Good Morning, Burlington!

The ballot is officially set for the April 1 election. Not everyone who pulled papers returned them, so here is how the chips fell:

• For town-wide seats, we have contested elections for Recreation Commission (2 candidates for 3 seats) and School Committee (3 candidates for 2 seats).
• For Town Meeting seats, we have contested races in Precincts 1, 5, and 7, and open seats in Precincts 2, 3, 4, and 7. (If you’re wondering how you could have both a contested race and an open seat, the answer is that the full-term race in Precinct 7 has 7 candidates for six spots, but the two-year term has only one candidate for two spots.

All is not lost for those seats that remain open: Candidates can run a write-in campaign to fill that seat. You start thinking about that now—I’ll tell you more soon.

See who’s running here:

April 1, 2023, Local Election Official Ballot

There are the open seats for the 2023 Burlington Town Election, taking place April 1, 2023, and the candidates who, so far, have taken out papers. Last update: 1/20/2023. Pull papers until the Town Clerk’s office closes on February 8, 2023, and return them with signatures (50 for town-wide offices and 10 for Town Meeting seats) by February 10.

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Today in Burlington

Meetings and Events

No official town meetings today, and the library is winding down for the long weekend, so we are in chill mode. If you’ve got a little one, there’s some fun going on this morning.

• 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM - Toddler and Preschool Story & Craft at the Library (Register here!)

Sports and Activities

Boys host Westford Academy at BHS for Basketball Senior Night:

• 4:00 PM - Freshmen
• 5:30 PM - JV
• 7:00 PM - Varsity

Hockey teams play over the weekend:

• 2:15 Saturday: Varsity Boys host Wakefield
• 4:30 Saturday: Varsity Girls host Wakefield
• 6:00 Monday: JV boys host Framingham

Friday Funny

I’m the kind of person who can’t help being, like, one minute late because “I just needed to finish what I was doing.” I cut things too close and then end up a minute or two behind. Can you relate?

Don’t forget, school vacation week kicks off with President’s Day on Monday! I’m going to shut down operations for the long weekend, and I’ll see you back here Monday or Tuesday. Have a great time!

Nicci