Sunday cartoon: Li’l Skipper water & boating safety
BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island fishing season opening day is this coming Saturday, April, 13. Kids, teenagers and adults will be heading to stocked open water state park regulated ponds, lakes and streams hoping to catch that big fish on the ends of their fishing lines.
Kids should always wear a child life jacket when out on a boat...
Green North Smithfield: Two cleanups in April aim to remove trash from town streets
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The annual effort to keep North Smithfield litter free will get a boost in 2024, with two events over the course of a week where volunteers will canvass town roadways removing trash.
North Smithfield's annual Clean & Green Day will be held on Saturday, April 27, a community event for the past two decades, where hundreds of...
A slam dunk: Customers show overwhelming support for merger of Pascoag Utility & Harrisville Water districts
BURRILLVILLE – The effort to merge two Burrillville utility companies to create a single entity bringing electric and water service to several town villages took a leap forward on Wednesday, April 3, when 83 percent of voters cast a ballot in favor of the move.
For the past year, officials with the Harrisville Fire District Water Department and the...
Property sales in Glocester between March 25 & April 2
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Glocester Town Clerk’s office between Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, April 2.
12 Overlook Lane, Unit 3
Seller: Overlook Ridge, LLC
Buyer: Kimberly Doucette
Price: $475,000
Chopmist Hill Road – .49 acres
Seller: RLM II, LLC
Buyer: Town of Glocester
Price: $125,000
138 Gold Mine Road
Seller: Nicholas & Mary Reay
Buyer: Eric Carver & Amy Yu
Price:...
Sunday cartoon: Easter cooking safety
BURRILLVILLE – It’s Easter Sunday. Family and friends are gathering together for Easter dinners across the area and nationwide celebrating the holiday together. With a beautiful day forecasted for this Easter Sunday, here in this state and region, there will more than likely be plenty of get togethers in apartments and homes with quite a few people joining in...
Property sales in Burrillville between March 19 & March 29
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Tuesday, March 19 and Friday, March 29.
64 Grove Lane
Seller: James Stone & Kristen Deshaies
Buyer: Rindy Lombardi & Joseph Baxter
Price: $440,000
1175 Tarkiln Road
Seller: Delsim Ventures, LLC
Buyer: Gail Desmarais
Price: $369.900
34 Marion Ave.
Seller: Tracy Lee
Buyer: Randy Collins
Price: $365,000
45 Collins Taft Road
Seller: Alan Dumais
Buyer: Jacob Robinson
Price:...
Affordable success: Housing advocates & local officials showcase Burrillville development
BURRILLVILLE – Not all affordable housing is built the same, and at an event this week, statewide advocates noted that they can develop plans that fit each community, showcasing the success of Greenridge Commons, a project featuring 96 fully-occupied rental units spanning two locations in Pascoag.
Unlike many communities in Rhode Island, Burrillville has consistently reached the state's affordable...