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1. 'Ultimate Privacy Meets Modern Living': Home For Sale In Burlington (patch.com) — Burlington homebuyers can check out a four-bedroom multi-level house at 31 Wildmere Ave., listed for $1,099,000 and set on a private 1.4-acre lot. The property features three finished levels, an open-concept main floor, and a granite kitchen with stainless gas appliances, all at the end of a quiet dead-end street.
2. Burlington Fills Five Positions Across Police, Fire and DPW (bcattv.org) — Burlington's Select Board has approved five new hires across the police, fire, and public works departments, including a traffic supervisor for school crossings and a firefighter-paramedic who grew up in town. Three new DPW staffers will bolster water, sewer, and highway operations, aiming to strengthen everyday services residents rely on around roads, schools, and infrastructure.
3. Coming Up This September Town Meeting - Communications Tower on Blanchard, Animal Control Bylaws, & More... (bcattv.org) — Burlington's fall Town Meeting opens September 28, with members set to debate leasing land on Blanchard Road for a new cell tower and funding a firefighters' union contract. Voters will also consider tightening animal control rules and rezoning Ned's Towing on Middlesex Turnpike for potential retail use, decisions that could affect neighborhood noise, services, and development.
4. Red Devil Roundup: Football Falls in The Battle of Winn Street, Soccer and Volleyball Extend Win Streaks (bcattv.org) — Burlington High athletes are in the thick of a busy fall, with boys soccer rolling to a 7–0 win over Arlington Catholic and volleyball sweeping three straight matches. Football, cross country, golf, swim, and field hockey all saw mixed results, and several Burlington teams have important home and away contests coming up this week against league rivals.
5. Mass. wants to get flounder back on the menu. They enlisted Boston chefs (axios.com) — Burlington diners can try special flounder dishes at Row 34 as part of a statewide "Flat is Back" campaign to revive demand for this now-abundant local fish. Massachusetts marine officials and top chefs are teaming up through September to get flounder back on menus, with participating restaurants in Burlington, Boston, Cambridge and beyond showcasing creative preparations.
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