Chapel Street gas station secures $400K loan for improvements
BURRILLVILLE – It is one of only two gas stations in town, but for the past eight months, it's been reduced to nothing but a pile of rubble and a gaping hole in the...
Meeting gets heated as council cuts town, school budgets
BURRILLVILLE – Before a packed house at the Town Building on Wednesday, June 13, the Town Council voted to cut the budget recommended by Manager Michael Wood by some $300,000, keeping the money, instead, in...
This week in Burrillville
It's another busy week in Burrillville. Here are five things you need to know:
Budget
The Town Council is scheduled to vote on Burrillville's fiscal plan for the upcoming year at their regular meeting on Wednesday,...
Five things you need to know for the weekend of June 8
Graduation parking
Burrillville High School will be conducting their graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 8 and there will be no parking on East Avenue or Whipple Avenue starting Friday afternoon. Once the high school lot...
At 22 years in office, Wood is one of RI’s longest-serving leaders
BURRILLVILLE – When Town Manager Michael Wood was first appointed to the role in 1996, Burrillville had a structural deficit of more than $1 million.
Town schools, public buildings and infrastructure were in need of...
The history of fun: New museum to open at Spring Lake
BURRILLVILLE – It's hard to guess just how long the peaceful little lake off Black Hut Road has been a recreation destination for northern Rhode Islanders.
But Burrillville Historical and Preservation Society President Betty Mencucci...
Five teachers, four staff members will be laid off under school budget plan
BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville School Department has requested an increase of $907,000 for the upcoming fiscal year, but that funding will not be enough to retain current staff levels, and eight school employees will...
