BCAT News

Another Burlington retailer is closing its doors. Party City is going out of business and closing all of its retail stores by the end of February 2025, including the Burlington […]

Burlington Police Chief Browne was before the Select Board requesting approval for a new officer to join the Burlington Police Department as well as to appoint two recently retired officers […]

The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office has become the first sheriff’s office in the Commonwealth to install a naloxone vending machine, making the opioid overdose reversal medication available for free [...]

Planet Fitness announced the opening of its highly anticipated new Burlington club to the former Bauer Hockey space at 240 Middlesex Turnpike. This is a relocation of the Burlington Planet […]

Lee W. Callahan, retired Burlington Fire Chief, peacefully passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on the morning of Monday, January 6, 2025. He was 71 years old, […]

While April may seem far away, preparations for the Annual Town Election have already begun. Those seeking to run for office have from now until Wednesday February 12 to obtain […]

The second annual Burlington Civic Expo is just a few days away. The event is being held by Burlington Buzz in conjunction with The Town Clerk’s Office, and is free […]

Burlington Cub Scout Pack 105 is actively searching for the trailer they use for their 4th of July Parade float, which was discovered missing as early as last week. In […]

Last month, Shawsheen Technical High School’s SkillsUSA chapter proudly hosted the 2024 SkillsUSA State Chapter Holiday Party, an event dedicated to bringing joy and support to local families [...]

The Burlington Historical Commission met to decide whether or not to impose a six month delay on the demolition of the Burlington Police Station, historically known as the Union School. […]

Burlington Police Chief Thomas Browne reports that the Burlington Police Department arrested and charged three juveniles and a Lowell man with receiving stolen property, among other charges, in [...]

The Burlington Rotary Interact Club and the Echo Enrichment Center held their annual holiday party for friends and family of Burlington Special Olympians. BCAT Volunteer Kyle Singer reports.

Kindergarten registration will be held the following dates and times at the Student Information Office located in Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge Street. The Student Information [...]

The Select Board on Monday night approved  a comprehensive study of the town’s form of government with the goal of producing a new charter. The move comes after the town was […]

The Burlington Select Board voted unanimously on Monday to raise the rates for a trip in a Burlington Fire Department ambulance to bring the town’s rates in line with those […]

The Select Board voted unanimously in support of a mixed use zoning proposal Monday, with members offering full-throated support for a plan years in the making that drew much harsher […]

A multi-year effort to revamp K-8 literacy in Burlington schools is nearing a key milestone as a literacy task force has narrowed its list of potential curricula down to two […]

Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Burlington Educational Foundation, Burlington elementary schools will be receiving new, up-to-date robotics kits to revive a robotics program.  “I think we [...]