Public gains long-awaited access to Booth Pond, 40 acre N.S. Land Trust property
NORTH SMITHFIELD – It's been dubbed an "unspoiled refuge" in an otherwise urbanized and highly-developed area and now, residents have parking and access to miles of trails through its woodlands.
Dowling Village developer Brian Bucci has officially filed an easement with the North Smithfield Land Trust giving the public access to a 40-acre forest behind the commercial center. The land...
Overlook celebrates patient’s success after long journey to health
BURRILLVILLE – When Connie Woodbine arrived at Overlook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Burrillville in mid-June, she couldn't walk.
The 73-year-old joined residents at the facility seeking rehabilitation amid the COVID-19 pandemic with an unclear future. Woodbine had lost her husband in May and now, she would also be unable to see other family members due to restrictions at the...
N.S. artist brings town’s beauty, history to life in watercolor paintings
NORTH SMITHFIELD – With a resume that starts at the age of 11, it appears that Sharon Guglielmo is a natural born teacher.
At that young age, the North Smithfield-based artist was already instructing younger children in arts and crafts at her local community center. At first she was a volunteer, but the response of the kids was so enthusiastic...
Property sales in Burrillville between Aug. 11 & Aug. 21
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Tuesday, Aug. 11 and Friday, Aug. 21.
0 Stag Head Drive
Seller: Randall & Joanne Clark
Buyer: GCC Development, LLC
Price: $32,000
249 North Road
Seller: Keith & Raina Ballou
Buyer: Chelsea Keach
Price: $250,000
50 Park Ave.
Seller: Jeffrey & Janet Partington
Buyer: Andrew Partington
Price: $250,000
183-185 Callahan School St.
Seller: Chad Dumouchelle
Buyer: Richard &...
In Burrillville woods, hiking can mean solitude – or chance encounter
BURRILLVILLE – Some might say words from a hit 1970s John Denver song apply to this 85 degree August day at Pulaski Park: “Sunshine on the water looks so lovely...”
On this slow-moving afternoon dozens of hikers, picnickers and beach-goers populate the park that’s partly in Burriville and Glocester. Mild summer wind whooshes through a grove of towering Eastern white...
WellOne purchases four lots in downtown Pascoag
BURRILLVILLE – A Pascoag-based healthcare center appears on track to double in size with the purchase of four new lots in the village center.
WellOne bought four adjoining properties on the corner of South Main and Pascoag Main Streets, including a historic two-story building that once housed Granite Bank.
Currently, the clinic offers medical, dental and behavioral health services from a...
After long wait, Burrillville business brings Solitude to the masses
BURRILLVILLE – Tina Breault says she has always wanted to run her own business, and at the start of 2020, she was finally on track to make her dream a reality.
"I had a strong feeling that it was time for me to venture off on my own and do what I felt I was being called to do," she...
