Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Burrillville

Property sales in Burrillville from June 12 through June 20

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The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office from Thursday, June 12 through Friday, June 20. 0 & 12 Dion St. Seller: Barbara Bader (trustee) Buyer: Big Red Properties Price: $305,000 60 Eagle Peak Road Seller: Tyler Bingham & Jose Toro Buyer: Michael Marcoux Price: $445,000 325 Sherman Farm Road Seller: Lisa Bonnell Buyer: Robert Bonnell Price: $710,000 2792 Victory Highway Seller: Christopher &...

Sunday cartoon: Cross your heart with a seatbelt

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BURRILLVILLE – It's summer vacation and the weather forecast over the next few days includes a heat wave. More than likely, kids and families will be heading out to area beaches and cooler destinations in order to avoid the heat and humidity. It's very important that kids always boost up and buckle up in vehicle backseats while riding to...

July 4 tradition: A biweekly excerpt from Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sanity

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Tradition. It's what keeps things going. Take holidays, for example. In fact, take the Fourth of July, which will be upon us soon. Not only does it offer more diversions than Dave and Buster's, but you get to renew acquaintances with friends and/or family, as well as celebrate our country's beginnings. For us it has always been the cookout thing with...

At age 99, Burrillville’s Barber awarded Quilt of Valor

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BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville's George Barber, 99, recently received the coveted Quilt of Valor from the Dare to Dream Ranch in Foster, honoring his service to this country during World War II. A Quilt of Valor, according to the website, is a quality, handmade quilt that is machine or hand quilted. It is awarded to a service member or veteran...

Burrillville council adopts budget plan with increase of $1 million

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BURRILLVILLE – A fiscal plan approved by the Burrillville Town Council last week will see spending increase by roughly $1 million over last year's total, with councilors tightening line items and dipping into reserves to increase funding for the school department. The budget as adopted will come with a roughly 4 to 5 percent increase for the average taxpayer. Town...

Burrillville man accused of kidnapping, assault of 80 year old woman pleads guilty

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PROVIDENCE – The man arrested last August after a crime spree that reportedly included multiple vehicle thefts, premeditated assault and robbery of an elderly woman, and fleeing from police in a high-speed pursuit pleaded guilty on Monday in Kent County Superior Court. Steven Henning, 53, is facing charges in several Rhode Island towns, including Coventry, Burrillville, Smithfield and Woonsocket, for...

Burrillville’s Cleary takes home second championship win at RIIL Track & Field event

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PROVIDENCE – An athlete who broke her high school's record with a championship javelin throw last year has once again reached new heights - this time breaking her own record to win the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Outdoor Track & Field Championship for a second straight year. Mackenzie Cleary, who walked the stage with her fellow graduates in the Burrillville...