Burlington: A Week in Review
A look back at some of the stories covered by Burlington Patch this week.
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This was a busy week in Burlington and so a busy week here at Patch. In case you missed any of our stories, here are some of the highlights and links to our articles to help you catch up.
We're going to continue trying out our Week in Review in list form. Let us know what you think about the new format in the comments section:
Top stories of the week:
Feature Stories:
- Knights of Colombus Donation is Music to Their Ears: The Knights of Columbus Exceptional Children's Committee Has Been Quietly Supported Special Needs Programs for Decades.
- Red Devils Fight Off Late Wilmington Rally [VIDEO]: Boys basketball nearly loses double digit lead, hangs on for 64-63 win
- Wilmington Girls Hoops Runs Past Red Devils: Wildcats thump Burlington, 48-28, for home win
- Seven Burlington Students Earn Dean's List Spot at UMass Boston: Congratulations to the Burlington Student on their academic achievements.
- Burlington Students Lands Spot on University of Vermont Dean's List Congratulation to Michele Langone on her academic achievement
- Café Escadrille To Hold Wine Tasting Fundraiser for People Helping People Purchase tickets for $40 to support the Burlington Food Pantry, the Holiday Wish Tree and all the People Helping People programs
News Stories:
- NSTAR: Natural Gas Customers Could See Price Reductions NSTAR announced today that if a proposal is approved by the state, gas customers could see a 16 percent drop in heating prices by Feb. 1
- Police Logs: Threatening Customers, Gas Stolen and Aggressive Turkeys: Burlington Police Logs for Jan. 4 - 6
- Town Meeting Approves New Town Web Site and Network Assessment Articles: Burlington Town Meeting voted to approve $15,000 for a new web site and $75,000 for a town-wide Information Technology assessment
- Town Leaders: Speak Up Against Proposed MBTA Cuts: Let us know what you think of the proposed MBTA service cuts in the Comments section below
- VIDEO: Gov. Patrick Celebrates Burlington's IDBS's New Healthcare Center of Excellence Gov. Deval Patrick praised the software company for making improvements in medical information sharing that will improve personalized medicine
- VIDEO: Gutierrez Details Middlesex Turnpike/Adams Street Traffic Plan Burlington Patch sat down with Scott Weiss from the Gutierrez Company
- Burlington DPW and Recreation Department to Study New Location Town Meeting voted to approve $80,000 for a study of a possible new DPW and Recreation location on the corner of Middlesex Turnpike and Meadow Road
- UPDATE: Coakley Closes DiPaola Investigation With No Criminal Charges Details of possible "pay-to-play" contributions emerged in an investigation by the State Attorney General's Office into the actions of former Middlesex County Sheriff James DiPaola
- Burlington Man Indicted in Connection to Fatal Pedestrian Accident Last August Middlesex County DA Gerry Leone stated today that Anthony Manfredi, of Burlington, was indicted on charges of felony motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence of liquor, second offense
- Keep Your Dog Behaved; Town Meeting Approved Fine Increase Town Meeting approved an increase in the fine structure for not having control of your dog and changed the licensing schedule
Columns:
- Cooking with Sheila: Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Pie - A Little Slice of Heaven This is a must try pie - it is ridiculously good
- Life in the Mom Lane: Teaching Kids to Be Charitable Donating items and time can change the lives of others
- The Beauty Beat: Let Loose with Trendy Hairstyles in Winter 2012 Winter trends for 2012 involve lots of laid-back, loose locks. Check out these easy to get hairstyles
- Fans Breathe a Sigh of Relief: the Bowl's Back on DirecTV Sunbeam and DirecTV have reached an agreement, and channel 7's back on
Polls:
- POLL: What is the Best Oscar Winning Film?: Let us know in the poll and in the comment section.
- Patrick Proposes Sin Taxes For State [POLL] A tax on cigarettes and junk food aims to raise money for state and make residents healthier
- Committee Approves Hand-Held Cell Phone Ban [POLL] The Boston Globe reports that legislation went through Thursday
