Good Morning, Burlington!

The Pumpkin Patch at St. Mark’s Church is still going strong. Get pumpkins there for all your fall activities, and benefit People Helping People, Burlington’s food pantry. Don’t forget to send us your cute pumpkin pics!

Section of Cambridge Street to Close Overnight

This evening, beginning at 6:00 PM (apologies for the typo in an earlier Buzz, and thanks to you astute readers for correcting it!), the DPW will begin preparing to install liners in the sewer along Cambridge Street from one end of Chestnut Ave. to the other. Chestnut Ave. is the bypass that begins at the car wash and ends after the LaCascia’s parking lot; there will be a detour there as well as at Francis Wyman Road.

This work has been attempted three times during daytime hours, and has failed because the bypass is too large to not run across the street. The liners, which must be ordered in advance, are set to expire in just a few days, and the sewer line is in “very very critical condition,” according to Assistant Town Engineer, Meghan Cavalier, who spoke at Select Board on Monday.

The hope is to complete this work before the morning rush hour begins on Friday; there is a plan for ambulances to get through if necessary.

Today in Burlington

Municipal Meetings and Community Events

• 10:00 & 10:45 AM - Young Artists in the Park Art Class for Children & their Adult Companion at the Park at Burlington Mall: Children and their grown up are invited to a free art class in The Park. The class begin with story time, followed by an art project and concludes with a gross motor exercise to get the wiggles out. (Register)
• 10:30 AM - Bag of Bones: The class will include step by step directions for making 4 cards. Each card will include a package of flower seeds. The materials for each card will be all prepared for you. Step by step directions will be given for each card. (Made in Burlington; Tickets)
• 5:30 PM - Board of Health - Nurse Subcommittee will continue reviewing resumes for the supervisory nurse’s position that is currently open. (Human Services Building at 61 Center Street - Board of Health Conference Room)
• 6:00 PM - Glass and Resin Holiday Tree: Create a beautiful glass Christmas tree on canvas with resin. (Made In Burlington; Tickets)
• 6:30 PM - Conservation Commission will hold various public hearings and a ratification of the emergency certification to address the beaver dam at Rahanis Park. (Town Hall Main Hearing Room and Virtual)

Sports and Activities

The volleyball team shut out Wilmington yesterday in their penultimate regular season game. Freshmen and JV went 2-0 and varsity went 3-0. Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity soccer teams fell 0-3 to Wilmington yesterday in their final regular season games. Girls finished up 8-8-2 while boys went 0-18.

The Woburn/Burlington girls’ swim team heads to Bentley today for the Fall League Meet. The event begins at 2:45. Also on the calendar:

• MSMS cross country heads to Bedford’s John Glenn MS for a 3:30 meet.
• Freshman soccer teams play Wilmington, with girls hosting at 4:15 and boys playing away at 4:00.
• The field hockey team is in Wilmington, with JV playing at 4:30 and varsity at 6:00.

Short one today. Take the extra time to share a favorite winter story or activity for the Winter Guide (coming soon)!

Nicci

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