Proper budgeting means residents still face no-increase tax levy By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief The release Monday of actual figures of state aid to local school districts will have negligible impact on the Burlington Area School District thanks mainly to BASD’s plan to prepare for the worst. “When you […]

Easing residency requirement was small price to pay, they contend   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer City of Burlington officials said they have heard few complaints about their recent efforts to retain Police Chief Peter Nimmer, but several people have contacted the Standard Press questioning whether the effort was fair […]

State takes time to correct data errors, official says By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Burlington Area School District, like the rest of Wisconsin, will have to wait another two weeks before seeing its report cards. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction announced last week that the first of school […]

  By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Beginning next week City of Burlington residents will be able to take advantage of a special program that provides free household energy-saving products worth up to $100 in value. “This is really a big deal,” said Burlington Energy Ambassador Kevin Duffy. Duffy, who […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer The Town of Burlington will hold a pair of budget review sessions next week. The first meeting is Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., with a second meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Both are working sessions for the board for the 2013 operating budget. Emergency government, […]

Roadwork, merger of fire departments eyed   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer When it comes to putting together the operating budget for 2013 for the City of Burlington, Mayor Bob Miller expects things to go according to plan. The strategic planning session, that is. Miller confirmed Tuesday that the city […]

Firefighters were dispatched to Nestle’s Burlington factory Friday afternoon for the report of a fire. The call came in about 1:40 p.m. The first units to arrive from the City of Burlington Fire Department reported a “working fire” and called for manpower assistance from the Town of Burlington Fire Department […]

School Board refuses to consider wives, former teachers for citizen positions By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For at least one minute Monday night, the Burlington Area School District School Board operated with some measure of levity. In discussion of what to do about potential conflicts of interest in appointing citizen […]

Some Milwaukee Avenue businesses are struggling due to roadwork By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer For almost 14 years, Bertha Benitez’s Los Compadres – a Mexican restaurant with a full bar license – has been a staple in Burlington. Benitez is now wondering how much longer that will be the case, […]

Farmers step forward to reap corn at Weis farms   By Jennifer Eisenbart and Patricia Bogumil Staff Writers This week, area farmers planned to come together and help out with the harvest of crops from Weis Brothers farms. The Weis brothers finished harvesting their soy beans before an accident on […]