Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – The Pascoag Fire District has two new commissioners to serve for the next three years following an annual meeting on Monday, Sept. 11 that saw incumbent Commissioners Raymond Trinque and Carmella White lose bids for another term. The budget, meanwhile, was tabled to a date uncertain following questions from residents on elements in including legal fees. Matthew Kane...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, Sept. 6. 94 Donahue Road Seller: Martini Holdings LLC Buyer: Marc St. Pierre & Callie McCutcheon Price: $490,000 34 Hamlet St. Seller: Shannon Murphy Buyer: Jennifer Charpentier & William Cook Price: $375,000 284 Buck Hill Road Seller: David & Lisa Pratt Buyer: Corey Hill & Sarah Ethier ...

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 his name, surrounded by family, friends, former teachers and classmates, it certainly felt like home. "Going into the gymnasium...it feels like the comfortable shoe you always...

BURRILLVILLE – Angie Cardone, 25, of Burrillville, spent six years as a Marine training dogs for the military. Now, she's lending her well-honed skills to a Massachusetts organization called 22Mohawks, which pairs veterans with service and companion dogs. "Not every vet needs a service dog, but they need companionship. Every vet could use a family dog as a best friend,"...

BURRILLVILLE – An electrical fire Sunday afternoon caused extensive damage to a two-family home in Pascoag, and now, friends of the victims have started a fundraiser to help with basic needs. The blaze at 170 Laurel Ridge Ave. was reported just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, and responding Pascoag firefighters were assisted with mutual aid from roughly a...

Open house The Burrillville School Department has announced that Burrillville Middle School will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the school at 2220 Broncos Highway. Parents and guardians are encouraged to attend the open house to meet teachers, learn about school and class expectations, and other important information for the school year. An...

BURRILLVILLE – I’m on the road a lot, and now that school has started, I’m witnessing quite a few kids running across streets to get over to bus stops without looking to see if vehicles are approaching from either direction. I also see kids crossing in the middle of streets and not at crosswalks. Riding bikes on the road...