Burrillville

NORTH SMITHFIELD – You could say the family is taking the lemons life gave them and making lemonade. Or, perhaps a bit more accurately, taking their now illegal flavored vape juice and turning it into chinchillas, bearded dragons and snakes. Clumsy metaphors aside, Pets R Family is now open in North Smithfield, marking the return of the "mom and...

BURRILLVILLE – New basketball hoops have been installed at the Steere Farm Elementary School playground thanks to a collaborative effort and investments made by the Steere Farm Elementary Parent-Teacher Association, Burrillville Youth Basketball Association and P&R Construction Co.  P & R Construction installed the basketball equipment, replacing old set-ups that were in disrepair on the school's playground with items purchased...

BURRILLVILLE – The town is spending more than $300,000 annually on transportation for the previously unhoused public school students now living in the cottages at Zambarano Hospital, an unsustainable expense that will lead to district staffing cuts, according to members of the Town Council and School Committee. In a joint letter sent to Rhode Island Department of Housing Program Development...

BURRILLVILLE – John Blodgett will fill the seventh seat on a commission set to guide a new entity merging the Pascoag Electric District with the Harrisville Water District, after narrowly winning an election for the seat held on Monday, Jan. 13. Officials with the Clear River Electric & Water District announced the results at a special meeting after...

CREW election Voting is open today for the election of one new member for the new Clear River Electric and Water District Board of Utility Commissioners. Qualified voters can cast their ballot at the office at 253 Pascoag Main St. on Monday, Jan. 13 between the hours of 7 to 10 a.m., and 3 to 6 p.m. The new seven...

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...