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BURRILLVILLE – It began with a 4-year-old's plan to raise a few dollars to help local animals at his grandparent's yard sale. Ten years later, Mapleville 8th-grader Ben St. Pierre's annual "Lemonade Stand" is a major community event, bringing in thousands of dollars every year to support the Burrillville Animal Shelter. The day-long event includes raffles, face-painting, baked goods and of...

PROVIDENCE – Visual arts teacher Amy Weigand began her career in Burrillville, and currently works at Paul Cuffee Middle School in Providence. There's not quite enough parking for teachers at the school, and it was there that Weigand got the parking ticket that led to her appearance in Providence Municipal Court and on Caught in Providence - a court TV...

BURRILLVILLE – A movement started following the tragic death of an 18-year-old Burrillville girl in 2013 has led to countless acts of kindness in the six years that have followed, bringing out the best in individuals in town and beyond, who again remembered her last week. Shannon Heil – the young lady whose life inspired "Share for Shannon"  – died following...

BURRILLVILLE – A project four years in the making was finally completed this week as three 14-foot-tall monuments in the Sayles-Cook Cemetery were re-erected, creating a majestic scene in a wooded area next to Overlook Nursing and Rehab Center.  The achievement was a longtime goal for gravestone restorationists Betty and Carlo Mencucci. The couple discovered the broken structures more than...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, July 1 and Tuesday, July 9. 90 East Ave. Seller: Daniel & Sandra Pion Buyer: Tabitha McGonagle Price: $153,900 315 Central St. Seller: Jessica & Scott Chagnon Buyer: Shawn & Kathleen Desrosiers Price: $241,900 66 Union Ave. Seller: Ryan Soares Buyer: Jessica & Scott Chagnon Price: $300,000 (New construction) 45 Crystal View Drive Seller: Steere Farm Village Buyer:...

BURRILLVILLE – The town of Burrillville took second place in a competition between local communities to beautify an area, an effort that led to the complete transformation of Louise Bleiweis Memorial Park this month. The Sherman Farm Road park was renovated as part of the Blackstone in Bloom Contest through Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council....

BURRILLVILLE – After multiple repairs, the 1885 headstone of the woman accused of haunting the family depicted in The Conjuring has again been damaged, and has been removed from the cemetery indefinitely. The stone belongs to Bathsheba Sherman, a name made famous by the 2013 blockbuster horror movie.  Posthumously, Sherman was accused of witchcraft and blamed for the demonic hauntings...