Sunday cartoon: Be sun smart
BURRILLVILLE – It's August, and we are all very aware that temperatures during the month combined with the bright sunshine can present hazards – which most people are not thinking about when cruising in convertibles.
Heat stroke can happen to anyone exposed to the sun and extreme hot weather conditions, especially little kids. Kids are riding in the backseats...
Burrillville’s Toti recognized in Marquis Who’s Who in America
BURRILLVILLE - Pascoag resident Paula Toti has been included in Marquis Who's Who, a publication chronicling the lives of the most accomplished individuals and innovators from every significant field of endeavor, including politics, business, medicine, law, education, art, religion and entertainment.
"Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the...
Changes underway at Shrine bookstore with eye toward fair labor
BURRILLVILLE – For decades, visitors to the Shrine of the Little Flower could access the bookstore with a ring of a bell.
A nun who lives at the property – a peaceful, 8.23 acre lot in Nasonville – would make her way down to answer the door.
It was an undeniably quaint method of selling mementos from the unique venue...
Newly set boundaries of national park cover roads through Slatersville
NORTH SMITHFIELD – It's official: landmarks throughout the Blackstone Valley are part of a national park, including many sites in the village of Slatersville.
The U.S. secretary of interior signed off on the boundaries for the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park last week, connecting places of significance throughout the region, from Old Slater Mill in Pawtucket, to the Little...
Property sales in North Smithfield between July 29 & August 4
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, July 29 and Wednesday, August 4.
391 Mattity RoadSeller: James BourgetBuyer: Joyce HicksPrice: $467,100
1 Tupperware Drive, Unit 322Seller: Alexandra EchandiBuyer: Michael EconomosPrice: $230,000
175 School St.Seller: Frederick & Barbara HoppeBuyer: Frederick Jr. & Diane HoppePrice: $120,000
Iron Mine Hill Road (22 acres)Seller: Melissa...
Beef Barn to close this week for planned relocation
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Diners have just a few days remaining to grab a roast beef sandwich on Greenville Road before Beef Barn restaurant closes for two to three weeks to relocate to a new home at the former Homestead Gardens.
The restaurant announced this week that their final day at the location – a busy intersection the iconic restaurant...
Burrillville to host memorial marking 20th anniversary of 9/11 at tower artifact site
BURRILLVILLE – It is a unique artifact commemorating a national tragedy now two decades old, and now, it will serve as a gathering site when locals mark the anniversary of the attack this fall.
Burrillville will host the "20th Anniversary: Burrillville Remembrance September 11th, 2001-2021," at Firefighter's Memorial Park in Harrisville. The event, for which details are still being planned,...
