Divided crowd passes $1.6 million Harrisville Fire budget at annual meeting
BURRILLVILLE – To an outsider, annual meetings of a village fire district can always have the potential to seem a bit chaotic, with attendees shouting resolutions, and voting done by a less-than official seeming...
Shoplifter flees police, later treated for overdose in Burrillville
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Mississippi woman who refused to stop for police after allegedly leaving Walmart with stolen goods was arrested after she was brought to the hospital for an overdose later the same...
Alleged fight over drug money leads to arrest of couple at N.S. motel
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A man and a woman are both facing charges of domestic assault following an incident July 1 at Hilltop Motor Lodge that allegedly began when one says they ran out of...
Paper signing, theft prevention: Five things to know in Burrillville this week
Candidate paper signing
Burrillville candidates and registered voters are invited to attend a drive-through nomination signature collecting event in the Burrillville High School parking lot on Tuesday, July 7 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The event...
Woonsocket driver arrested after high-speed pursuit through Burrillville
BURRILLVILLE – A 41-year-old Woonsocket man has been charged with reckless driving and eluding an officer after a dangerous chase through town that saw numerous near collisions, according to police.
Scott Fleming was picked up...
Pedestrian struck on Route 146 dies at hospital
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The pedestrian hit on Sunday at the intersection of Route 146 and Sayles Hill Road has died, according to Rhode Island State Police.
Raymond Mercier, 57, of Attleboro, Mass., was hit by...
Pedestrian struck on Route 146
NORTH SMITHFIELD — A pedestrian was hit by a car Sunday night near a troubled intersection that has often been the site of accidents.
Local and state police were called to Route 146 in area...
