Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – With 95 percent of staff now healthy and ready to return, Supt. Michael Sollitto said the district is now considering increasing in-person instruction to two days a week for Burrillville middle and high school students, with a potential start date in early February. The tentative plan would also see a change to an alphabetic-based system, with students whose...

WOONSOCKET – A man who took his own life outside of a Woonsocket-based pawn shop on Monday, Jan. 11 has been identified as 58-year-old from Burrillville. The incident took place outside of Mr. Pawn around 10:15 a.m., with a gun taken from the shop at 100 Bernon St., according to reports. The shop is owned by Dan Baldelli, the brother of...

NORTH SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE – The decisions by several large tech companies to take action to limit certain types of speech following last week's deadly riot in Washington, DC has drawn criticism from some – including one local state senator who's social media post about the First Amendment has many in her district expressing outrage. A Facebook post by Republican Sen. Jessica...

Parks and Recreation calendar The Burrillville Parks and Recreation Department has released its annual calendar of special events and activities featuring dates for items such as Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and the Spring Lake Beach season opening. The calendar, posted below, notes that all dates are subject to change due to COVID 19. Free early childhood program Tri-County Community Action Agency is...

BURRILLVILLE – An emergency response in Harrisville on Saturday, Jan. 9 was due to a boiler malfunction in the Town Hall building, according to Chief Michael Gingell. Gingell said that a passerby noticed dark smoke coming from the chimney of the structure, and made a call around 5 p.m. "The boiler malfunctioned," Gingell said. "The dark smoke in the chimney led...

BURRILLVILLE – Town resident, artist and well-known public safety advocate Jim Weicherding was back in the DiPonti Communications owned radio stations recently producing his new home fire safety and burn prevention radio promo featuring his popular firefighting dinosaurs. The Fearless Dino Protector Squad reminded listeners across the state of Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut to be mindful of...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's purchase of a 235-acre campground in town became official this week, with the signing of final documents and transfer of more than $2 million to members of the Burrillville family that owned it for nearly six decades. Echo Lake Campground was founded in 1952 by Helen and John Moroney, lifelong Pascoag...