Author: Ed Nadolski

Burlington

Festival fireworks are back on

Community State Bank, Mangold Insurance step up as sponsors By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief ChocolateFest will begin with a bang again in 2019. The fireworks that have become a 19-year tradition on the opening night of the annual Memorial Day weekend festival in Burlington are back on after a […]

Burlington

A servant leader on a global stage

Spitzer recalled as a powerful force for good in business and community By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Robert Spitzer rarely stopped thinking about ways to solve the world’s hunger. The Burlington resident served as coordinator of the international Food for Peace program under President Gerald Ford in the 1970s […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      Because it’s often lost to political allegiance, blind ambition and the pitfalls of conceit, true leadership is an uncommon trait that is reserved for precious few people. That title, however, is emphatically placed upon Robert Spitzer by those who knew him. Spitzer, a captain of industry and education, and […]

Burlington

Clean Sweep slated for Saturday

Annual hazardous waste collection event runs from 8 a.m. to noon By Jason Arndt Editor Residents from seven area communities have their chance to dispose of hazardous waste, electronics, appliances and medications from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The annual Clean Sweep event at the City of Burlington Public […]

Waterford

Cleaning crew takes a walk on the cute side

      Maureen Vander Sanden and son Ben, 3, walk hand-in-hand Saturday in search of trash along the Seven Waters Bike Trail in Waterford. The duo were among about 50 volunteers who turned out for the trail cleanup organized by Absolutely Waterford. Event founder Angionette Hansen said volunteers collect an average […]

Burlington

Faith tested in fire

Notre Dame blaze resurrects memories of local church conflagration By Jason Arndt Editor When Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught fire last week, parishioners and other supporters ran into the 13th-century structure and grabbed whatever they could save as firefighters arrived to battle the blaze. Those sights and the terror […]

Union Grove

Man allegedly dragged deputy alongside car

A preliminary hearing was help April 17 for a Chicago man charged with dragging a deputy who was trying to handcuff him alongside his car. Diego A. Perez, 23, was charged April 9 in Racine County Circuit Court with first-degree recklessly endangering safety, resisting an officer, possession of marijuana and […]

Waterford

DQ-Shell station set for May groundbreaking

Project constitutes $3.5 million investment in Waterford A Dairy Queen restaurant coupled with a Shell gas station and convenience store is slated for the Village of Waterford following approval of the project at a recent Plan Commission meeting. Goldstar Development of Green Bay has received approval from the Village’s Plan […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      The images transmitted across the world last week of the fire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris resurrected vivid images for some longtime members of Immaculate Conception St. Mary Catholic Church in Burlington. Many can still recall in great detail the blaze on July 24, 1977, that […]

Burlington

Rescue Squad talks merger with city, town

Discussions with fire departments are in infancy By Jason Arndt Editor Within the last few years, EMS Chief Brian Zwiebel of Burlington Rescue Squad has seen an exponential increase in calls, which presents a challenge for his department. The need for more volunteers, according to a BRS news release, compounds […]