Burrillville

Car show The Burrillville Lions Club will host their annual car show on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burrillville Middle School. The event is free and will have arts and crafts, raffles, food and drinks, trophies for the winners, a DJ and live music by the Bel Aires. Snack Pack Dinner Fundraiser Berean Baptist Church will...

BURRILLVILLE – Students at Burrillville High School completed 50 kind deeds in 24 hours with the help of the community, winning $500 for their program of choice. The challenge came to Burrillville as part of "Hello Week," an effort to make the culture at the high school more inclusive, and was run through a collaboration with Massachusetts-based nonprofit Do Kind. The...

BURRILLVILLE – Broncos have just 24 hours to complete 50 acts of kindness, and while they were off to an impressive start on Thursday, Sept. 26, they may need the public's help to arrive at the finish line. At stake is $500 to support Burrillville High School's rewards program – handed out to students who meet or exceed behavioral standards. The...

BURRILLVILLE – Town Manager Michael Wood announced this week that an effort to establish a dog park on Clear River Drive has hit some road blocks, and that the town may want to abandon the project and find a new location. The facility was slated to be built just south of the town’s animal shelter and water treatment plant, and...

BURRILLVILLE – Little white tags cover a pink t-shirt worn by Erin Todisco-Place as she sets out on the journey every year. The Burrillville resident will cover 44 miles over three days, and as her body becomes tired and her feet sore, she'll look down at those tags for a little inspiration. The tags are collected annually at La Dolce Vita, an...

BURRILVILLE – After less than two years leading efforts to address addiction and recovery in Burrillville, Coordinator Michelle Harter has resigned from the role. Harter was hired in January of 2018 to launch the Burrillville Addiction Assistance Program, an outreach effort run through the Burrillville Police Department. Under Harter's watch, BAAP has grown to include the Recovery Coach Academy, a program...

Too bad that North Smithfield people appear not to know that the state's current Wildlife Action Plan has mapped the site of Green Energy Development's Whortleberry Hill solar project with a pair of high value conservation designations that in neighboring Burrillville have proved crucial in the case against the Clear River Energy Center power plant. Whorteberry Hill, on the Department...