Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Thirty-nine teachers in the Burrillville School District have received notice that their contracts may not be renewed for the school year starting this fall, a move Supt. Michael Sollitto said was needed to meet state requirements in a difficult budget year. "By state law we have to notify teachers prior to June 1st if there's any chance that...

BURRILLVILLE - A 20-year-old Massachusetts man is facing charges following the discovery of a teenage girl from Burrillville dead inside a home in Stow. The death of 17-year-old Nevaeh Goddard is being investigated as suspicious, according to reports. Police responded to a home in Stow for a well-being check around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5. They reportedly met with Shane...

BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville resident and well-known published cartoonist, artist, writer, author and child safety advocate Jim Weicherding has received a letter of support from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Highway Safety Administration. Weicherding, a weekly contributor of the, "Sunday Cartoon," feature on NRI NOW, has received numerous awards, honors, certificates of appreciation, plaques, star community achievement awards and...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, April 1 and Monday, April 8. 10 Bluff Road Seller: Cornelius Albrecht Buyer: Jason & Paulina Tran Price: $650,000 650 Reservoir Road (land) Seller: Mark Brizard Buyer: Robert Dole & Thomas Danti Price: $120,000 156 Railroad Ave. Seller: Jessica Trembley & David Thibault Buyer: Troy Fredette & Kristin Rodi Price: $398,000 345 Steere Farm Road Seller:...

Eclipse viewing party Jesse Smith Memorial Library at 100 Tinkham Lane will hold a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on Monday, April 8 starting at 3 p.m. The library will have solar eclipse glasses available while supplies last and Galaxy Stress Balls available for kids. There will also be a live stream from NASA and Dinolicious food truck on site....

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island fishing season opening day is this coming Saturday, April, 13. Kids, teenagers and adults will be heading to stocked open water state park regulated ponds, lakes and streams hoping to catch that big fish on the ends of their fishing lines. Kids should always wear a child life jacket when out on a boat...

BURRILLVILLE – The lights are now on seven days a week, and staff with the East Burrillville Fire District stands ready to take calls in a village fire station that sat closed for more than five years. The Nasonville fire station was reopened this week and will be staffed every day from 7 a.m. to 5 pm. under the...