Burlington

Federal officials find Burlington schools violated parental rights over student survey, per Patch report. The U.S. Department of Education concluded Burlington Public Schools failed to honor parent requests to exclude their children from a survey they found objectionable, according to P…

Burlington's town government today spotlighted the staff and departments running its summer recreation programs, an inside look published via the town's News Flash feed. Meanwhile, Burlington Public Schools continued rolling out its return-to-school calendar, with Marshall Simonds Middl…

A statewide flash flood watch threatens Burlington and much of Massachusetts this week amid forecasts of seven or more inches of rain, per a Patch report. Burlington Public Schools posted its August calendar, including Marshall Simonds Middle School's sixth-grade meet-and-greet sessions…

A quiet Tuesday leaves Burlington's real estate market and a neighboring town's fast-food plans as the notable headlines. Burlington Patch highlighted a three-bedroom home for sale with an "beautifully updated kitchen," while reporting that a national fast-food chain plans to move into …

Burlington's Board of Health has scheduled a special subcommittee meeting on kratom regulations for Wednesday, July 29, at Town Hall. The move adds a new regulatory question to the town's summer committee calendar, coming as a Patch roundup flagged Burlington's Aug. 8 fireworks show and…

Burlington residents sounded off on park etiquette this week even as town committees and schools turned toward late-summer business. Three town bodies — the Government Review Committee, Board of Health, and General Bylaw Review Committee — meet Tuesday, July 28, with a Board of Health k…

U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark made an unannounced visit to Burlington's ICE facility Friday and criticized its operation under the Trump administration. Clark, the House Democratic whip who represents Massachusetts' 5th District, toured the site without advance notice and followed with a pu…