The last vestiges of the Burlington Community Pool are broken up and hauled away Thursday as demolition of the facility makes way for construction of a new aquatic center. The modern, full-featured aquatic center is slated to open for the 2018 swimming season. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)
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9-year-old kept in dog kennel in Town of Norway
A Wind Lake couple was arrested Sept. 6 after police learned they kept a 9-year-old girl in a dog kennel at their Town of Norway home. Gale D. Lalonde, 46, and Dale A. Deavers, 48, face charges of causing mental harm to a child, false imprisonment and other felony charges. […]
Special meeting on future of dispatch is Sept. 27
Meeting will be held at DPW facility By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The City of Burlington will discuss the future of its emergency services dispatching system at a special meeting of the Common Council on Sept. 27. Meeting will be held at the city’s Department of Public Works facility, […]
City revokes permit for auto business
Commission cracks down on Motor Sports business By Jason Arndt Staff Writer After 10 years of haggling and compromise, the Burlington Plan Commission on Tuesday revoked a conditional use permit issued to Jeffrey Way of Motor Sports Auto Sales, which has faced noncompliance concerns since 2007. As part of the […]
Roundabout opening now slated for October
DOT official says there will be a learning curve for some drivers By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief It will be about another month before Highway 142 and the roundabout intersection at McCanna Parkway in Burlington are fully open to traffic, according to an official with the state Department of […]
Village considers next steps in business park exploration effort
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Union Grove officials continue to have high hopes of turning undeveloped land near 67th Drive and Highway 11 into a new business park. A next step in the exploratory process came into clearer focus when the village Plan Commission met Sept. 5 and laid out plans […]
Alderman concerned about reduced hours at compost site
City plans review to review use and set appropriate schedule By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A Burlington alderman is concerned the city’s recent decision to reduce hours at the community compost site comes at the busiest time of the year for yard work. “With the reduction in hours and […]
On to the next chapter
Rebecca Ewald closing out 11 years as Waterford’s village administrator By Dave Fidlin Correspondent After 11 years at the helm of operations within village hall, Rebecca Ewald is leaving Waterford for a similar position in a community adjacent to another body of water. Ewald tendered her resignation, informing the Village […]
Symbolic splash
Burlington begins work on new aquatic center By Mike Ramczyk Staff Writer Gold shovels jammed into a pile of dirt and rocks, with roughly 15 people standing in a circle, cordially introducing each other, doesn’t exactly qualify as ground-breaking news. But that seemingly simple, uneventful action represents ramifications for future […]
Love Inc. buys vacant store
Agency plans to move resale operations to site By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Looking to alleviate a space crunch at its current site on South Pine Street, Love Inc. has purchased the building that formerly housed Reineman’s Sport Shop on Milwaukee Avenue. The highly visible retail building will likely […]
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