Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Authorities are investigating a 250-gallon oil leak at a home by Spring Lake that left a visible sheen on the water over the weekend, also affecting the house's well. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that two hazmat crews responded to the area after a 911 call about the problem that came in around 3:10 p.m....

BURRILLVILLE – It's Thanksgiving week and that means turkey dinners with family and friends. It also means there will be a lot of adults cooking and preparing Thanksgiving dinners on, and inside, hot stoves in homes and apartments. As part of the popular kids home fire safety and burn prevention coloring campaign, "Safe Kitchen, Safe You," series available on...

BURRILLVILLE – Firefighters in Burrillville extinguished a fire caused by a malfunctioning motorcycle at a two-story barn on Church Street on Monday, Nov. 15. According to a release from the Pascoag Fire District, Burrillville Fire Dispatch began receiving multiple calls reporting a blaze at a structure in the area of 73 Church St. around 4 p.m. Monday. ...

WOONSOCKET – "Thanks mom." These were the words from Burrillville veteran Seth Guy as he approached a new-to-him vehicle, a rebuilt Mazda he'd won through a sweepstakes run by Henri's Auto and New Englanders Helping Our Veterans. Guy learned that his name had been picked in the Henri's Heroes raffle for one of three used vehicles given out to service...

BURRILLVILLE – A group of caring neighbors is raising funds and collecting gifts to help a family in town that recently lost their husband and father to COVID-19, leaving the mother to raise four children on her own. The family, which includes 14-year-old triplets and a 17-year-old boy, doesn't qualify for traditional help through the town's Adopt a Family...

BURRILLVILLE – Police were out in force at Burrillville Middle School on Wednesday evening, but it wasn't on official business – as, for the first time in two years, it was time to celebrate,  After having missed out on their annual celebration last year when the state was shut down, this year's participants in the Burrillville Police Department's 2020-2021 Awards...

BURRILLVILLE – The non-profit, volunteer Patrons of the Assembly Theatre is collaborating with the Burrillville School Department to expand their artistic reach into the community, moving the location for an upcoming show, while taking the initial steps to help to create a new program for Burrillville students. The theater group has announced that performances of Little Women, the Musical,...