Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – At Bella Restaurant in Glendale Sunday afternoon, the grand prize of heart shape ruby and diamond earrings and matching pendant necklace shined as bright as the faces of the 100 or so people in festive attire celebrating at the Burrillville Lions Club & Knights of Columbus Pascoag Council 383 Valentine’s Dinner Dance. The rare February warm weather...

BURRILLVILLE – Students will have to do more than just participate in clubs and sports to meet the community service requirement for graduation from Burrillville High School in future years, following an update to the policy recommended by the School Improvement Team. According to the recently-passed changes, students who are currently juniors and seniors will still be able to...

Reopening Bravo Brewing Company at 75 Pascoag Main St. has announced that the brewery will reopen on Friday, Feb. 28 from 5 to 10 p.m. The brewery has been closed since December after a sprinkler pipe burst in the building, destroying both the facility and equipment. On Friday, Jesse Desorcy Music will perform and The Sticks Pizza Co. food truck will...

GLOCESTER – The first step toward bringing potable water to Chepachet Village, a study of potential options, was presented recently to the Glocester Town Council by Robert Ferrari from Northeast Water Solutions, the firm tasked with exploring the possibilities and developing a comprehensive plan for the project. The year and a half study examined existing conditions and assessed viable alternatives...

BURRILLVILLE – School vacation week is over and kids are returning back to school this week. The Bus Stop Kids want to remind children that it is very important that they always wait for their school bus to come to a complete stop before crossing streets. The seasons are changing and kids can become a little more rambunctious when...

I never actually saw a man-eating bear near the house when I was growing up, nor any other kind of bear for that matter, but I knew they were out there. My older brothers constantly reminded me in order to prevent me from being gobbled down in one massive bite, thereby saving my life in the process, no doubt. It was...

BURRILLVILLE – A firefighter/EMT with the Pascoag Fire Department who was indicted by a Providence County grand jury in January on a felony charge of domestic violence – sexual assault pleaded not guilty last week in Rhode Island Superior Court. Matthew Dupuis, 44, of Pascoag, entered the charge through his attorney, John Larochelle of Providence-based Larochelle Law. Dupuis was indicted...