Some Milwaukee Avenue businesses are struggling due to roadwork By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For almost 14 years, Bertha Benitez’s Los Compadres – a Mexican restaurant with a full bar license – has been a staple in Burlington. Benitez is now wondering how much longer that will be the case, […]
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A harvest of hope
Farmers step forward to reap corn at Weis farms By Jennifer Eisenbart and Patricia Bogumil Staff Writers This week, area farmers planned to come together and help out with the harvest of crops from Weis Brothers farms. The Weis brothers finished harvesting their soy beans before an accident on […]
BASD approves changes to employee handbook
It reflects new era for school districts By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer With the final salaries now determined for the 2011-12 school year, Burlington Area School District officials presented a revised employee handbook at the Personnel Committee meeting Oct. 1. In the end, the committee unanimously approved the changes to […]
Strategic plan will guide city
Consolidation of local fire departments is among highlights of new plan By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer After numerous one-on-one meetings with City of Burlington department heads and Common Council members, the city now has its 2012 Strategic Plan. That plan, which highlights short-term and long-term goals for the city, was […]
Council OKs new leaf pickup rules
Residents warned to keep garden waste out of curbside By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Common Council approved a new ordinance Tuesday night that asks city residents to keep garden waste and sticks out of curbside leaf piles. The ordinance defines garden waste as tomato plants, pumpkins […]
School district has case of test anxiety
Officials fear data flaws will skew new ‘report cards’ By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the state of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issues its preliminary report cards to school districts next week, expect the grading curve to be a little steep – and maybe to change. Local School District […]
Farmer’s life was one of service
Clayton Weis praised for community involvement By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For years, Clayton and Russell Weis worked side-by-side on a pair of family farms in the Town of Dover. And for his entire life, Clayton loved Burlington – so much so that he gave back to the community at […]
A tavern of renown
B.J. Wentker’s featured in new book, documentary By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington’s historic triangle tavern – B.J. Wentker’s – is featured front and center in a new book and soon-to-be released public television documentary about Wisconsin’s historic taverns and breweries. Local residents will have a chance to preview […]
Lessons in life from the trailer trash
Haylofters’ adult-themed show plays on stereotypes By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As one of the main characters in “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” will explain, not every stereotype about a trailer park is true. Just, as it turns out, most of them. With off-color and offbeat humor poking fun […]
Success of block party may spur another
Officials discuss whether to offer it again next year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When City of Burlington Alderman Ruth Dawidziak was asked to share a story she’d been told at last week’s City Council meeting, she broke into tears midway through. Dawidziak had described a young boy coming up […]
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