Burrillville

Kindergarten registration Registration for children entering kindergarten in 2025 will be held at Austin T. Levy Elementary School at 135 Harrisville Main St. on Wednesday and Thursday. April 9 and 10, from 4 to 8 p.m. Children must turn 5 by September 1 to register and documentation must be provided including the child’s original birth certificate; immunization and physical records;...

BURRILLVILLE – It’s April folks! That means we are finally starting our area car shows and weekly cruise nights. This week’s Buckleupallofus child passenger safety coloring cartoon takes on another level of importance regarding keeping kids safer boosted up and buckled up in vehicle backseats. Kids get to color in feature film hot rods and muscle cars to kickoff...

BURRILLVILLE – A fire Friday night was extinguished quickly by emergency personnel causing only minor damage to one structure in Harrisville, but antique vehicles kept inside the building sustained some harm. Harrisville Fire Capt. Norman Mainville said the blaze at 240 Harrisville Main St. was called in around 11:15 p.m. on Friday, April 4 by a neighboring resident. All Burrillville...

Fishing. What better way to spend a day than devoting oneself to the pursuit of a reason to tell heroic stories of man's battle with "the one that got away"? The first thing, of course, is the preparation for the fabled "opening day" ceremonies when everyone who has never fished before goes out, buys a pole, tackle box and tackle,...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health issued an overdose spike alert this week for increased non-fatal opioid overdose activity in the communities of Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, and Scituate, known as Region 1. According to a release from the agency, an overdose spike alert is issued when a municipality or region experiences a higher-than-usual number of non-fatal overdoses within seven days. RIDOH...

GLOCESTER/BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has fined a northern Rhode Island campground more than $80,000 for what the agency says are violations going back many decades, including alteration of several acres of wetlands and ponds, and the outdoor storage of nearly two cubic miles of solid waste. Bowdish Lake Campground was issued the fines in a...

EAST LYME, Conn. – A Burrillville man was arrested in Connecticut on Monday after intentionally colliding with a cruiser and leading officers on an extended chase, according to police. Nicholas Thompson, 36, is now facing charges including reckless driving, reckless endangerment, disobeying signal of an officer, passing on the right, failure to maintain proper lane, first-degree criminal mischief, criminal attempted...