Water Main Break Delays Winn Street Paving Project's Final Phase

BURLINGTON — An unexpected water main break has pushed back the final phase of the town's Winn Street paving project, with town officials and Burlington Patch both flagging the delay this week.

TOWN HALL The town posted a News Flash update on the Winn Street paving project, telling residents to follow its progress as crews complete the work; that update lands alongside word that a water main break has forced a delay in the project's last phase. Separately, Town Hall highlighted the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project, which is underway this month with routine spraying and larvicide work continuing across Burlington as summer mosquito activity increases. The town also published an explainer on what May's Annual Town Meeting means for residents, walking through how the warrant articles approved at that meeting will shape town budgets and bylaws heading into the next fiscal year. Town Hall additionally spotlighted "You Are Not Alone," a recent Mental Health Awareness Night that it said brought the Burlington community together around mental health resources and support.

SCHOOLS Burlington Public Schools has scheduled a Fox Hill Elementary School Building Committee/School Committee meeting for Tuesday, July 21, to be held via Webex only, as work continues on the Fox Hill Elementary Building Project. The district's building initiatives remain among its active priorities alongside the separately listed High School Building Project.

COMMUNITY & ARTS Burlington's community calendar lists a run of programs opening next week: a "Tween Patriotic Diamond Art" craft session and an "American History Virtual Trivia Night," both set for Monday, July 20, followed by "Patriots and Potters," a storytelling and live pottery demonstration, on Tuesday, July 21.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS "Water Main Break Delays Road Paving Project In Burlington" — Burlington Patch reports an unexpected water main break is delaying completion of the final phase of a Burlington road paving project, a story the town's own News Flash also covered today. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/burlington/water-main-break-delays-road-paving-project-burlington)

COMING UP A book signing for "The Zen Time Traveler" with author Stephen Billias is set for Sunday, July 19, per the Burlington Patch calendar.