Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – In a crash that Burrillville Police Lt. William Lacey noted could have been, "much worse," a man was transported to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday morning after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a school bus. The accident took place on Central Street around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, when the bike operator was...

BURRILLVILLE – This week's Sunday feature is an anti-smoking coloring cartoon and feature article. It is intended to reach out to children about the hazards and unhealthy results caused by smoking cigarettes, but can also reach teens and adults at the same time. Everyone in my family smoked cigarettes. I never did smoke. Unfortunately, smoking had a negative impact...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between March 1 and March 17 95 Sanwood Drive, Unit 11 Seller: Andrea Hunter McGinn Buyer: Peter Kilmatian Price: $240,000 0 Walnut Hill Road Seller: Edward Raymond Buyer: Mark Brizard Price: $4,000 61 George Eddy Road Seller: Woonsocket Neighborhood Development Corporation (quit claim) Buyer: Scott & Geraldine Rylah Price: $224,000 474 East Ave. Seller: Carpenter Brothers,...

BURRILLVILLE – In 2012, the deteriorated stretch of state roadway running from Sandhill Road to Route 107 was considered high priority for reconstruction by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and listed for repair on the agency's Transportation Improvement Program. Construction plans reached 90 percent that year, and the town of Burrillville paid for additional design work for a...

HARTFORD, Conn. –  A Connecticut man, arrested in 2019 over incidents involving a Burrillville boy, pleaded guilty this week to production of child pornography. Christopher Michaelson, 38, of Guilford entered the plea Thursday, March 16 before U.S. District Judge Michael Shea in Hartford. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 9, 2019, the Guilford Police Department assisted...

BURRILLVILLE – Plans to utilize two town-owned properties in Pascoag to offer recreation for residents, including a walking trail and playground, are now moving forward, with a master plan for the project set to go before the Burrillville Planning Board on Monday, April 3. The project – funded with help from a $300,000 recreation grant from the Rhode Island Department...

BURRILLVILLE – Opened in 2008, the structure that now holds the Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library was built following voter approval of a special construction bond. It was a show of support by town residents that library officials would not soon forget, and over the past 15 years, they have made it their mission to live up to the mission...