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Burlington

Brewery eyed for downtown site

Local family has grand plans for former Standard Press building By Jason Arndt Editor For more than six decades, the City of Burlington was without a brewery, but that could change after the Sullivan family bought the former Standard Press building at 700 N. Pine St. According to Patrick Sullivan, […]

Burlington

In this week’s Standard Press…

      It has been 64 years since Burlington had a brewery and that long, thirsty drought will end in 2020 if a local family succeeds in its plan to open a microbrewery and taproom in a prominent downtown building. Project spokesperson Patrick Sullivan announced the plans this week to convert […]

Burlington

Spitzer visitation is Saturday

Family will greet well-wishers at Veterans Terrace A public visitation allowing relatives, friends and associates to pay their respects to the family of Robert Spitzer is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Veteran Terrace, 589 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington. A brief memorial service will also be held beginning at […]

Burlington

Man charged with assaulting nurses in ICU

A warrant was issued April 26 for the arrest of a Milwaukee man charged with assaulting nurses at Aurora Medical Center in Burlington. Joel DeLeon Nieves, 42, was charged April 4 in Racine County Circuit Court with three counts of battery to an emergency rescue worker, misdemeanor battery and disorderly […]

Burlington

Group accuses city of ignoring federal law

Disability Justice decries exemption for local resale shop By Jason Arndt Editor Disability Justice, a Wisconsin-based Civil Rights organization, is accusing the City of Burlington and a local establishment of ignoring federal civil rights law. The organization, according to a news release, plans to attend a May 7 Common Council […]

Waterford

Fire leaves family searching for home

Family of six didn’t have renters insurance By Jason Arndt Staff Writer A Waterford couple and their four children are looking for a new place to live after a fire damaged their rented home last week. Katie Guardiola, the mother, said she and her family have been staying with friends […]