Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – An emergency dispatch system that reportedly has dead spots – and sometimes even has to be turned off when it rains to avoid feedback – is finally set for an upgrade. The Burrillville Town Council has allocated $250,000 to overhaul the police department's communications system, a conversion that will also include equipment upgrades for town fire departments. The...

BURRILLVILLE – The Class of 2021 is on track to hold a large-scale commencement ceremony somewhat on par with graduations of the past, although the event will look a little different this year, according to Supt. Michael Sollitto. While the full details of the event are still in the planning stages, Sollitto said that Burrillville High School will hold an...

BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville School District and Burrillville Police Department have signed on to a partnership with a Boston, Mass.-based software firm said to ensure prompt response of law enforcement and first responders in the case of an active threat or other crisis event. Through In Force Technology, Inc., teachers and faculty will now have ability to immediately notify emergency...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – Schools in both North Smithfield and Burrillville are reporting large spikes in positive cases of COVID-19 this week, just after many students resume sports and return to in-person learning. Supt. Michael St. Jean said that 173 students and staff members from North Smithfield schools are currently on quarantine due to nine positive cases, and he just recently...

Imagine waking up and you cannot feel anything. You try to talk, but there are no words-- only silence. You try to scream, and nothing comes out. The only sound you hear is your own voice, but only inside your head. You look around frantically. What comes into focus are the tubes sticking out of you that are helping...

BURRILLVILLE – First, it was an aunt.  Jake Soares, a 16-year-old from Burrillville, helped his relative to set up an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, navigating the often-frustrating Vaccinate RI website, filling out the online form and refreshing the screen often to see when new time slots became available.   "I wanted to help her out so she could feel safer,"...

Post 88 Coffee Hour American Legion Berard-Desjarlais Post 88 will hold a Veterans Coffee hour at the Binn’s Building at 111 Chapel St. in Harrisville from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 13. The group holds the events on the second Tuesday of every month, serving coffee and light refreshments. Any Veteran who needs help with VA and government paperwork, Veterans...