Fox Hill Committee Chooses Smaller, 325-Student School

The committee in charge of designing a new Fox Hill Elementary School has voted to eliminate a 640-student combined Fox Hill and Pine Glen school, effectively guaranteeing that the district will [...]

Join Burlington Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lisa Chen in a series exploring her new initiative, “Journey to C.A.R.E.S.” The series explores aspects of Burlington schools, from the [...]

The Burlington Board of Health is working closely with legal counsel over a potential violation of state ethics law related to the possibility of hiring the daughter of a member of the board. At [...]

The Burlington Select Board Monday night approved a new alcohol policy as part of the town’s ongoing effort to modernize various local bylaws; the new rules expressly prohibit restaurants from [...]

The following is a letter to the editor and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of BNEWS. When Town Meeting defeated Articles 9 and 11-13 on September 27th, several groups of Burlington [...]

RED DEVIL FOOTBALL SNAPS WAKEFIELD WIN STREAK Red Devil Football shut out Wakefield Memorial, ending a 19-game stream from last year’s undefeated Super Bowl champions. For more details [...]

In another dominant performance on Friday, the Burlington Red Devils ended the Wakefield Warriors’ 18-game winning streak in a 21-0 victory on a field made slippery in heavy rain and [...]

The Burlington Police Department is set to host a session on Oct. 20 on protecting houses of worship. The training is for anyone who works or volunteers in any house of worship.  The course will [...]

This week’s featured video comes from Christina Nikitas, who says this was a spectacular afternoon at Mary Cummings Park. Thanks, Christina! If you have a video you’d like to see [...]

With the goal of providing financial relief to families across the Commonwealth while making Massachusetts more competitive with other states, the Massachusetts Legislature overwhelmingly passed [...]