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Learn who is running for office in the 2025 local election in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Learn who is running for office in the 2025 local election in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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The town's financial committee narrowly voted in favor of a budget adding a long-discussed role.
Burlington's Town Administration would like to install a town-wide communications director following this May's Town Meeting. But if the reception by the Ways & Means Committee is any indication, the creation of the role will be an uphill battle.
A centralized communications role has been a topic of conversation on and off for at least six years, said Select Board Member Nick Priest as he appeared before Ways & Means to advocate for the role. Priest ran on a platform of enhancing internal and external communications in town and helped coordinate the communications audit performed by the Collins Center in 2021 and 2022. The headline of that audit, presented to the Select Board in 2022, was that having a single person in charge of streamlining and unifying communications for the town would enhance efficiency and make reaching community members easier.
After that 2022 conversation there was little discussion of this role at Select Board meetings, but this year the proposed Town Administration budget includes a communications role. Advocating for that role along with Priest was Select Board Member, Sarah Cawley. The Collins Center audit, she said, showed a number of different social media accounts representing the different town departments. Having a unified strategy will not only make things more efficient for the town and reduce the demand on people in other roles, she said, but it will also make it easier for the town to communicate with residents about the upcoming capital projects, important ballot questions, and more. These efforts, she says, will build efficiency, transparency, and trust between residents and the town and result in a more informed and engaged citizenry.
Town Financial Analyst Sam Hockenbury echoed Cawley's sentiments, explaining that as he has performed some de facto communications efforts, he's found himself repeating the same things to different
... Continue reading →in light of proposed federal cuts to food security programs, Senator Ed Markey will be hosting a webinar to emphasize the importance of such resources.
Now's your chance to help shape Burlington's future. Submit your letter of interest for the Government Review Committee today.
Applications are now open for this community-funded source for higher education expenses for high school seniors living in Burlington.
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Full calendar ahead on Thursday after mixed results on Wednesday
At a contentious School Committee meeting, parents expressed outrage at explicit questions and demanded changes to opt-out procedures.
A letter to the editor in favor of Jeremy Harrington for Planning Board
Following a lacrosse loss, three more sports get their regular seasons underway.
Project aims to increase food pantry yields, adding over 1,100 pounds of fresh produce annually
Lacrosse teams take on Reading in their first league game of the season.
After a loss in their first game, the boys' volleyball team seeks a win against Billerica
How to run as, and how to vote for, a write-in candidate in the Burlington, MA, town election.
As the choices narrow and the price point comes into focus, community members suggest further refining the options for a new or renovated high school.
As Burlington approaches breaking ground on a new police station, officers look ahead to a modern building that will better support operations.
A letter to the editor in favor of BHS addition-renovation option AR8
The Select Board imposed conditions on a dog and its owner after three separate incidents of biting a minor.
in light of proposed federal cuts to food security programs, Senator Ed Markey will be hosting a webinar to emphasize the importance of such resources.
The Burlington Garden Club shares their tips to prepare your garden to wake up from its winter hibernation.
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School has been invited into the first step of the state's school building reimbursement process.