Spring Show & a cooking class: Six things to know in Burrillville this week
United Way
The United Way of Rhode Island 211 Outreach Van will be at the Jesse Smith Memorial Library at 100 Tinkham Lane on Thursday, March 20 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Representatives will help...
Primrose talk & scholarship t-shirts: Five things to know in North Smithfield this week
Registration support
North Smithfield Elementary School at 2214 Providence Pike will hold a support session to help caregivers enrolling a child in kindergarten for the 2025/2026 school year on Tuesday, March 18 from 5 to...
Effort to strip tax-exempt status from Burrillville Land Trust dies in split vote
BURRILLVILLE – A move Wednesday night to begin taxing an all-volunteer non-profit that has worked to protect the town's rural character for some 25 years was denied following extensive testimony against the initiative from...
Murray bill aims to address mental health crisis in schools
STATE HOUSE — Chairwoman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Melissa Murray, a Democrat representing District 24 in Woonsocket and North Smithfield, and Rep. Jenni Furtado of District 64 have introduced legislation to provide...
Burrillville Planning Board green lights three-lot subdivision by Glocester town line
BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Planning Board has approved a preliminary plan for a three-lot subdivision on Gazza Road on a currently vacant 28.5-acre lot owned by Narragansett Improvement Company.
Plans presented at a meeting...
Former New England Patriot Light steps forward with plan to dismantle historic Glocester house
GLOCESTER – A historic town-owned structure at 1272 Putnam Pike, previously slated to be demolished, may now instead be dismantled, with its post and beam frame used to teach students about the craftsmanship used...
RIDOT to close Glendale Bridge in Burrillville for replacement beginning March 21
BURRILLVILLE – Beginning Friday night, March 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will temporarily close the Glendale Bridge, which carries Victory Highway over the Branch River between Main Street and Snake Hill Road....
