Thursday, April 18, 2024

Burrillville

Teens charged with felony assault, conspiracy following fight at party in Burrillville

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BURRILLVILLE – Two teenagers accused of assaulting a group of friends as they tried to leave a party, fracturing the skull of an 18-year-old Providence man and breaking the nose of another 18-year-old from Johnston, are now facing multiple felonies. Anthony Senesi, 19, of Harrisville, and Brayden Gauvin, 18, of Hope, have each been charged with two counts of felony...

Veterans group teams up with Burrillville preservationists to restore grave of Civil War soldier

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BURRILLVILLE – Steve Hackett, a member of General R. Bliss Camp 12 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, was installing flags on the graves of fallen soldiers in Pascoag Cemetery for Memorial Day when he first made the observation. The gravestone of a Civil War soldier named Francis E. Callahan had fallen to the ground...

Car show, survey & 15th festival: Five things to know in Burrillville this week

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Trash delay There was no trash or recycling collection on Monday, Sept. 4 due to Labor Day, and pickup throughout town will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. Questions can be directed to the Department of Public Works at (401) 568-4440 ext. 12. Survey The town of Burrillville is in the second phase of a grant opportunity for...

Sunday cartoon: September Child Passenger Safety Month

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BURRILLVILLE – September is the month police officers, first responders, child safety advocates and community leaders try to heighten awareness and education related to child passenger safety here in Rhode Island, New England and across the United States. What once was a monthly campaign in February, was changed a few years ago to the month of September by the...

Property sales in Burrillville between August 17 & August 28

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The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, August 17 and Monday, August 28. 75 Finn Road Seller: David Kopec Buyer: Diane Champagne Price: $555,000 0 Round Lake Drive Seller: Mark Brizard Buyer: Elisa Reid Price: $49,000 235 Church St. Seller: James, David, James II, John & Joseph Cooke Buyer: Amber & Kenneth Bourassa Price:$365,000 296 Central St. Seller: Sean &...

Three month bridge closure begins in Nasonville

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BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced that the concrete bridge in Nasonville will be closed for three months for rehabilitation starting on Friday, Sept. 8. The bridge, which carries Route 7/Douglas Turnpike over an old mill waterway, has been deemed structurally deficient and is part of an $18.8 million, three-bridge repair project in Burrillville, according to...

The weekend: Free events, muster & end-of-summer parties mark 28 things to do in northern RI

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Northern, RI – Let's not call summer over just yet... at least not until we have a last weekend hurrah to mark its demise. Welcome to the weekend, northern Rhode Island. With an extra day of leisure on Labor Day, and several free events marking the close summer and the start of the fall season, we're hopeful it will be...