Burlington NewsLocal news for Burlington, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Firefighters Battle Two Bristol Brush Fires- April 27, 2008 "I'm willing to lose the woods, but there's no way we'd lose a house" About 50 firefighters from the city and three surrounding towns spent most of Thursday battling a pair of persistent brush fires on opposite ends of the city.The most serious fire created dozens of small blazes in a 15- to 20-acre section of very steep woodland behind Matthews Street, and firefighters were still working into the night to extinguish pockets of burning brush there.Nobody was hurt and no neighborhoods were...http://www.topix.net/city/burlington-ct/2008/04/firefighters-battle-two-bristol-brush-fire... Historic Elton Brown Tavern In Burlington To Be Expanded- April 25, 2008 "We want to preserve this building, to maintain its character, and we couldn't have gotten the STEAP grant without the help of the Connecticut Trust." One of the four local buildings recognized on the National Register of Historic Places will undergo an expansion this summer, improving its public access while maintaining its historical integrity. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/burlington-ct/2008/04/historic-elton-brown-tavern-in-burlington-... Burlington Brush Fire Extinguished- April 21, 2008 "We were very nervous. We were right there and the smoke and the ashes were flying all over the place. So it got a little crazy" A massive brush fire in Burlington is out after burning for over 24 hours. Officials said the blaze was one of two brush fires in the town. via WFSB-TV Hartfordhttp://www.topix.net/city/burlington-ct/2008/04/burlington-brush-fire-extinguished?fromrss... Route 4 closed in Burlington- April 16, 2008 Route 4 is closed to traffic in both directions following a late night accident between Belden and Punch Brook roads in Burlington. via The Waterbury Connecticut Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/burlington-ct/2008/04/route-4-closed-in-burlington?fromrss=1 West Hartford Students Free Fish Raised In Project- April 10, 2008 "Into different stages and into an adult." Like the baby trout, West Hartford fourth-grader Elijah Starks had never been to a river until Tuesday.But here he was at the edge of Burlington Brook, being called upon to perform an honor.'Who's Elijah' asked Carl Swanson, president of the Farmington Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited. 'You, stay right here. You're going to release the fish.'It all started in November, when the volunteer group Trout Unlimited brought 100 trout eggs to the Smith...http://www.topix.net/city/burlington-ct/2008/04/west-hartford-students-free-fish-raised-in... Deadly 2007 Crash in Bristol Haunts Many Lives- April 8, 2008 "It shows how one decision somebody makes affects so many people - people who get hurt mentally, physically, emotionally" "We never saw headlights, then this vehicle was right in front of me," he says. "It was so fast. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/burlington-ct/2008/04/deadly-2007-crash-in-bristol-haunts-many-l... |