Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Four employees of the Oakland Mapleville Fire District received promotions last week, filling vacancies left by the retirement of two former captains. Before his recent retirement, Capt. Troy Phillips worked for the village district for more than three decades, and was in charge of department training. A Braintree, Mass. native, Phillips has also served as an adjunct instructor...

BURRILLVILLE – An emergency food program received a generous boost in time for the holidays this week, with a donation of 15 turkeys from Burrillville-based meat producer Daniele International. And two recent food drives for the Burrillville Weekend Snack Pack program have helped town officials continue to feed local families in need. According to Parks & Recreation Director Andrea Hall, who...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – Heavy winds ripped through the area Monday afternoon into the evening, knocking down trees and wires across northern Rhode Island and leaving many in the dark. As of 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, National Grid had large-scale outages reported in both Burrillville and North Smithfield, with hundreds of customers affected. Some of those homes were still...

Events cancelled With the state now officially on a two-week "pause," aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, several traditional holiday events in town have been cancelled, and a village typically lit up for Christmas is set to remain dark in 2020. The Burrillville Parks & Recreation Department has announced cancellation of the annual Santa at Stillwater event with plans to...

BURRILLVILLE – Two new banners for Burrillville veterans who served in World War II and the Korean War went up in Harrisville this week, thanks to an ongoing effort by American Legion Berard-Desjarlais Post 88 to honor the town's living Hometown Heroes. And even as a statewide two-week "pause," aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 goes into effect, the...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Friday, Nov. 20 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. 1030 Tarkiln Road Seller: Brian Muldoon Buyer: Amanda McCormick Price: $380,000 185 Sherman Farm Road Seller: Mark Brizard Buyer: Shawn & Alison Eldridge Price: $419,650 58 Alanna Lane Seller: Seminole Development, LLC Buyer: Brian Muldoon Price: $499,900 55 Rolling Meadows Drive Seller: Raymond & Joyce Daignault Buyer: Michael Handy Price: $240,000 360 Steere...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Randy Burt has worked in construction for most of his life, but four years ago, he found a new use for his power tools. “My first bear was back around 2016. I'm not really sure what made me carve it," he said. "I had a chainsaw and there was the log.” Thus began Tree of Life Chainsaw Carvings....