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Burlington wins state quarterfinal

By Jennifer Eisenbart Sports Editor Burlington High School boys volleyball coach Tim Gesteland didn’t want his team to give Catholic Memorial any hope Friday night in the WIAA state quarterfinals. “I told them, ‘get this done in three (sets),’” Gesteland explained. “You don’t want to go four, because four equals […]

Waterford

American Power expands and moves

      American Power & Equipment, 28020 Kramer Drive, Waterford, hopes to relocate by Dec. 1 into foreclosed industrial property recently purchased at 4144 Northwest Highway 83, Waterford. The new site, located on a bend of the highway across from the Cotton Exchange Restaurant, consists of four buildings on a six-acre […]

Union Grove

Welfare check nets explosive results

By Tracy Ouellette Staff Writer In what started out as a response to a reported fight and subsequent welfare check, Village of Caledonia police discovered a handmade explosive device, prompting a call to the bomb squad Oct. 28. According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a report of […]

Burlington

Net returns

Local volleyball teams make it two in a row   By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer At the start of the season, expectations were high for the Burlington High School girls volleyball team. With five seniors – three of them NCAA Division 1 recruits – plus a talented crop of freshmen, […]

Burlington

Narrow escape

Chief says teens lucky to be alive as fire destroys home   By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Four teens narrowly escaped with their lives when a fast-moving fire destroyed the Town of Burlington home they were sleeping in early Sunday morning. “Honestly, within a minute or two more and […]

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That championship feeling

Catholic Central’s Sarah Gould (left) and Riley Schmidt share a hug after clinching the WIAA Division 4 state title Saturday. Check back later this week for additional online coverage of the volleyball championships and see the Nov. 11 edition of the Burlington Standard Press for complete coverage, including photo tribute […]

Waterford

Special ed joint meeting open to all

By Patricia Bogumil Editor For months, the Waterford Graded School District board has sought to hold a closed negotiating session with the Waterford Union High School board to discuss compensation issues for the Waterford Special Education Co-op, whose workers are employed by the high school. The high school board recently […]

Burlington

City tax rate to fall; town’s will stay flat

Local officials putting final touches on 2013 budgets By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff Writer Both the city and town of Burlington are reaching the end of their respective 2013 budgeting processes. The City of Burlington held its final budget review session Tuesday night, going over water utility and wastewater treatment portions […]