Burrillville

Today is Monday, Nov. 22 and in place of our usual, "Five things to know," we've compiled information from both Burrillville and North Smithfield for the holiday week. Holiday trash Trash and recycling pickup will not take place in Burrillville or North Smithfield on Thursday, Nov. 25 and town offices will be closed in honor of Thanksgiving Day. Remember to...

BURRILLVILLE – Boy Scout Troop 102 Mapleville gathered with family – and a friend or two – at Buck Hill Scout Reservation on Sunday for their annual Thanksgiving adventure. The boys practiced wilderness skills and celebrated the holiday deep in the woods.  It's a longstanding tradition that has brought scouts and their families together for decades. Some things change, but scouting...

BURRILLVILLE – Authorities are investigating a 250-gallon oil leak at a home by Spring Lake that left a visible sheen on the water over the weekend, also affecting the house's well. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that two hazmat crews responded to the area after a 911 call about the problem that came in around 3:10 p.m....

BURRILLVILLE – It's Thanksgiving week and that means turkey dinners with family and friends. It also means there will be a lot of adults cooking and preparing Thanksgiving dinners on, and inside, hot stoves in homes and apartments. As part of the popular kids home fire safety and burn prevention coloring campaign, "Safe Kitchen, Safe You," series available on...

BURRILLVILLE – Firefighters in Burrillville extinguished a fire caused by a malfunctioning motorcycle at a two-story barn on Church Street on Monday, Nov. 15. According to a release from the Pascoag Fire District, Burrillville Fire Dispatch began receiving multiple calls reporting a blaze at a structure in the area of 73 Church St. around 4 p.m. Monday. ...

WOONSOCKET – "Thanks mom." These were the words from Burrillville veteran Seth Guy as he approached a new-to-him vehicle, a rebuilt Mazda he'd won through a sweepstakes run by Henri's Auto and New Englanders Helping Our Veterans. Guy learned that his name had been picked in the Henri's Heroes raffle for one of three used vehicles given out to service...

BURRILLVILLE – A group of caring neighbors is raising funds and collecting gifts to help a family in town that recently lost their husband and father to COVID-19, leaving the mother to raise four children on her own. The family, which includes 14-year-old triplets and a 17-year-old boy, doesn't qualify for traditional help through the town's Adopt a Family...