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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government expanded SNAP benefits, dollars that families can use to help cover the cost of groceries. But in March, those benefits expire, and [...]

Unfortunately we’ve become accustomed to increases in COVID and flu cases over the winter months, and now Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) has entered the scope of health risks. RSV is a [...]

The Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) on Tuesday released their guidance to school districts in the [...]

According to health experts and multiple media reports, the COVID-19 virus is on the rise again due to the presence of the BA.5 variant. According to the Boston Globe, experts […]

Health officials are warning that cases of COVID-19 continue to be high in numerous counties in Massachusetts, including Middlesex County, and are advising residents to take precautions such as [...]

Due to a rise in the number of cases of COVID-19 both in the district and in Middlesex County as a whole the Burlington School Department is recommending students, teachers […]

Health officials are warning that cases of COVID-19 are up in numerous counties in Massachusetts, including Middlesex County, and are advising residents to take precautions such as mask wearing [...]

On Monday, February 28, the school mask mandate was lifted by the state. We went to see how this incremental move to a return to normalcy was going at Burlington’s […]

Students in most Massachusetts communities, including Burlington, will no longer need to don facemasks to get to and from schools. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said on March 1 [...]

Burlington educators will be able to see the beaming faces of their students starting after the end of February vacation. On Wednesday night the Burlington School Committee convened a special [...]

Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Jeffery Riley announced the mask mandate for Massachusetts schools K through 12 will not be extended beyond the end of [...]

Burlington Public Schools administrators informed the School Committee on Tuesday about new COVID-19 protocols issued from the state that change how cases are traced and testing is done. [...]

Governor Charlie Baker announced two new rapid test programs for Early Education Care centers on Wednesday. “To help educators safely do their jobs and to help families access care we […]

Burlington’s January Town Meeting scheduled for next Monday has been postponed. “Town Meeting regularly scheduled for January 24, 2022 has been postponed,” Town Clerk Amy Warfield said in a [...]

After a lengthy discussion the Burlington Board of Health once again opted not to put a mask mandate in effect at last week’s meeting. The mandate is a standing item […]