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Thursday, March 6, 2025
News from the Burlington area
The music education support organization Music Matters will sponsor a series of workshops Saturday during the Tall Tales Music Festival in downtown Burlington. The organization provides support and funding for music programs in Burlington schools and the greater community. Here’s a look at the schedule of the organization’s sponsored programs […]
Tall Tales event is back after a pandemic hiatus By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Tall Tales Music Festival in downtown Burlington didn’t happen in 2020 because of COVID-19 concerns. However, after a one-year layoff, organizers will bring back the event for the eighth time on Friday and Saturday, Aug. […]
The issue of mask mandates – simmering on a back burner for school districts throughout the state this summer as COVID-19 cases rise – boiled over Monday in Burlington. Vocal and sometimes unruly opponents of a potential mask mandate in the Burlington Area School District prompted the Board of […]
Theater, city to host four shows on Saturdays in August The Plaza Theater has again teamed up with the City of Burlington to present a series of four drive-in movies on Saturday nights in August. The series begins Aug. 7 with a showing of “Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle.” […]
BASD vaccinations far exceed those of district residents By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District didn’t mandate vaccinations for staff members. Even without a mandate, staff members received the vaccine at a percentage far exceeding the district’s general population, according to numbers released last week by the […]
The future of Burlington’s Echo Lake dam became a bit murkier this week as officials learned the structure – even if it’s replaced – will not be able to contain a 500-year flood as required by the state. But that doesn’t remove the option of a new dam from […]
Haylofters’ rock and roll fantasy opens July 29, runs for 10 shows By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Like Broadway did with Bruce Springsteen’s one-man show last month, the Burlington Haylofters are returning to live theater next week with a production that seems appropriate for the times. “We Will Rock […]
It’s been one of those years in which homeowners have had to water their lawn or live with crunchy, brown grass. That’s what a drought does. However, this will be the last year City of Burlington homeowners will be able to take advantage of the annual third-quarter utility bill […]
City plans to restore Dunford Drive water tower By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Burlington’s Dunford Drive standpipe, more commonly known as the water tower with the American Flag near the Nestle USA plant, has deteriorated since the city last applied a protective coating to the structure. The Common Council later […]
Maryland Ave. work unearths waste; project cost rises By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Crews excavating Maryland Avenue as part of a reconstruction project recently unearthed waste from a landfill dating back decades. City officials last week alerted residents of potential odors emanating from the construction site as the material is […]
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