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Spraying for mosquitos has begun in Burlington this week, after an announcement that West Nile virus had been detected locally late last month.
According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, WNV was detected in mosquitoes collected in Burlington July 27. The virus, which can cause fever and flu-like symptoms, is most commonly transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.
Truck-mounted spraying is scheduled to begin Aug. 3 through the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project, between dusk and 11:30 p.m., in the vicinity of Lexington Street, Pleasant Street, Partridge Lane, Glendale Road and Eugene Road. Spraying will also occur on Wilmington Road, Drake Road, Hart Street, Sarah Street, Sandra Avenue, Irene Street, and Phyllis Avenue.
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A proposed event celebrating Burlington’s graduating seniors has been rescheduled, it was announced Wednesday. Night Under the Stars was rescheduled for June 1, with a raindate of June 4, according to a social media post by Burlington High School Principal Mark Sullivan.
In the post, Sullivan said the event was rescheduled after a meeting with student council.
On Tuesday it was announced the event, which was being promoted as a night of “music, playing games and taking pictures,” would not be going forward, leading to frustrated complaints on social media.
On Tuesday afternoon, Sullivan issued a statement that permission for the event had not been secured due to concerns from the state Department of Public Health, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Burlington Board of Health.