Good Morning, Burlington!

If you’re planning on attending the library’s new Cookbook Book Club on Friday at noon, here’s your official head’s up that you need to check out the cookbook from the library and make one of the dishes contained within! Participants will be bringing their dish to the meeting for everyone to taste and enjoy.

Are you attending? Tag #BurlingtonBuzz on social media and share what you made.

Help Make the 2024 DevilBotz Season the Best Yet

The excitement in in the room was palpable a few Saturdays ago when I went to visit the high school robotics team. The challenge for the 2024 season had just been unveiled—complete with a 140-page handbook full of rules, regulations, and the penalties for not following them—and the team was eager to get started.

Founded in 2009, the DevilBotz are now a formidable group of students and mentors collaborating to do one thing: build a robot that’s up for the challenge set by FIRST Robotics. In this year’s game, called Crescendo, the team will work together to create and program a robot that can perform a number of different tasks relating to the theme of music.

The team has around eight weeks to get their robot up and running, and the students are excited to get things moving. After a dip in activity during the pandemic, the group has returned en force, complete with a Student Executive Board to help organize and focus the team to build a robot that students hope will bring them through Qualifying and Districts and all the way to the World Championship.

Interested students can join the team; adults who want to help can become a mentor and/or donate to cover the team’s travel and other expenses.

Read the full story about the DevilBotz season below, and reach out to BHS math teacher and DevilBotz mentor, Arshad Khan, to get involved!

Community Information

DevilBotz Robotics Team is Innovating to Reach New Heights

Nicci Kadilak • Jan 31, 2024

The BHS FIRST Robotics team is ready to take on this year's challenge, which uses music as a the unifying theme, thus truly marrying science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM).

Read full story →

Today in Burlington

Municipal Meetings and Community Events

• 10:30-11:30 AM - Sensory Friendly Storytime - Kids ages 2-6 who have a challenging time with sitting still will love this chance to roam and listen! Be sure to register and, note: the event is in Woburn. (Woburn Library; Register)
• 12:00-6:00 PM - Cousins Maine Lobster - Which lobster roll do you prefer? Maine or Connecticut? Or maybe you like the lobster bisque? Tag #BurlingtonBuzz on social media and let us know. Send us a picture of your delicious food! (Wayside)
• 1:30-3:00 PM - Book Bingo & Browse - This bingo style event is designed for 65+ residents of assisted living, but anyone is welcome to drop in and join us! (Library; No Registration Required)
• 5:30-7:00 PM - Community Dinner - come by and enjoy good food and good company. Dinner will be served at no cost, but donations are always welcome. Vegetarian and gluten-free options will be available. Attendees don’t need to be members of the Church; anyone who’s interested in meeting and getting to know their neighbors is welcome! (Presbyterian Church in Burlington, 335 Cambridge Street)

Sports and Activities

Red Devils Basketball enjoyed their 7th straight win last night, beating Watertown 55-44 and earning a trip to the state tournament. Lady Devils fell to Watertown, 21-59.

Today we’ve got hockey, as our teams host Winchester at the Ice Palace. Boys (6-6-2) play at 5:00 and girls (10-1-1) play at 7:00.

The wrestling team hosts Keefe Technical High School at BHS, also at 7:00.

That’s it for today, Neighbor. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!

Nicci

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