By Adam Knoll Correspondent The Raymond School Board convened a public workshop with 45 residents in attendance May 15 to discuss potential upgrades being made to Raymond School. What has been approved so far is borrowed funding for a $1.9 million project (with no tax impact) to update and renovate […]
Sports & Other News
Committee: stadium can be named after Dalton
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For former Burlington High School football coach Hans Block – and more than a few other supporters – renaming the current Burlington Athletic Stadium as “Don Dalton Stadium” simply makes sense. “We believe Don is very deserving of this recognition,” said Block at Monday night’s Burlington […]
Burlington soccer hoping to make noise in D2 playoffs
By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington girls soccer team has been in this position before. Last year, the Lady Demons came off an impressive regular season that included a Southern Lakes Conference championship. But after winning their regional opener, 7-0, the third-seeded Demons were upset by a bigger […]
River Market grand opening is Saturday
Absolutely Waterford celebrates its premier year of hosting the Waterford River Market with a grand opening on Saturday, June 7. Scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the grand opening will showcase local producers and their goods. The event includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local dignitaries, live music, […]
Golf outing creates legacy of good deeds
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For Cyndi O’Brien, it is all too easy to get lost in time, and forget that her son, Joey, has been gone now for close to nine years. Just 16 when he died on June 17, 2005, of an aggressive form of leukemia, Joey would be […]
Waterford golfers take sectional title, return to state
By Chris Bennett Sports Correspondent The Waterford High School boys golf team is making a return trip to the WIAA Division 1 State Golf Tournament. The Wolverines won the WIAA Division 1 Mukwonago Sectional Tournament June 3 at Edgewood Golf Course in Big Bend with a team score of […]
CDA balks at $1 deal to develop downtown site
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the City of Burlington redeveloped the Hampton Inn site several years ago, the vision of a new hotel – along with an adjacent parking structure and retail development – hung tantalizingly on the horizon. Now, in 2014, two of the three elements are done and […]
Dog dies in Rochester house fire
Blaze causes estimated $100,000 damage to home A family dog died Wednesday morning in a fire that caused about $100,000 damage to a home in the Village of Rochester. None of the residents of the house in the 29000 block of Hickory Lane were home when the fire broke out […]
BHS graduation set for Friday evening
Burlington High School will celebrate its Class of 2014 with graduation ceremonies Friday night at 7 p.m. in the BHS gymnasium. The BHS class consists of 281 seniors. Allison Zeman is the class valedictorian and Marah Zinnen the class salutatorian. The high school A Capella choir will sing the national […]
Burlington baseball shocked in first round, season ends
Three errors lead to four Park runs By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor The Burlington baseball team had everything it wanted to open the WIAA Division 1 playoffs Tuesday night. A home playoff game. An opponent with only four wins. And a hard-throwing starting pitcher on the mound. The fifth-seeded […]
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