Just as local parents are finalizing preparations to send their children back to school, COVID cases are rising to levels not seen since last winter.
The overriding goal of school officials and parents has been to keep kids in the classroom where the most significant learning can occur. However, the fragility of that goal was painfully highlighted last week when 16 members of the Burlington High School football program were required to quarantine after having close contact with an infected teammate.
The rise in COVID-19 cases is among the top stories in this week’s edition of the Burlington Standard Press. The newspaper will be available at local retail outlets on Thursday and subscribers will receive their copies with Thursday’s mail.
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Here’s a look at some of the other stories in this week’s edition.
• CONTRACT SCRAPPED: Earlier this month, the City of Burlington decided to improve its audio and visual equipment for Common Council meetings and other proceedings through a contract awarded to Bob Riggs Construction, Inc. However, the Common Council in a closed session on Aug. 17 decided to rescind the contract issued two weeks earlier amid reported concerns the city did not competitively bid for the $77,064 project.
• BIG RESULTS FOR LITTLE LEAGUE: Fire trucks blaring sirens roared through downtown Burlington Monday to celebrate the special achievements of two Little League teams. The teams, according to Burlington Mayor Jeannie Hefty, produced remarkable seasons resulting in separate state championship game appearances in late July.
• TWO INJURED IN CRASH: Flight for Life helicopter was called to transport one of the victims of a single-car crash on Highway 75 in the Town of Dover Monday morning.
• BATTERIES PLUS GETS A GRANT: Batteries Plus, a nationally known retailer, plans to establish a franchise in a vacant storefront at Fox River Plaza with the help of a $10,000 grant recently endorsed by the Burlington Common Council.
• A WINNING START FOR THE TOPPERS: The Catholic Central High School football team got the season off to a successful start with a 49-28 victory over Montello powered by a 220-yard rushing performance from quarterback Max Robson.
• HOUSING CHALLENGE: Rising home prices and rents and outdated municipal plans are forcing some young and retired people to look outside area communities for places to live, according to the directory of a housing advocacy group.
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