Good Morning, Burlington, and Happy Monday!

You still have a little over a week to take out your nomination papers for town government. There’s been no change since last time I shared who had taken out papers. After tonight’s town Meeting, I anticipate the ballot filling up as Town Meeting Members are allowed to file notice of re-election at Town Meeting this evening.

But—broken record alert—you can still pull papers and run! If town government seems daunting to you, start with Town Meeting. In an auditorium full of 126 people, you can easily observe and participate without feeling put on the spot. Town Meeting, by the way, is finally happening tonight. In honor of the event, I reprinted my Facebook post from a year ago as a Buzz article outlining the various Moderator-appointed committees we have in town. See that below, and review what’s on the Town Meeting Warrant here and at the Town Clerk’s website.

Profile | Moderator-Appointed Committees

There are several committees appointed by the Town Moderator, whose details I'll list below. Committees also are sometimes appointed on an as-needed basis - the Transportation Committee and Sidewalk Committee are recent examples of such committees. - Bylaw Review Committee; 5 members; 1-year term. Review and propose bylaws, and reconcile our town's bylaw…

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Today in Burlington

Meetings and Events

• 7:00 PM - Town Meeting at BHS
• 7:00 PM - Virtual Trivia through the library (Register)
• 7:00 PM - Teen event - Chocolate Olympics at the library (Register)

7:15 PM - Town of Burlington Scholarship Fund (TOBSF) at Grandview Farm. TOBSF is a volunteer committee that meets once monthly from about October through March and then twice monthly as the school year comes to a close. They discuss and review the applications and select recipients for the scholarships, which are completely funded by volunteer donations from Burlington residents. Don’t throw away your tax bill from the town! Donate to TOBSF by checking off the appropriate box before you pay!

Today the TOBSF will be reviewing the 2023 application and organizing for the year.

Sports and Activities

Burlington Senior Molly Moroney finished 3rd yesterday at the Phillips Andover Girls Wrestling Tournament.

Girls’ Track competed in the Small Schools Coaches Invitational this weekend, and they did great, including several medals and PRs. Nice work, girls!

We’ve got nothing on the sports calendar today, but stay tuned for a full schedule tomorrow. I’ll see you then.

Take care, Burlington,

Nicci