Burlington

BURLINGTON -- March 31, 2026, Burlington's Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved four land-use applications at its March 31 session, including a front-yard variance for a Hampton Avenue homeowner and sign permits for three commercial properties. The board voted 5-0-0 on each item, granting a

BURLINGTON -- March 26, 2026, Burlington Conservation Commission continues two wetland hearings as riverfront classification dispute slows A Street case. The commission voted 6-0 at its March 26 meeting to continue the Notice of Intent for 11 Sears Street, a residential demolition and rebuild within the buffer zone to bordering

BURLINGTON -- March 26, 2026, Burlington Conservation Commission punts two wetland permit cases to April amid debate over riverfront redevelopment standards. The commission voted 6-0 on both matters at its March 26 meeting: continuing the 11 Sears Street demolition-and-rebuild application by John Muller to April 9, pending revised

BURLINGTON -- March 24, 2026, Burlington Charter Review Committee advances town administrator powers in five preliminary votes. The nine-member committee voted through draft charter language on March 24 giving the town administrator authority over human resources policy, compensation-setting, financial record-keeping, property inventory, and interagency coordination, while unanimously rejecting

BURLINGTON -- March 24, 2026, Burlington School Committee adopts Common Lit 360 as its new grades six through eight English curriculum after a two-year review. The committee voted unanimously to approve the program, selected over competitor EL Education after 97 percent of surveyed educators favored it, citing robust teacher support