The Burlington Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $1,000 allocation from the Donations account to fund an eight-week series of Children's Music Programs. Library Director Mike Wick reported that the Mystic Valley Early Intervention program, which provided the popular "Music and
The Burlington High School Building Committee approved prior meeting minutes and confirmed a Massachusetts School Building Authority senior-staff site visit for September 24 to assess grant application alignment. Dr. Eric Conti told the committee the visit is a positive step, though not a guarantee
Burlington's Government Review Subcommittee meets today to continue its "Getting to Yes" review of town governance. The panel convenes at Town Hall on Friday, Aug. 28, the same day the town spotlighted Marshall Simonds Middle School students for bringing history to life through a statew…
The Burlington Housing Authority unanimously approved two change orders for a Birchcrest Arms bathroom renovation project totaling $7,346.08. Chairman Richard Howard, Vice-Chairman Jack Nagle, Treasurer Brian Curtin, and Tenant Board Member Edwin Collard voted to adopt change order number 2 for
The Burlington School Committee completed its annual review of Superintendent Conti's performance, Burlington Patch reported Wednesday in a piece headlined "What Burlington's School Committee decided about Superintendent Conti's performance," though specifics of the panel's findings wer…
The Burlington Government Review Committee unanimously approved a six-month absence period as grounds for removal from multiple-member town bodies, amending Section 9-12 (a) of the charter. Chair Betsey Hughes, with nine members present, also voted 8 to 1 to retain charter language on additional
The Burlington Board of Health unanimously approved a late permit renewal for keeping animals at 14 Foster Road on August 25, 2026, for resident Rita Pisapia, whose household permit had expired June 30th. Board members voted 4-0 to grant the renewal with conditions after Pisapia attributed the
Burlington's Charter Review Committee votes 7-2 to keep ballot rules unchanged, sets January Town Meeting timeline.
Burlington Board of Health sets September hearing on local kratom rules as state ban looms. Director Susan Lumenello told the board Massachusetts' temporary order making kratom a Schedule I substance takes effect August 28 and runs a year, prompting inspections to pull it from store shelves.
The Middlesex District Attorney's Office has dropped charges against two protesters arrested last year at Burlington's ICE facility. The decision closes out a case that had fueled scrutiny of the site amid a summer of political attention on the facility. Burlington Public Schools, meanw…