Burrillville

Virtual Job Fair Eleanor Slater Hospital and the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training will hold a virtual job fair on Thursday, July 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., focused on openings at Burrillville's Zambarano campus. The hospital has openings for registered nurses, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and cook’s helpers. Job seekers who attend will be...

BURRILLVILLE – Grilling and open fires season is kicking into high gear and you can smell burgers, hot dogs, steaks, chicken and spare ribs on backyard grills almost everywhere you travel across the area around dinner time. Anyone with little kids can utilize this week's Sunday feature, and sit down and discuss barbecue grills, outside fireplaces and open fire...

GLOCESTER – Glen Siner not only teaches history, he lives it. Siner, a Glocester native has taught history for more than 30 years, the last 25 at Burrillville High School. But he has also been a historical reenactor with the Captain William Tew's Company of the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, a group that reenacts battles and skirmishes with the British during...

Northern RI – Welcome to The Weekend northern Rhode Island – your guide to the best local events and fun taking place right in the small towns in our corner of the state. This week, we get things started early with plenty to do on Thursday evening. Summer is short, after all. The North Smithfield summer concert series kicks off...

BURRILLVILLE – Russ Jennings, 44, of Pascoag, said the concept for Lambscaping, his business that provides sheep and goats to eat brush on customers' properties, was inspired by the fact that he hated mowing the lawn and landscaping his three acre property. "Every year it's a constant battle with grass and brush," Jennings said. "It comes back every year. Then...

BURRILLVILLE – It's been more than four years since residents of Nasonville voted to dissolve their 80-year-old fire district, and talks began about consolidating the department with the neighboring district of Oakland-Mapleville. On Monday, July 24, that merger finally became official, with creation of the new East Burrillville Fire District. Voters approved a new, single district that will provide fire...

BURRILLVILLE – Amid news last week of a new, painted rock snake along a sidewalk in Warwick, Burrillville's popular rock painting group is teaming up with the Parks & Recreation Department with a plan of their own. Rock painters have started Bronco the Boa, a rock snake that will run along a walkway in Remington Park, adding color and...