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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 on Monday approved a 4.38 percent increase to the average residential tax bill for the 2025 fiscal year, amounting to an increase of $284 per year […]

The long-serving local public servant Paul Raymond will be honored with a commemorative park bench outside the Town Hall Annex after Select Board approval Monday night.  Raymond retired in 2022 [...]

Burlington Town Meeting has already approved funding for a new police station and a new Fox Hill Elementary School, but the Select Board is set to consider asking voters to […]

After a change made at the Select Board Meeting Monday night, new vehicles acquired for the Department of Public Works will be painted black and will feature a more striking […]

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 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 […]

As Verizon aims to bolster a tilted utility pole on Chestnut Ave., a conversation has exploded about the aesthetics of utility services across town. In the third public hearing on […]

The Burlington Veterans Service has finalized a plan to add a sixth flag pole to the veterans section on the Town Common, honoring the Space Force, the latest branch added […]

The Burlington Select Board Monday night expanded a program that allows seniors aged 60 and older to work off a portion of their taxes, raising the total amount able to […]

The Burlington Select Board tabled a conversation on a cannabis social equity policy Monday after considering it for the first time.  The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission requires [...]

Burlington this fall will once again offer an alternative to Eversource electric service through a municipal aggregation plan, which the town hasn’t had on offer since 2018.  After years of […]

The Burlington Economic Development Office is pursuing a plan to bring a popup art gallery to town, with the details still to be determined and no firm plan confirmed.  Economic […]

The Burlington Select Board Monday pronounced June as Pride Month in town. Select Board Member Sarah Cawley read a proclamation:  “Whereas, the Town of Burlington supports the rights of every [...]

Members of Burlington’s General Bylaw Review Committee were before the town Select Board on April 10 with an updated draft of rules to allow for hybrid or virtual meetings moving […]

The Burlington Select Board recognized the Burlington Sons of Italy for its decades of contributions to the town, particularly in the field of education.  According to its Facebook page, the […]

Burlington Select Board Chair Nick Priest on Monday raised the prospect of a government review, a process by which the town could examine whether its form of government was working, […]

Burlington Select Board Monday approved water conservation measures effective April 1 that restrict residential lawn sprinkler use between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The changes represent an easing of [...]