Burrillville-based meat producer has COVID 19 outbreak; ‘around 80’ cases confirmed
BURRILLVILLE – A producer of cured meats headquartered in Burrillville has around 80 employees with confirmed cases of COVID 19, according to a report on Friday, April 24 from the Rhode Island Department of...
Burrillville wins $380,000 in grants for recreation facilities
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina Raimondo and the Department of Environmental Management awarded $5.79 million in matching grants to 21 local municipalities this week, including funding for two projects in Burrillville totaling $380,000.
In announcing the...
RIDOH: Crystal Lake Rehabilitation confirms 10-14 cases of COVID 19
BURRILLVILLE – The state Department of Health released a list of nursing home and assisted care facilities where two or more resident had tested positive for COVID 19 on Thursday, April 23, noting that...
Rhode Island schools to remain closed
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island public schools will remain closed through the end of the school year, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced in a press briefing on Thursday, April 23, exactly one month since the state's...
Seven at St. Antoine test positive for COVID 19
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Just days after announcing that the nursing facility had confirmed its first case of COVID 19, officials from St. Antoine Residence say that seven patients have tested positive for the virus....
Council approves 1 year contract extension for No. Smithfield trash with 2.4% increase
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Members of the North Smithfield Town Council approved a one-year extension to the town's contract for trash removal services this week, agreeing to a 2.4 percent increase consistent with the national...
RIDEM investigating complaints over mess, possible garbage buried on Hill Road property
BURRILLVILLE – On a property at 58 Hill Road, dozens of tires are piled beside a dirt driveway. Garbage sits beside old, unregistered campers and cars, along with an oil tank.
Neighbors say that...
