BCAT News

Burlington’s 126-member Town Meeting will convene for its final session of 2024 on September 23, with a full docket of items to consider.  Some are, as usual, fairly routine, like […]

After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Burlington Fire Department Union Local 2313 is excited to announce the return of their Oktoberfest fundraiser, scheduled for Thursday, October 24 at […]

After years of ending the fiscal year in deficits, Burlington schools’ food service accounts were in the black in Fiscal Year ‘23, thanks to a guaranteed surplus of about $215,000 […]

Burlington Public Schools is exploring a comprehensive K-8 literacy program after a literacy review found an “urgent need” for alignment across the grade levels.  About 57 percent of all [...]

The Burlington Select Board on Monday voted to support a Town Meeting warrant article that would seek a home rule petition to extend liquor licenses granted to the Burlington Mall […]

The Burlington Select Board has taken positions on several major warrant articles that will come before Town Meeting on September 23, including a high-stakes warrant article that would fund a [...]

Burlington will soon be getting a grant-funded pop-up art gallery housed inside a trailer, thanks to the same grant that has funded the town’s summer beer garden series and the […]

The Town Of Burlington has determined that the police department will temporarily relocate to the Vine Brook water treatment plant for about two years during the construction of a new […]

Notice is hereby given that there are vacancies: Precinct 1– One Vacancy Precinct 3 – One Vacancy Precinct 7 – One Vacancy Those who wish to be appointed to fill […]

With a cluster of cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, in Massachusetts, some towns are on high alert, and at least one Bay State town has shut down its […]

The organic cafe Life Alive is one step closer to a new location in Burlington after they were approved for a special permit from the town Planning Board.  The restaurant […]

The local nonprofit The James Gang  will be holding their first ever 5K Run & Walk Fundraiser on September 29th to raise awareness for the rare genetic disorder NARS1.  Named […]

The results are in from Massachusetts’ state primary election, with Republican John Deaton winning a three-way race to face off against incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren in November and Democrat [...]

A look at the first day of school at Burlington High School with Principal Mark Sullivan.

The Burlington Council On Aging is celebrating National Senior Center Month with an open house so everyone can explore the Senior Center and discover the range of programs and activities […]

The Town of Burlington is pleased to announce that it’s launching its Community Choice Power Supply Program this fall to provide an energy program that is stable, affordable and incorporates […]

Three dozen families signed up for residential composting under a partnership between the Town of Burlington and Black Earth Compost that began in July of last year.  Sixty-five households were [...]

A warrant article to allow an electronic sign on the Burlington Town Common received a mixed vote from the Planning Board recently, with four voting in favor and two voting […]