Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – The first week of July is forecasted to be a very hot one with a long stretch of temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. School is out for the summer and plenty of families will be heading to the beaches to try and escape the heat while enjoying fun at the ocean. It's very important that...

 The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management are advising people to avoid contact with Wilson Reservoir in Burrillville. The notice is due to high levels of cyano-bacteria causing harmful algae blooms. Contact with water with the algae can cause skin irritation, stomach aches, diarrhea and nausea. "Symptoms can include stomachache, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. Less...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office from Monday, June 23 and Friday, June 27. 305 Whipple Ave. Seller: Shelby Catteau Buyer: Phillip & Victoria Sipe Price: $502,000 136 Jefferson Road, Unit 3 Seller: Marguerite Gaouette Buyer: Corey Graham Price: $205,708 1445 Tarkiln Road Seller: Donna Cournoyer (executor) Buyer: Lindsay Jeff & Donna Reid Price: $500,000 1510-1512 Tarkiln Road Seller: Philip & Diane Thomas Buyer:...

BURRILLVILLE – Investors and town officials purchased liens on 24 Burrillville properties during a tax sale held at the Assembly Theatre on Thursday, June 12, which brought in more than $68,00 in unpaid funds due to the town and Sewer Department. The sales, held annually, allow the town to recoup money lost through ongoing delinquencies on property tax and sewer...

Burrillville Town Council President Donald Fox has recently made several misleading remarks about the Burrillville Democratic Town Committee's role in opposing the artificial turf field installation at Burrillville High School.  While we do have members that are opposed to the installation of artificial turf, the committee has not made any formal statement to that effect. We have stayed out of the controversy in respect to Roberta...

BURRILLVILLE – The money is just a proverbial drop in the bucket when compared to the total cost, but the town has secured a $1 million grant to fund a portion of the Nasonville Water System project. The funding will come through the Environmental Protection Agency's Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program, administered by the Rhode...

WOONSOCKET – A man who was already wanted on unrelated domestic violence charges in Burrillville was arrested on Friday, June 20 after he allegedly tried to put his girlfriend's neck in a “noose” made from a phone charging cable, police say. Anthony Dutra, 50, of 2557 Diamond Hill Road, Apt. 5, is facing Woonsocket police charges of domestic assault, domestic...