Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Over the past few weeks, there have been several news stories about individuals being trapped and falling through the thin ice of frozen open bodies of water across the area. It’s very important that people do not cross over frozen bodies of water in order to reach their destination, especially little kids. Nobody should ever be alone...

I was going to write about New Year's resolutions, but it just doesn't seem worth the effort. I mean how many people actually keep them anyway? I had this friend, call him Jake, who used to make a resolution or two every year. Cheez. First, it was to lose weight. Well, about a month into the new calendar and here...

BURRILLVILLE – While the funding will fall short of what is required to complete the much-needed project, the effort to install sewer lines along Chapel Street has received a boost in the form of a $216,000 grant from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank. The grant was among 12 projects in 11 cities and towns announced this week by the bank's board,...

BURRILLVILLE – With hearings on a preliminary injunction that has held up efforts to install a new synthetic turf field at Burrillville High School now largely concluded, Town Manager Michael Wood said that Burrillville has spent more than $200,000 on research and litigation costs since questions regarding the project were raised last May. Wood notes that final briefs were...

BURRILLVILLE/WOONSOCKET – An expanding New York-based propane business has acquired a property in Burrillville where a local fuel company has operated a storage facility for the past five years. NRI NOW has learned that the sale was part of a larger acquisition of Consumers Propane by Paraco Gas. This week, a deed recorded in Burrillville showed that the New York...

BURRILLVILLE – A Warwick man is facing charges after reportedly leaving the scene of an accident on Church Street, where police say he flipped a vehicle, landing in a cemetery and destroying gravestones before fleeing the scene in the first hour of 2025. Ronald Mallon, 41, of 52 Logan St., Warwick, was arrested on Sunday, Jan. 5 after reporting to...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Wednesday, Dec. 18 and Monday, Jan. 6. 1568 Wallum Lake Road Seller: William Bachman Buyer: David & Judith Bernier Price: $205,000 12-14 Cold Spring Lane Seller: Audra Perschilli Buyer: Gary Viera Price: $481,400 1694 Round Top Road Seller: Tyler & Kaitalyn Mullaly Buyer: Audra Perschilli Price: $450,000 46 Frederick St. Seller: Kevin Pomfret...