By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor According to Patricia Spiegelhoff, her husband, Tom, never wanted accolades or attention. “He wouldn’t want me to recognize him this way,” she said of her husband. And yet, the long-time area grocer from a family of grocers took time to give of himself. “He loved to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As host Eric Erickson likes to say, you never know what you’re going to get when you step in for open mic night at The Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine. Last week, it just happened to be a marriage proposal. Tim Mocarski, a former Burlington […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Burlington’s two Reineman’s True Value stores have begun the process of consolidating into one store. Previously, the store was in two different buildings in Burlington Square – the main hardware store, and the outdoor/sports center. By the end of the year, the store will be located […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Officials at the Burlington Municipal Airport will study the possibility of lengthening a runway due to safety issues. Mayor Jeannie Hefty announced on her Facebook page Tuesday that the Airport Committee had voted at its meeting Aug. 25 to request a study for extending the main […]

      A member of the Browns Lakes Aquaducks was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert on Thursday evening following a bad landing on a jump. Jaci Bever of the Aquaducks confirmed the situation Friday, but was also able to say the skier – who is not being named at […]

But five-year outlook includes capital expenses, rate hikes   By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In spite of uncertainty regarding mandated changes and potential capital projects, the City of Burlington Common Council got a relatively cheery financial outlook from consultant Ehlers and Associates Tuesday night. In a two-hour workshop designed to brief […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a summer’s worth of deliberation and public input, the Burlington Area School Board punted the narrow-down process of its facilities study to the district’s administrative team. The School Board voted 4-3 at Monday night’s special meeting to allow the administrative team the final input on […]

The Burlington Area School District will open its doors for the 2016-17 school year on a slightly different schedule than normal. Due to state law, public schools cannot open before Sept. 1. However, the way Labor Day falls on the calendar this year means the district’s first day of classes […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Alderman Tom Vos was forced into his role of City Council president last week to run a council meeting, it was because Mayor Jeannie Hefty was recovering from surgery. Hefty had surgery Aug. 11 to rebuild her right ankle, which collapsed, she said, due to […]