Chepachet woman wins $30,000 on RI instant game
GLOCESTER – A woman from Chepachet won $30,000 this week on a $5 lottery ticket purchased at a gas station in town.
The woman purchased the winning ticket at Chepachet Gas & Market, the Sunoco station located at 1163 Putnam Pike, according to a release from the Rhode Island Lottery.
The $30,000 win is the top prize in the, “Break the...
Property sales in Burrillville between Dec. 5 & Dec. 19
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, Dec. 5 and Monday, Dec. 19.
494 Round Top Road
Seller: Roseanne Smith & David PeterBuyer: William John AlfredPrice: $615,000
45 Doe Crossing Drive
Seller: Katelyn GagnonBuyer: Kim ChartierPrice: $313,000
774 Cooper Hill Road (Burrillville & Glocester)
Seller: Mario Realejo & Heather BrownBuyer: Stephanie & Andre MendesPrice: $750,000
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New York-based grocer acquires Pascoag market for $1.2 million
BURRILLVILLE – A Pascoag grocery store run by a northern Rhode Island family for more than four decades has been sold for $1.2 million to a man who owns several supermarkets in New York and Connecticut.
Brigido's IGA Marketplace at 54 Sayles Ave. has been sold to Pascoag Strong, LLC according to a deed recorded in the Burrillville Town...
Sunday cartoon: Kids holiday fire safety & burn prevention
BURRILLVILLE – It's the holiday season and with that comes house and apartment Christmas trees, decorations and lighting displays.
It is very important that at this time of year we take extra precautions to make sure our families stay safe, especially, when it comes to little kids. The added holiday displays also add a new level of safety concerns...
N.S. Heritage Association named ‘Partner of the Year’ by BRVHC
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Heritage Association among the organizations to receive the Blackstone River Valley Heritage Corridor’s 2022 Partner of the Year Award.
Ron Lapierre accepted the award on behalf of the NSHA at the corridor’s volunteer appreciation night at its Whitinsville, Mass. headquarters.
The heritage association noted that in Fiscal Year 2022, which ended in October, NSHA volunteers...
Burrillville Land Trust wins arts grant for project replicating historic Pascoag property
BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced this week that a grant of $1,700 was awarded to the Burrillville Land Trust to construct a model of a 200 year old Granite School House in Pascoag.
The land trust requested funds for a multi-faceted project to educate the Burrillville community about land preservation through conservation easements....
North Smithfield woman breaks three world weightlifting records at age 50
NORTH SMITHFIELD – She's a mother, a coach, a speech pathologist and the owner of a popular local gym.
And now at age 50, North Smithfield's Jennifer Jasper is also a world record holder in the sport of weightlifting.
Jasper recently won the Masters World Championship in Orlando, Fla., setting the world record for snatch, clean and jerk, and the total...
