Burrillville

PROVIDENCE –  A 30-year-old Rhode Island man pled guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to charges that he enticed a 12-year-old Burrillville girl to engage in multiple sexual encounters and later launched a murder-for-hire plot in a scheme to eliminate her as a witness. Chandler Cardente is now scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, April 23 on charges...

GLOCESTER – Wall Street business indicators may be fluctuating as spring begins, but the shopping and dining district of Route 44 in Glocester, spanning from the Smithfield border in Harmony to the Chepachet Village, is buzzing with homegrown companies, and the newest village occupant is Big John's Wood Joint, a décor and accessories store that opened this past weekend....

NEWPORT – She has served as club president, and led several chapter initiatives – including one that puts dictionaries in the hands of every local third grader – and another that ensures area students are screened annually for vision problems. Burrillville Lions Club member Nancy Vermillion was recently recognized with The Lions Clubs International President's Certificate of Appreciation,...

BURRILLVILLE – In 2020, members of the Burrillville Town Council approved a plan to borrow $1.8 million from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to finance repairs needed at the Harrisville Pond Dam. At the time, the roughly 160-year-old structure was leaking, with large sinkholes developing in an area by the Assembly Theatre. Town officials worked quickly to remedy the...

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 to assist and connect residents with local resources for housing, food and medical assistance and more. Rolls & butter The Burrillville Junior Hockey League is selling...

BURRILLVILLE – I’ve noticed during my early morning travels that it’s darker in the a.m. than it was before we all set our clocks forward one hour. This means that kids are walking to their bus stops in the dark. It also means that it’s darker while kids are waiting for the school bus at their bus stops. Kids...

There was a time when my mother used to dress me in something green, put a pin or sticker on me and send me to school. I wasn't sure what this all meant at first, but eventually it came to me: I was Irish. Okay, not entirely Irish. With a name like Martin you can hardly claim to have come...