By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In an area known as a Republican stronghold, two primary races are being contended by Republicans. While Jonathan Steitz vs. Van Wanggaard state Senate race has garnered much of the attention for the Aug. 12 runoff, District 63 State Assembly Representative Robin Vos is also facing […]
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West end municipalities ready to join Central Racine Health
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For eight municipalities served by the Western Racine County Health Department, a new contract will begin in 2015 with the Central Racine County Health Department. “They’ve already verbally agreed,” said City of Burlington Mayor Bob Miller. “They just haven’t done it formally.” While the new partnership […]
Music ready to make money for TLC
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It has been a year of change for the Transitional Living Center. This spring, the group changed its logo, looking for a newer, fresher approach. And on Saturday, TLC will wrap up a summer concert series that has – at least for this year – […]
City police find goat in city
The City of Burlington had an unexpected visitor early Thursday morning. Police received the visitor – a goat – into the police lobby around 1:20 a.m. The goat had been found standing in the street in front of Burlington Public Library. The goat was picked up by its owner around […]
MacDonald takes over at St. Charles
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor There’s an old children’s rhyming song, the kind that goes with clapping your hands and tagging the next person in the line. “Miss Mary Mack, all dressed in black…” And Mary MacDonald, the new principal at St. Charles Borromeo School in Burlington, knows all about the […]
BASD moving to online registration this year
The Burlington Area School District will begin an online registration process Friday. All families must enroll returning students online, while new students will have to complete paper forms. A limited number of computers will be available at Burlington High School. The online registration window is Aug. 1-13. Book and materials […]
St. Thomas Aquinas School hires Dr. Linda Andrejek as new principal
By Patricia Bogumil Editor While workers have been painting and sprucing up St. Thomas Aquinas School in Waterford for the new school year, interim principal Greg Groth spent his summer searching for and helping St. Thomas hire a new principal to replace Pam Kramer, who said goodbye in June […]
District must now narrow the field
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Show and tell time is over. Now it’s time for the Burlington Area School District to start making decisions. After listening to the last of three presentations Monday night regarding long-range facilities planning for the district, the Long-range Planning Committee voted unanimously to allow district administration […]
Blue skies, gentle winds, kind actions raise spirits at Balloonfest
By Patricia Bogumil Editor Final tallies were still being compiled by the Chamber of Commerce as of press time Wednesday, but last weekend’s Balloonfest in Waterford likely drew a record number of participants. Some, like the Eric and Amy Olson family of Franklin, had a better time than they […]
Village gas stations might start selling beer – wine and alcohol sales also being considered
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A village ordinance that has kept Waterford’s gas stations dry of alcoholic beverages could soon be lifted after the prompting of a local owner. The Village Board on July 14 entertained a first reading of an ordinance that reverses a long-running ban on beer sales […]
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