By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the Burlington Area School District Board of Education and the Burlington Education Association exchange contract offers Aug. 6, it won’t be for the 2012-13 school year. Because of the ramifications of Act 10, the two entities need to determine wages for the 2011-12 school […]
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Orange barrels and lane changes
City launches its ambitious road construction project By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief If you drive the streets of Burlington, it’s no secret then that road construction season has arrived. What will likely be four months of road work in the city got under way in earnest last week with […]
Back in the concrete business
New company resumes operation at former JW Peters facility By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Having sat idle for three years, there were some surprises at the former JW Peters precast concrete manufacturing site in Burlington last week. Reopening under the name KW Precast, the first concrete slabs were poured with […]
An Olympic connection
Rowing twins are a source of pride for local family By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief People throughout the world watch the Olympics for the competition, pageantry and pride. But there are those among us who watch the games with a special connection that goes beyond the ordinary. In the […]
Traffic signal changes set for September
Work will dovetail with local street improvements By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As the summer drags on, so does the plan to modify some of the City of Burlington’s traffic signals. The start of the traffic light modification – the result of a traffic study done by engineering consultants Kapur […]
Digital radio system rising above glitches
City’s upgrade had a bumpy start By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When the City of Burlington decided to make the switch to a digital police radio network, the original plan was to have everything operating by this spring. That hasn’t exactly happened as scheduled, but the digital radios are in […]
Coffee and community
New downtown shop aims to make a potent connection By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The building at the corner of North Pine and East Chestnut streets has seen many different uses. In the past 30 years, it has been a shoe store, a gift shop, a clothes resale shop, a […]
On target yet again
BHS shooting team bags another national title By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For five years, the Burlington High School trapshooting team tried to make a name for itself – as national champions – at the Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships in Sparta, Ill. The last two years, the Demons […]
City clears islands to reveal sparkling dam
Effort spruces up area, officials say By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer If you’ve been over the Milwaukee Avenue bridge near Veterans Terrace or in Echo Park at all since Friday, you’ll have noticed a few changes. Namely, about a dozen or so overgrown trees are gone from the islands at […]
A bargain hunter’s bonanza
Rummage sales now part of sidewalk shopping event Burlington becomes a bargain hunter’s dream this weekend as the local Chamber of Commerce hosts its first Communitywide Sidewalk and Rummage Sales. The event is set for Friday and Saturday throughout the city. The sales generally run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., but […]
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