BCAT News

Schools were the recurring theme of the first two evenings of the 2026 May Town Meeting.

The tradition continues at the BHS Performing Arts Department, where the Cape Award has become a special annual honor.

The Government Review Committee is calling on residents to help guide Burlington forward by taking the Burlington Town Government Survey.

Burlington Public Schools Director of Operations Bob Cunha shares updates and progress on the new Fox Hill Elementary School Project.

The Burlington Board of Health will host a free information presentation on food safety on Wednesday, May 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Grandview Farm in Burlington. The presentation, […]

The first of what is to be sure to be multiple evenings of Burlington's May Town Meeting concluded on Monday, with members rejecting the town's proposed share of Shawsheen Technical High School's [...]

Crack’d Kitchen & Coffee celebrated its Burlington location with an official ribbon cutting alongside the Burlington Area Chamber of Commerce. The Fourth Avenue restaurant has been serving [...]

The Town of Burlington has been awarded $15,000 through the Commonwealth’s Sports and Entertainment Events Fund Grant Program to support local promotion and celebration tied to the 2026 FIFA [...]

The Burlington Mall recently hosted its annual Touch-A-Truck event, and Student Reporter Carter Ames checked out the trucks, emergency vehicles and other specialty vehicles on display, including [...]

Department of Public Works Director Brian White and Assistant Town Engineer Meghan Cavalier were before the Select Board at a recent meeting to discuss the implementation of a four-way stop at [...]

The Burlington Select Board honored longtime resident Phil Gallagher with a Public Service Proclamation recognizing his 49 years of dedication and service to the community.

The Planning Board recently took an official Site Walk of the Plaza 62 property, located at 85 Wilmington Road. The owners of the site are seeking to expand the existing […]

Julie Anne's Bakery & Cafe is opening its doors May 15th at The Shoppes at Simonds Park. Owner Julie Lewis, is a longtime Burlington resident and community member, previously serving as the [...]

Surrounded by family, friends, and fellow officers, the Burlington Police Department officially promoted Captain Daniel Hanafin to the rank of Deputy Chief.

People Helping People put on their annual Walk For Hunger for Project Bread. Volunteers gathered at Varsity Field to raise funds for this great cause!

Raksha Soni is a Burlington tesident who has a passion for box painting. She recently has created a new painting that can be seen at the Burlington Town Common.

Shawsheen Valley Technical High School has entered into the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) process to modernize its aging school building, originally constructed in 1970. An [...]

May is here, and Town Meeting is quickly approaching. This session is when the Town Meeting convenes to approve the town budget for the upcoming fiscal year.