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I never actually saw a man-eating bear near the house when I was growing up, nor any other kind of bear for that matter, but I knew they were out there. My older brothers constantly reminded me in order to prevent me from being gobbled down in one massive bite, thereby saving my life in the process, no doubt. It was...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Glocester Town Clerk’s office between Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Friday, Feb. 21. 15 Phillips Lane Seller: Robert McLean & Mary Torrance Buyer: Charles Lutz & Claire Koval Price: $635,000 31 Overlook Lane, Unit 19 Seller: Overlook Ridge, LLC Buyer: Debra & Benjamin Gellerman Price: $510,000 17 Ernest Road Seller: Ronald Beck (trustee) Buyer: Krzysztof Buszta Price: $412,500 21 Echo...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, Jan. 30 and Tuesday, Feb. 18. 15 Roselawn Ave. Seller: Lynn L'Heureux Buyer: Benjamin Grundy & Brianna Arcudi Price: $572,500 1 Tupperware Drive, Unit 235 Seller: Stephanie Betty Buyer: Dale & Jayna Klatzker Price: $410,000 22 Urrico Ave. Seller: Roger & Janine L'Etoile Buyer: Daniel Lawton & Brittany Ballou Price: $315,000 191 School St. Seller:...

BURRILLVILLE – This weekend ends the Buckleupallofus Cross Your Heart Week Child Passenger Safety Campaign. It’s Valentine’s Day weekend and it’s very important that everyone is reminded about buckle up safety regarding children of all ages. The safest place for children to be properly restrained in family vehicles is in the backseat. Rear-facing car seats are required for infants...

My brother asked me one time, "What's it like inside your brain...being a writer and all of that?" "You don't want to go there..." I replied. "No, really. How do you come up with stuff to write, think of things like that column on the Alaskan stewardess, stuff like that?" Okay, so let's say, I was going to describe the inner workings,...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, Feb. 3 and Friday, Feb. 14. 55 South Main St. Seller: John Caron Buyer: Stephen Courteau Price: $535,000 0 Doe Crossing Drive Seller: Thomas Danti Buyer: John Lace Price: $20,000 242 Jefferson Road Seller: Corrine Gelinas & Daniel Mattera Buyer: David Franklin Price: $400,000 40-82 North Main St. Seller: Valliere Realty Associates Buyer: Alexandros & Stamatia...

BURRILLVILLE – A plaza that has housed a bank, a hair salon, restaurants and many other small businesses over the years has been purchased by a couple from Massachusetts after nearly three decades of ownership by members of the Valliere family. Alexandros & Stamatia Kontoulis of Bellingham, Mass. purchased the commercial block at 40-82 North Main St. for $1,750,000...