By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The City of Burlington plans to offer trick or treating hours on Halloween evening. Hours for trick or treating were tentatively approved by the Committee of the Whole of the Common Council Tuesday night. Halloween falls on a Monday night this year. Alderman Ed Johnson raised […]
Sports & Other News
Beck busts open record books for Waterford golf
Beck makes Waterford strong title contender By Chris Bennett and Mike Ramczyk [email protected] Since the golfer’s success was first reported in the Aug. 20 edition of the Waterford Post, Waterford standout Taitum Beck has been on a tear. Sparked by a record-breaking performance in her first meet of the season […]
Short-handed Burlington golf team driving forward
Lady Demons face numbers problem this fall By Andrew Horschak Sports Correspondent Posting a low number is the objective of every golfer. That isn’t the case, though, when it comes to fielding a high school golf team. “Our numbers are the lowest since I’ve been the coach,” said 14th-year […]
BASD cleaning up medication policies
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District’s Policy Committee on Monday approved several changes to its policies. The most changes were made with the district’s health care services policy, where updates were made to streamline a few processes. The first change involves the reporting process now being made […]
Washington-Caldwell begins rollout of new curriculum
By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT With weeks to go before the school bell resumes ringing, officials within Washington-Caldwell, as with all school districts across the state, are putting the final touches on details for the 2016-17 school year. But Washington-Caldwell has a notable addition to this year’s curriculum, which has resulted […]
District looking to hire communications specialist
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the minds of Burlington Area School District School Members, it is time to take a leap. On Monday night, the BASD School Board Personnel Committee voted to send a job description for a communications coordinator to the full board for a vote in September – […]
Waterford to host special dog event
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Absolutely Waterford will hold its “Pooch Parade” Saturday starting at 8 a.m. Check-in for the event is from 8 to 9 a.m. at the municipal park adjacent to the fire and rescue station on Second St., one block north of Main St. Initially, there was a […]
Drumming up tall tales
Tom Gill leads a drumming class for the young – and young at heart – at last weekend’s Tall Tales Music Festival in Burlington. Numerous musical acts took to the stage over Friday and Saturday, and attendees could also sign up for many different free music workshops. (Photo by Jennifer […]
Senior QB Nelson a coach on the field for young Broncos
By Tim Wester Sports Correspondent Playing in an area loaded with offensive talent, Union Grove senior quarterback Matt Nelson certainly ranks among the best in the Southern Lakes Conference. Nelson, who enters his third season as starting quarterback, leads a young and talented Broncos roster that is striving to make […]
Waterford football opens tonight
The Waterford Union High School football team will open its season tonight against West Allis Hale at home at 7 p.m. The Wolverines are coming off a 10-2 season last year that saw them finish with a 6-1 record in the Southern Lakes Conference, with their only loss to conference […]
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