights Lexington’s historical significance, a point of pride for local tour guides.”I’m glad so many more people are coming because if you look around the world today, there are so many democratic governments that have followed our example and I love when I have people come from Britain because now we’re good friends,” Gerry Marrocco, a Lexington tour guide, said.Residents, dressed in red, white and blue, share the pride in their hometown.”We wouldn’t have the democracy we have today if we didn’t have the brave people in Lexington fight for our freedom,” Roy said.

LEXINGTON, Mass. —

Lexington, Massachusetts, is gearing up for a grand celebration in April marking 250 years since the Battle of Lexington.

“I’m so excited. I’ve been waiting for this,” Doug Lucente, chair of the Lexington Select Board, said.

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The LEX250 Commission is organizing the celebrations and activities surrounding the first shot of the American Revolution.

“Our job is to put together a multi-year celebration where everybody associated or connected to Lexington feels like it is their celebration,” Mona Roy, vice chair of the LEX250 Commission, said.

The community is counting down to April 19, 2025.

“For Lexington, we’re a very diverse community, and so it’s all about everybody belonging, so giving different groups participation time makes them feel included,” Lucente said.

The celebration highlights Lexington’s historical significance, a point of pride for local tour guides.

“I’m glad so many more people are coming because if you look around the world today, there are so many democratic governments that have followed our example and I love when I have people come from Britain because now we’re good friends,” Gerry Marrocco, a Lexington tour guide, said.

Residents, dressed in red, white and blue, share the pride in their hometown.

“We wouldn’t have the democracy we have today if we didn’t have the brave people in Lexington fight for our freedom,” Roy said.

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