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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
News from the Burlington area
Haylofters family-friendly production runs next two weekends The Haylofters, again in cooperation with Plymouth Congregational UCC, begin the 2013 theater season with the family-friendly Broadway musical “A Year With Frog and Toad.” Performances are scheduled for Feb. 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, and March 1, 2, 3, at Plymouth Congregational […]
Board member favors block format over current seven-period day By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer As Monday’s Burlington Area School District School Board meeting was beginning to wrap up, board member Roger Koldeway dropped a statistical analysis into everyone’s lap. The study, which is part of a larger spreadsheet he put […]
But plan to close Washington Street is tabled By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The City of Burlington Plan Commission approved the creation of a new parking lot for the city fire department Tuesday night, but took no action on a plan to close Washington Street to through traffic. The commission […]
Changes OK’d despite opposition from two board members By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Exactly where trust stops and management begins is a blurred line right now in the Burlington Area School District – at least according to members of the School Board. At Monday night’s meeting, the School Board approved […]
Local race garners relatively high interest for February primary By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief While winter primary elections are typified by light turnout, Tuesday’s election in the Burlington Area School District has all the ingredients to buck the norm. Since the state’s passage of Act 10 two years ago, […]
Echo Lake Foods, local agency aiming to help workers By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer While work has begun to salvage property and equipment at Echo Lake Foods – and some employees are now working at the company’s Yorkville site – the reality of Jan. 30’s fire is beginning to hit […]
Retired medical examiner relied on empathy and a strong stomach By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief There are two character traits, according to Tom Terry, that make a good medical examiner – compassion and a strong stomach. And while he’s always had the latter, Terry – who retired at the […]
Burlington High School senior Jake Reetz decided his senior project needed to be more. More to help those affected by the fire at Echo Lake Foods, that is. Reetz has organized his DRIVEN community service project – which all seniors in the leadership program are now required to do – […]
Thursday’s print edition of the Burlington Standard Press will feature an extensive story profiling the eight candidates competing in Tuesday’s primary election for the Burlington Area School District Board of Education. The story, which tops out at nearly 150 column inches, is presented in question-and-answer format with the candidates each […]
When complete, assessments should better match market values By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Property values in the City of Burlington will be reassessed this year, to keep the city compliant with state statutes. The Common Council passed a resolution Tuesday to have Accurate Appraisal complete a full market revaluation this […]
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