State education council approves funding for projects to improve Burrillville schools
BURRILLVILLE – The Burillville School District was approved for a partial state reimbursement on a number of projects to improve school buildings in town over the next several years, part of a $1 billion...
Glocester school board member warns council: Major funding needed for repairs this year
GLOCESTER – Glocester School Committee member Patricia Henry brought a preliminary warning for the Glocester Town Council at their recent meeting. Town schools, she said, are in dire need of improvements and upgrades, including...
Wreaths Across America returns to Ponaganset; Teachers, Glocester chief recognized with awards
GLOCESTER – Ponaganset High School students, administrators and staff, along with town officials, state representatives and guests of the school greeted Wreaths Across America on Tuesday, a program that remembers and honors veterans, and...
BHS student, alumna take key roles at DECA Fall Leadership Conference
BURRILLVILLE – Members of the Burrillville High School chapter of Rhode Island DECA joined 400 business, finance, hospitality and marketing students at the annual association Fall Leadership Conference held on Friday, Nov. 3 at...
Skee Carter Invitational brings out 27 teams as Broncos celebrate cross country seniors
BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville cross country team hosted the 11th Annual Skee Carter Invitational at Burrillville Middle School on Thursday, Oct. 19, with runners from 27 teams from across the state coming to compete...
NSES’s Bailey named R.I Speech Pathologist of the Year
NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield Elementary School's Monika Bailey has been named the Rhode Island Speech and Language Pathologist of the Year for 2023 by the Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Association.
The annual...
Always a Bronco: Esteemed Burrillville native Carter celebrates homecoming, reflects on local roots
BURRILLVILLE – There is an old adage: "You can never go home again."
But, on Friday, Sept. 8, when Walter "Ted" Carter Jr. walked in the Burrillville High School gymnasium that was about to bear...