News

Presented by Burlington Public Schools and sponsored by the Burlington Education Foundation, “Let’s Talk About It” is a series of discussions facilitated by Raymond Porch, BPS [...]

Burlington has received funds to run a study with the eventual goal of converting unused impervious pavement areas into greenspaces. Conservation Administrator John Keeley informed the Select [...]

Longtime town employee Brian Curtin was honored with a ceremonial rocking chair by the Burlington Select Board in recognition of his 44 years of service to the town.  

Burlington’s Economic Development team opened the new Pocket Park in the Town Center, a project meant to attract new customers to area businesses, with a beer garden event.  

Another week, another photo to highlight. This week’s photo is for the birds. It was taken by BCAT News Director Rich Hosford and shows a pair of large turkeys in […]

Burlington elementary school students will soon be eating in the schools’ cafeterias again, taking a big burden off the food worker staff. At Tuesday night’s School Committee meeting, member [...]

Patrol Officer Sage Costa discusses how the Burlington Police Department uses drones on the job.

The Town of Burlington ranked as the 18th best ‘small-city’ in a research study done by WalletHub, a personal finance website. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a number of urban residents […]

Join BCAT’s resident puppet pal New Robert for a special look at Halloween in Burlington this year, featuring special extended looks at two popular town events: Trunk or Treat, put […]

Families and Trick-or-Treaters looking to kick off the holiday weekend while helping a good cause should head to Wayside Shopping Center this Friday for their special “Halloween at [...]

ADULT PROGRAMS (Virtual Program) BPL Chess Club – Tuesday, November 2 at 7pm Test your skills with a friendly afternoon of virtual chess. Join us on Zoom and play on […]

Burlington is well-known for their Affordable Housing Program, and a former military home on South Bedford Street has completed restoration and is ready for a new family to move in.

The Burlington based domestic prevention and assistance organization Saheli held a 5K walk last week in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  

With the days getting shorter and the cold weather coming the Burlington Public Library is reminding residents they have a special lamp designed to help people combat Seasonal Affective Disorder. [...]

The Burlington Select Board agreed to send a letter to the short-term rental company AirBnB to officially notify them about a Town Meeting vote against their type of business. At […]

Students and school employees in Massachusetts will have to continue wearing masks at least into the first month of 2022 in a continued effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.  […]

A new upscale Mexican restaurant set to open early next year will now have a liquor license after Simon Properties, owners of the Burlington Mall, caved to the wishes of […]

Get ready for some heavy rains on Tuesday into Wednesday that could cause some localized flooding. The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect for much of […]