Burrillville

PROVIDENCE – The town has been awarded $351,000 through a Community Development Block Grant for renovations of a duplex to create two affordable units in a project to be developed by NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley. The award was among more than $3.5 million in grant funding awarded through the program announced this week by Gov. Dan McKee and the...

BURRILLVILLE – Swinging music from The Live Music Band and lively-looking conversations at the annual Spring Dinner Dance inside the basement hall at St Patrick’s Church in Harrisville last Saturday night drowned out the demanding rainstorm tapping at the windows. One hundred or so friends and families were seated at banquet tables feasting on dinner then dessert. Then some of...

Hydrant flushing The Clear River Water & Electric District will conduct hydrant flushing this week from Monday, May 12 to Thursday, May 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The district notes that flushing is an essential maintenance task to ensure the safety and quality of water by removing sediment. Flushing may cause temporary discoloration of water and customers are...

BURRILLVILLE – Kids have a tendency to emulate what they see adults do during the course of any day. They are eager to copy actions of older siblings, teenagers and adults, not knowing these actions can put them in harm's way. It's extremely important to keep keys away from kids, especially vehicle keys. Kids can get ahold of car...

Mother's Day is coming fast. It reminds me how lucky I was to have a good, caring mother who watched out for me all her life. Mothers are like that. Sometimes, of course, that watching out part was a bit of a problem. Not that I did anything bad, but, as boys will, I got into my share of trouble....

BURRILLVILLE – The Town Council voted unanimously on Monday to submit a legal appeal of a decision by the Burrillville Planning Board to reject an application for an athletic complex at Burrillville High School that would include installation of a synthetic turf field. Planners rejected the project in a 5-2 vote on Monday, April 28, at a meeting where shouting...

BURRILLVILLE – A elementary school principal for the Burrillville School District will leave his longtime to post to take up the same job at another of the town's public schools at the end of the academic year. W.H. Callahan Principal David Brissette will transfer to A.T. Levy Elementary School, taking up a position left vacant by the retirement of...