Mapleville boy raises thousands for charity, 50 cents at a time
BURRILLVILLE – Ben St. Pierre was just four-years-old when he opened his first lemonade stand.
The Mapleville boy was at his grandparents' home in Woonsocket while they were holding a yard sale, and he made $75, donating the money to the Woonsocket Animal Shelter.
St. Pierre enjoyed the experience so much that his parents did it again the following year, selling lemonade...
Five things you need to know in Burrillville for the weekend of July 20
Clothing drive
Burrillville Youth Football and Cheer will hold a clothing drive on Saturday to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation at Hauser Field. Drop off your spare clothing, shoes, accessories, blankets, sheets, comforters and more between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
National Grid work
National Grid will be doing preliminary work on the existing right of way that Clear River Energy Center might...
Gallery: Backroads
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‘We don’t bite…. we vote’: Flanders to visit Burrillville
BURRILLVILLE – A group of local residents, who say they're tired of feeling as though officials at the state level do not represent their interests, have put together a series of town hall-style meetings with candidates for high ranking state government.
And as more political hopefuls come forward to schedule stops in Burrillville, they say they're making progress in putting...
Historic farm brings classical music to the masses
BURRILLVILLE – Playing classical music was always a passion for Virginia Sindelar, but a devastating car accident kept her from her calling for more than 20 years.
Now, the flutist has returned to her craft, and is on a mission to share her love of music with others via a series of new events at her Pascoag home dubbed, "Music at the...
Property sales in Burrillville between July 2 and July 13
The following is a list of property transfers recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, July 2 and Friday, July 13.
96 Centennial St.
Seller: Jeffrey and Stacey Dyer
Buyer: Justin and Allison Touhey
Price: $210,000
25 Woodside Road
Seller: Frances Daignault
Buyer: Alfred Mooney
Price: $199,000
635 Camp Dixie Road
Seller: Mark & Lisa Marie Simon
Buyer: Donald Ethier
Price: $673,000
49 Cooper Hill Road
Seller: Brian & Andrea Cotter
Buyer:...
From the wicked to the weird: Paracon brings ghostly curiosities to Burrillville
BURRILLVILLE – With ideas and stories that were eerie and unnerving, and artifacts that varied from macabre to the downright gruesome, the participants at the 7th annual Ocean State Paracon all had something to share.
The two-day gathering of authors, investigators and collectors of oddities took over The Assembly Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, giving guests to the...