Burrillville

PROVIDENCE – House Republicans, including two from northern Rhode Island, have submitted a Joint House and Senate Resolution to enforce the 180-day limit on the Governor’s Executive Powers. In July 2021, the General Assembly amended Rhode Island General Law to limit many of the governor’s core emergency powers to 180-days, dictating that the limit could be extended by General...

Northern RI – This week's announcement that Rhode Island will join a national opioid settlement and receive more than $90 million in funding to address the crisis also comes with news for the state's cities and towns, with some $750,000 to be directed to northern communities over the next 18 years. The state-specific deal, announced Tuesday, Jan. 25...

BURRILLVILLE – A small shed on Chapel Street is helping to clothe people in need across the globe while raising funds for an organization that serves local veterans. Berard Desjarlais American Legion Post 88 was recognized this month by St. Pauly Textile, Inc., a New York-based organization that collects the clothes from similar sheds at locations across the...

Northern RI – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced an accelerated timeline for repair to several major roadways in the northern corner of the state, with four large-scale repaving projects covering some 12 miles of busy routes through the region now scheduled to begin this year. The roads are among more than 100 expedited infrastructure improvements in...

If projections of future growth are accurate for northwestern Rhode Island, Burrillville will lose its rural character and join the southeastern New England suburban core that includes southeastern New Hampshire, Boston, Worcester and all of Rhode Island. We are not talking about a hundred years from now…think of the year 2050. The current review of Burrillville’s Town Charter is...

Rhode Island Stories Join members of the Burrillville Land Trust and many other participating nonprofits on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. for Becoming One People: Whose Story: Identity, Assimilation & Community, a virtual story and discussion with speakers including Dr. Michael Fine. Register for the virtual event here. Blood drive update All scheduled appointment slots for the St. Patrick's Church blood...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – A current state senator from North Smithfield and a former state representative from Burrillville – from opposing political parties – announced this week that they will be among those campaigning to fill the open seat left by the upcoming retirement of Congressman Jim Langevin. Former Rep. Ed Pacheco, a Democrat who represented Burrillville in the...