14 teachers have requested hearings on their status   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As the state-mandated date for final layoff notices for public school teachers approaches, the Burlington Area School District is in the final stages of determining which teachers will be laid off. Due to a new process, […]

Theater owner says he’s unfairly caught in the middle of political spat   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Want to rent the Plaza Theater in Burlington? That’s fine, regardless of your political leanings, as long as you agree to pay the rental fee. Plaza Theater owner Shad Branen said Monday […]

Woman charged for allegedly punching, spitting at rescuers   Sometimes, it just doesn’t pay to be a hero. Responders to an emergency situation in the City of Burlington Sunday were threatened, had punches and ice packs thrown at them and were spit on in responding to the 400 block of […]

  By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Thanks to a new state law, the Burlington Area School District is making an official version of its indoor environmental policies. At Monday night’s buildings and grounds committee meeting, Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Gary Olsen presented an IEQ – Indoor Environmental Quality – management […]

Dwindling revenue streams are discussed at first of three budget presentations to School Board   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer With two new board members who ran on platforms of change to the status quo sworn in Monday night, the Burlington Area School District Board of Education launched right into […]

  Lack of humane shelter puts city and town in a quandary By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller has heard the horror stories, he says, of out-of-control animal control – places where stray animals are kept for seven days with little effort to place the […]