Patriots Day events may have been canceled in Lexington but the bell was still rung to remember history
By Joanne Rathe Strohmeyer and Nick Stoico Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent,Updated April 19, 2021, 2:22 p.m.
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Sam Doran waited outside the belfry for others to arrive in the pre-dawn. âEven if there are no spectators, and even if only the houses right around here hear the bell, itâs just important for us to know we did it and a year didnât pass without us doing it.â said Doran.Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff
LEXINGTON â Patriots Day traditions were cut back again this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but residents in Lexington made sure at least one ceremony went on uninterrupted.