Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Police and Fire

No deal for Nasonville fire; Residents talk of dissolving district

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BURRILLVILLE – Residents in Nasonville Thursday night were not sold on a proposal that would have ended litigation between the fire district and the union staff that they terminated with a 62-20 vote last...

Man dies in crash on Douglas Pike

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BURRILLVILLE - A single car crash on Douglas Pike in the early morning on Saturday, Jan. 26 took the life of a 23-year-old North Carolina man. According to police, Payden Derossi of Leland, North Carolina was traveling...

Church Street man arrested after allegedly punching dad, neighbor

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BURRILLVILLE – An evening at Spritzer's bar ended with an arrest for a 28-year-old Burrillville man accused of assaulting his father. Kyle Lafrenaye of Church Street was charged with domestic simple assault, resisting arrest, and...

DUI suspect hits car, keeps driving

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BURRILLVILLE – A Burrillville man was arrested this week after allegedly hitting another vehicle on East Avenue and driving off while well beyond the legal blood alcohol limit. Deschamps, 55, of Spring Lake Road was...

Concert in the Stacks, Radio Badland and Most Wanted: Five things to know in...

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Concert in the stacks The DeLoreans will play at Jesse Smith Memorial Library on Friday, Jan.11 for the latest in the Concert in the Stacks series. The band will play 50s to modern dance and rock...

Burrillville police arrest Connecticut man in sexual assault case

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BURRILLVILLE – A Connecticut man was arrested this week in the investigation of a sexual assault of a Burrillville boy that dates back to October. Christopher Michaelson, 35, of Guilford, Conn. was arrested on Wednesday,...

Harrisville Fire Committee dedicates conference room to the late Donald Mehrtens

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BURRILLVILLE – The Harrisville Fire District Operating Committee honored a former member and chairman Tuesday night, dedicating their meeting room in his name. Donald Mehrtens became a committee member of the district in 1992, and...