By Maureen Vandersanden Correspondent Students at Washington-Caldwell School joined thousands of others from across the country in making one young girl’s Christmas wish come true. Eight-year old Safyre Terry, Schenectady, N.Y., who lost her entire family to arson on May 2, 2013 and was left severely burned herself, made a […]
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Christmas Eve ‘in the barn’ set at Squire farm
A live nativity will be held Thursday on Christmas Eve at Squire’s farm, 27615 Church Road, Burlington. The services run every half hour from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The public is invited to this free event. English Settlement Church members and friends will play angels, shepherds, wise men and […]
Teen charged for having sex with 15-year-old girls
A Burlington teenager – who admitted to police he was already on probation for having sex with an underage female – is now charged with felony sexual assault after having sex with two 15-year-olds. Dave Fenlon, 17, was charged last week in Racine County Circuit Court with three counts of […]
Appraisals in village still not finished
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Slightly more than half of the Village of Waterford’s housing stock was comprehensively inspected during the much-maligned re-evaluation process this year, municipal officials announced this week. Associated Appraisal, the firm contracted to inspect the exterior and interior of homes, reviewed all exterior properties, but company staffers […]
Two men die in Dover crash
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In what Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling called a “horrific scene,” two area men died Tuesday morning after a crash on Highway 75 in the Town of Dover. Jarett Heck, 20, of Salem, and Zachary Faulhaber, 22, of Kansasville, were pronounced dead at the scene, according […]
Baumhardt is Burlington’s newest sergeant
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor In the grand cascade that has reorganized the City of Burlington police department in the past year, the latest promotion occurred the first week of December. Matthew Baumhardt, an officer who had been with the department since 2011, was officially sworn in as the department’s newest […]
City to spend $52,393 on storm sewer study
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Since earlier this year, the City of Burlington has known it is facing potential costs to monitor its storm water systems. Now, the first step in that process is set to be taken. On Tuesday, the City of Burlington Common Council discussed approving a task order […]
District clears way for required civics test
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District Policy Committee approved a number of changes to the district’s graduation requirements last week, sending the policy to the full board for its first reading Monday. The most important of the changes involves a new civics test that high school students […]
Update: Victims in fatal crash named
Two men, ages 20 and 22, died Tuesday morning after they were ejected from their vehicle during a crash on Highway 75 in the Town of Dover. On Wednesday morning Racine County Sheriff’s officials identified the victims as Jarrett Heck, 20, of Salem, and Zachary Faulhaber, 22, of Kansasville. Both […]
Students ‘DRIVEN’ to feel holiday spirit
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor While the Burlington Area School District has experienced declining enrollment, the student leadership numbers continue to blossom. This year, more than 130 students are involved in the Burlington High School leadership program, DRIVEN. On Friday, about 100 of those students took to Arbor View Communities and […]
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