Hike of .75 percent applies to last school year By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District Board of Education on Monday night approved an agreement with the Burlington Education Association on salaries for teachers to be applied retroactively to the 2011-12 school year. The settlement calls for […]
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Washington-Caldwell budget stays mainly flat with no fizz
By Patricia Bogumil Editor In a newly adopted 2012-13 budget, residents living in the Washington-Caldwell School District should again pay a $7.50 mil rate per $1,000 property valuation. The $7.50 tax rate has been in place for the last two years. “Our board likes to keep that mil rate flat […]
Lynch buys out Horter Chevy
There’ll be few changes at Mukwonago dealership By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A venerable auto dealer with a deep history in Burlington expanded its footprint Saturday with the acquisition of a Mukwonago-based business. Lynch Auto Group has acquired Horter Chevrolet, an operation long noted for its sales and service departments in […]
New WHS budget supports restraint, pride in purpose
By Patricia Bogumil Editor The numbers in a budget tell a story. And while Waterford High School officials are pleased to offer a 2012-13 budget containing near-flat expenditures and a small drop in both the tax levy and mil rate, they are also pleased about offering students a quality education […]
Belt-tightening in progress for graded schools
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Faced with a projected $612,000 reduction in state aid this school year, officials in the Waterford Graded School District are scrutinizing expenses in 2012-13 and beyond. “When we talk about strategizing and sending a message to the community, I want people to be informed,” Superintendent […]
Steady as she goes
BHS’s ACT scores remain above state average By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Scores posted by Burlington High School students last school year on a popular college admissions test remained essentially steady for the fifth time in six years. According to information released recently by the state Department of Public […]
Car crash claims life of woman with local ties
Former Burlington resident Diane Chart died as the result of injuries suffered in a motor vehicle crash in Greenfield Saturday. According to several sources, Chart, 51 – who lived in Winchester near Minocqua – was driving with her son Dylan, 15, and Tomi, 19, an exchange student her family is […]
Plane crash erupts into fireball in Eagle Lake Manor
Pilot from Chicago dies in mid-Sunday crash A Chicago area pilot is dead after the plane he was flying crashed and burned in a residential yard near Eagle Lake in the Town of Dover about noon Sunday. The pilot, John “David” Brock, 66, was the only occupant of the plane. […]
School District moves forward with technology
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the dawn of another school year, officials in the Waterford Graded School District are gearing up for a number of initiatives – including opportunities to harness the latest in 21st-century technology. Members of the School Board’s Technology Committee met recently and discussed what is on […]
When it comes to treats, council finds only tricks
Setting date of annual event sparks lively discussion By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As far as serious discussions went Tuesday night at the City of Burlington Committee of the Whole meeting, when to schedule trick or treating this year drew more eye rolling than anger. “I think it should stay […]
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