Burlington News

Submitted by Cory Gabel on 2009-11-10.   The 9th Annual Gabel Basket Brigade, a community effort aimed at providing needy families with all the fixings of a traditional Thanksgiving meal, will be held Sunday, November 22, from 1-4 p.m. at the Burlington Fire Department.

At the far end of this 1920 William Johnson photo can be seen the 12-foot, 7-inch-tall underpass on Church Hill Road that grieved many tractor trailer drivers until it was raised in recent years.

Parks & Recreation Submitted by Patrick Brooke on 2009-11-03.   Bette Holmes Pictured from the bottom row left to right is Travis Martin, Brian Veith, Jared Valois, Anthony Maselli, Jake Kawiecki.

Students across the state head back to class after concerns over H1N1 shut down several schools.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2009 CONTACT: Bryan DeAngelis 202-224-5372 DODD INQUIRES INTO DELAY OF H1N1 VACCINES WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Chris Dodd yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius inquiring into the delay in the production and distribution of the H1N1 vaccinations.

Custodian John Tibbetts disinfects lockers at Lewis S. Mills High School. BURLINGTON - - It was a bright, crystal-clear Thursday afternoon near the center of town, and there was something wrong with this picture.

"It's a lengthy procedure. We have to get all the surfaces," says Keigwin Middle School principal Tracey Koff as custodian Sam Privott wipes down a classroom doorway at the school in Middletown, Conn.

Sickness is spreading through Connecticut schools and an entire district will be closed for the rest of the week.

When she decided to run for first selectman, board of education member Cathy Bergstrom thought she had Local Politics 101 down cold: Knock on a lot of doors, send a lot of mailers and make sure your relationship with your husband is strong enough to withstand the rigors of a campaign.

In Burlington, the race for First-Selectman is heating up and with less than two weeks to go until Election Day, some believe it is also getting ugly.

There's no need to double check your calendars, it is still October, even with the snow on the ground.

Submitted by Dan Zabel on 2009-10-16.   The Burlington Democratic Town Committee is sponsoring a collection drive for the Burlington Food and Fuel Banks on Saturday, Oct.

At The Library Submitted by Tess Bird on 2009-10-14.   Judith Bird of Burlington will hold a show at the Burlington Public Library for the month of November.

A body found Sept. 28 behind a Queen Street grocery store has been identified as that of a Burlington man, police said Tuesday.

Tom Passero, of New London, unloads a new shipment of apples, as Dom Leal shows his son, Ben 3, how the apples are unloaded off the truck, and into the mill.

To graduate from high school, a Connecticut student must have one credit in physical education and one in art or vocational education - but none in foreign language.

Police continue investigating a serious crash on Route 4 near the Burlington town line that sent two people to area hospitals Tuesday night.

Police are at the scene of a serious crash on Route 4 near the Burlington line tonight.

American homeowners use 10 times more chemical pesticides per acre than farmers, according to the American Academy of Science.

"Spooktacular" Family Fun Day Parks & Recreation Submitted by Burlington Parks & Recreation Department on 2009-09-25.   The Burlington Parks and Recreation Department and the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department are sponsoring a "Spooktacular" Family Fun Day on Saturday, Oct.