BCAT News

The Burlington Parks & Recreation’s Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Emma Jones has been named one of the National Recreation & Parks Association’s “30 Under [...]

The Burlington Parks & Recreation fitness programs are picking up speed with their latest offering of Spin Classes, focused on strength, cardio and recovery.  

Join Elisabeth Fuller and Chris Flaherty for BCAT’s extended coverage of the 50th Annual Burlington Tree Lighting ceremony, brought to life by the Parks & Recreation Department. [...]

The holiday season has officially kicked off with the annual Tree Lighting ceremony on the Town Common, the evening of December 4th. This is the 50th annual Tree Lighting, brought […]

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Simonds Park to officially open Burlington’s new Universally Accessible Treehouse for the public.

Join Aarushi Dayma and Giuliana Magrane for a look at all the fall fun at Parks & Recreation’s annual food-truck festival, Trucktober.

The following is a Letter to the Editor: What can CPA do for Burlington? It can help fund a River Walk over the soon-to-be abandoned well fields off of Middlesex […]

Parks & Recreation’s Trucktober is a popular fall event among residents and community members, featuring lawn games, entertainment, and of course food trucks featuring cuisine from [...]

Join Aarushi Dayma and Giuliana Magrane as they interview a multitude of vehicle owners and community organizations in BCAT’s extended coverage Burlington’s 2022 Truck Day, brought to [...]

Parks & Recreation’s Universally Accessible Treehouse Project at Simonds Park is now underway, thanks to contributions from The Simonds Trust and a generous donation from The Gillingham [...]

Sunday September 18th, children and families were able to explore many different vehicles up close on the Town Common for Truck Day. It’s a long-standing community tradition loved by many. [...]

Summer is over but there’s lot to look forward to this fall, and the Burlington Parks & Recreation has a full slate of programs and special events for residents to […]

BNEWS Reporter Chris Flaherty fills in for Robert Parris in this Parks & Recreation Update. Join Chris for a discussion with Parks & Recreation Director Brendan Egan on what’s in [...]

Join Linda McNamee, Host of BCAT’s Something To Talk About, and Liz Gillespie, Former BNEWS Sports Reporter, as they explore the town common during the annual Parks and Recreation [...]

The Burlington Parks and Recreation Department held the 2022 Celebrate Burlington event at the Burlington Town Common on August 6.

Since 1985 July has been recognized nationally as Parks and Recreation Month. July also happens to be the busiest time for Burlington Parks and Recreation; launching and coordinating their [...]

This week’s video is from the opening of this week’s meeting of the Recreation Commission, in which the commission honored longtime Recreation Employee and Dedicated Community Member [...]

At the last meeting of the Burlington Recreation Commission in December, Burlington Parks & Recreation Program Coordinator Kelly Lehman informed the board that rental use of the Recreation [...]