Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – It's Valentine's Day week and this week's Sunday feature reminds everyone about the importance of buckling up for the ones who love you. I started my the Cross Your Heart Month Buckleupallofus campaign a few years ago. I was reaching out to kids and families during the month of February hoping to influence them to use car...

BURRILLVILLE – A 62-year-old bus monitor is facing charges following reports from several students of inappropriate conduct including sexualized gestures and inviting them to his home to smoke marijuana. Gerard Parenteau of Burrillville was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 17 and charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According to the arrest report,...

NORTH SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE – Three grocery stores run by a local family for decades have been purchased by a couple that owns supermarkets in New York and Connecticut, and this week, the new owners said that shoppers can expect new products and upgrades to the stores, with a grand reopening to be held in April. Brigido's Fresh Market – a...

BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Land Trust has announced the start of Conservation Conversations - a way for the public to get in on the conversation about saving the "sense of place," in the town ofBurrillville. “We can’t live without clean air, clean water," said Land Trust President Paul Roselli. "As humans, we can’t live or even survive without the...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Tuesday, Feb. 7. 315 Stag Head Road Seller: Property Solutions, LLCBuyer: Jessie & Angelica WilliamsPrice: $460,000 0 Hill Road Seller: MJB Investments, LLCBuyer: D. Armstrong Realty. Inc. Price: $155,000 29 Round Lake Drive Seller: Charles & Elizabeth Sullivan Buyer: Raymond & Stacy GauvinPrice: $417,000 275 Union...

BURRILLVILLE – Police have identified the woman whose body was discovered Sunday morning half submerged in water at a fishing area in town. Jane Finkelstein, 67, of Harrisville is believed to have fallen through the ice at Little Round Top Pond at some point on Saturday, Feb. 4, according to police. Officers responded to a 911 call from an individual...

BURRILLVILLE – Gov. Dan McKee shared new details this week on plans for the Burrillville campus of Eleanor Slater Hospital, announcing the intent to invest more than $100 million in enhancements to the facility. According to a release from the administration, the new facility, "will broaden Eleanor Slater Hospital’s capabilities and better position the hospital to meet the needs...