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Good morning to you Lexington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Who's behind Lexington's mysterious 'Robots Right Lane Only' bike-path sign?
  • How a Lexington lab is quietly shaping global space security

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Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• Robots On Bike Path: Mysterious Sign Appears In Lexington, Bedford (iheart.com) — A quirky homemade "Robots Right Lane Only" sign has appeared along the Minuteman Bikeway on the Lexington–Bedford line, puzzling town officials and riders alike. Lexington's Bicycle Advisory Committee says no one knows who posted it, but the town currently plans to leave it up. The mysterious "Lexford Department of Robotic Affairs" and a dramatic email from "LOCKE-419" have locals debating whether it's art, satire, or techie humor.
   

• Space Force and Japan Complete GEO Watch Network as Orbital Rivalry Intensifies (sofx.com) — MIT Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington designed and built two key sensors now riding on Japanese satellites to watch activity in geosynchronous orbit over the Indo-Pacific. Their deployment completes a new U.S.–Japan Space Force surveillance network meant to monitor rival satellites from China and Russia. It's a reminder that cutting-edge space security technology is being developed right in Lexington's backyard.
   

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