By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A gas station and convenience store proposed on a high-profile parcel in Rochester has been given the green light to proceed. The decision comes after a months-long review process. Late last fall, village officials began reviewing the future of a 2.3-acre parcel near highways 36 and […]
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Olivia’s first egg hunt
Olivia Rash gets her first taste of Easter March 17 while participating in the annual egg hunt hosted by the DRIVEN student leadership group at Burlington High School. Olivia was joined by her parents and hundreds of other children from throughout the area for the event, which featured 14,000 colorful, […]
A doctor who did it all
Dr. Robert Wheaton’s career included house calls, surgeries and delivering babies By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Dr. Robert Wheaton was the quintessential community physician. According to his son, he’d operate on patients in the morning – tonsillectomies and gall bladder removals were common – and then work in some […]
How much are you willing to pay?
School referendum survey will focus on tax tolerance By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Instead of inundating district residents with information and options for repair or replacement of school facilities, Burlington Area School District officials on Monday agreed to pursue a slimmed down survey that focuses on tax tolerance. “That […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
In-depth coverage of the closing of one of Burlington’s few fine dining establishments, plans for a school referendum survey that will focus on how much taxpayers are willing to pay and a profile of the late Dr. Robert Wheaton are among the stories in this week’s edition of the […]
B.J. Wentker’s restaurant closes
B.J. Wentker’s restaurant in the historic triangle tavern at 230 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, has closed, according to a post on the business’ Facebook page. The post, which read simply: “We are permanently closed,” went up shortly after noon on Monday. The announcement touched off a flood of comments on the […]
Veteran’s Truck Line to expand
Commission approves plan to add to terminal, office By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Expansion could be in future for Veteran’s Truck Line, which received unanimous approval of its site plan application at Tuesday’s City of Burlington Plan Commission meeting. Veteran’s Truck Line offers freight service related to food providers, including […]
Man faces charges after fleeing police
Authorities allege he tried to break into home to get away By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A 25-year-old Burlington man free on bond faces more charges after he allegedly tried to elude authorities in the wake of a hit and run crash March 6 in the 300 block of West […]
It’s the luck of the Egg-rish
Egg hunt will have St. Patrick’s Day theme The largest free Easter egg hunt in the area will take place March 17 at 10 a.m. at Burlington High School, 400 McCanna Parkway. Children ages from infants to age 11 can hunt for eggs and participate in other children’s activities. The […]
Resident raises questions about school safety
Superintendent says district has response plan in place By Alex Johnson Correspondent School safety has been on the minds of people throughout the country since a shooting left 17 students and staff dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last month. And that was also the case […]
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