The Burlington School Committee voted unanimously to approve the Secondary Student Handbooks and the Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy AC. Chair Katherine Bond led the five-member committee, with all members present. The committee also approved reallocation of $8,507.48 in inactive student
Burlington Government Review Committee approved charter revisions governing the town administrator, voting 8-0 to replace Section 4-4 with language requiring at least four Select Board members to remove the administrator in accordance with their employment contract. Town Counsel Lisa Meade
Burlington recorded 17 property transfers between Aug. 7 and Sept. 5, with nine sales listing a price ranging from $650,000 to $1.7 million and a median of $819,000. The month's top sale was 23 Patriot Road, which sold for $1.7 million on Aug. 10 to Bledi and Vjollca Furxhi. Two condo units in
The Burlington Zoning Board of Appeals approved two special sign permits on September 2 and deferred a third variance hearing. The board unanimously approved Pressed Cafe Burlington LLC's request for a 42.5-by-43-inch logo sign at 200 District Ave, meeting lighting requirements. Activate Burlington
Burlington launched The Link, a new on-demand microtransit service serving Woburn-Burlington and Reading-Wakefield zones, town officials announced Monday. The free shuttle system, also detailed in a Patch report from reporter Chris Rhatigan, connects Burlington with three neighboring co…
Burlington recorded 20 property deeds in the past month, with 11 listing a sale price ranging from $270,600 to $2,620,000 and a median of $737,000. The top transaction was 61 Lexington St, a new-construction sale from HCR Construction Inc. to a buyer's living trust for $2,620,000. Eight of the
A new sushi restaurant is set to open its first Massachusetts location in Burlington this week with free matcha and caviar samples. Patch reporter Jessie Castellano writes that the eatery will also offer a 20 percent app discount, while the outlet's morning roundup separately flagged an…
A Burlington technology company's hiring email has drawn attention from the U.S. Department of Justice, Burlington Patch reported Friday. The town's website also recapped what May's Annual Town Meeting votes mean for residents going forward, while Patch staff writer Chris Rhatigan noted…
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