Consultant: Five times more water must flow through Harrisville Dam
BURRILLVILLE – A historic, century-old dam will likely need additional work – even after the current $1.8 million maintenance project is complete – according...
Op-ed: It’s time to update Rhode Island’s gun laws
It's time to update Rhode Island's gun laws.
Before you reflexively retreat to your comfortable pro-Second Amendment or pro-gun control corner, consider the following: First,...
Through the pandemic, there’s still one Silver Lining for northern RI seniors
NORTH SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE – For the past year, many seniors who live alone have found themselves isolated, as fear of a global pandemic has left...
Next expansion to Burrillville classroom learning planned for April
BURRILLVILLE – Expanded in-classroom learning for Burrillville's older students won't take place until early April at the soonest, according to Supt. Michael Sollitto during...
Second storm in three days blankets the region
BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – Just days after a Super Bowl Sunday storm covered northern Rhode Island with more than nine inches of snow, a second...
Place legislation would phase out corporate giveaways
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Deputy Minority Leader David Place, a Republican representing District 47, has joined forces with Sen. Sam Bell, a Democrat from...
BLT raffle drawing, book release: Five things to know in Burrillville this week
Shovelers needed
The Ashton Court Tenants' Association is in need of volunteers to help elderly and disabled residents during snow storms. Those who can assist...
