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Good day Burlington! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What's blocking Burlington from inspecting conditions inside its ICE facility?

Also on today's calendar: Estate Sale: 22 & 23 Aug, 9AM - 3PM and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 70 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Assistant town administrator provides update on ICE facility (homenewshere.com) — Burlington officials are intensifying efforts to inspect the ICE facility at 1000 District Ave., after a detainee affidavit described troubling conditions and courts twice denied the town's search‑warrant requests. The Select Board, town counsel, and residents are now weighing new legal strategies and gathering more firsthand accounts, while volunteers and police continue assisting people released from the Burlington site.
   

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    Thursday August 20
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    Burlington Public Library Fogelberg A , 22 Sears Street, Burlingt
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