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BURRILLVILLE – With the holiday season now in full swing, towns and cities across the country are faced with cancelling and re-imagining beloved local traditions to maintain social distancing and group size guidelines. This year, Burrillville is no different, and they have welcomed that challenge with some creativity of their own. “Cancelling our yearly events, that normally bring so much...

BURRILLVILLLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – The pandemic lockdowns have shaken the economy, but builders report that the market for new homes have reached historically high levels, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The overwhelming demand for building and for remodeling, however, combined with erratic availability of materials, is causing delays and shortages of supplies. Locally, the market for new homes and...

11 Country Way Seller: Christopher & Amy-Lynn Boulay Buyer: Eric Herb Price: $400,000 0 Saranac St. Seller: Francis, David & Christopher Drewniak Buyer: Debra Deluca Price: $18,750 (Quit Claim) 14 Country Way Seller: Robert & Doris Landry Buyer: Christopher & Amy-Lynn Boulay Price: $420,000 170 Providence Pike, Unit 45 Seller: Patricia Canastrari Buyer: Robert & Doris Landry Price: $429,000 635 Iron Mine Hill Road Seller: US Bank Trust National Association (Paul Pytko & Darlene Morris) Buyer: US...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – Heavy winds ripped through the area Monday afternoon into the evening, knocking down trees and wires across northern Rhode Island and leaving many in the dark. As of 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, National Grid had large-scale outages reported in both Burrillville and North Smithfield, with hundreds of customers affected. Some of those homes were still...

BURRILLVILLE – Two new banners for Burrillville veterans who served in World War II and the Korean War went up in Harrisville this week, thanks to an ongoing effort by American Legion Berard-Desjarlais Post 88 to honor the town's living Hometown Heroes. And even as a statewide two-week "pause," aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 goes into effect, the...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Friday, Nov. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. 1030 Tarkiln Road Seller: Brian Muldoon Buyer: Amanda McCormick Price: $380,000 185 Sherman Farm Road Seller: Mark Brizard Buyer: Shawn & Alison Eldridge Price: $419,650 58 Alanna Lane Seller: Seminole Development, LLC Buyer: Brian Muldoon Price: $499,900 55 Rolling Meadows Drive Seller: Raymond & Joyce Daignault Buyer: Michael Handy Price: $240,000 360 Steere...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Randy Burt has worked in construction for most of his life, but four years ago, he found a new use for his power tools. “My first bear was back around 2016. I'm not really sure what made me carve it," he said. "I had a chainsaw and there was the log.” Thus began Tree of Life Chainsaw Carvings....