Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Welcome to Burrillville Then & Now, where we take a glance back at how the town used to look, then show how the same space looks today. With photos and information provided by the Burrillville Historic & Preservation Society, we look now at Harrisville Main Street. The photograph shown above will appear in the introduction of a new “Images...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will be stocking numerous ponds across Rhode Island with brook, rainbow and brown trout and landlocked Sebago Atlantic salmon in advance of Memorial Day weekend – including two ponds in Burrillville. The department announced that Peck Pond and Roundtop Ponds will be stocked in advance of the holiday weekend, a popular time...

BURRILLVILLE – The structure has sat in the back yard at Judy Lopez's Grove Street home for some 40 years, offering generations of local kids a unique place to play. The roughly 20-foot-wide and 15-foot-high fiberglass water tank was painted by Burrillville-based artist Will Turner decades ago, and turned into a, "club cabin," by Lopez and her then husband. Lopez...

NORTH SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE – Everything might look more beautiful than usual right now, as Rhode Island fully returns to open just in time for spring wildflowers blooming in all their natural splendor. Ruth Pacheco’s expertise is growing herbs at her North Smithfield farm, and she’s also familiar with wildflowers. Pacheco grew up on on a farm, and some of those flowers...

BURRILLVILLE – They've provided comfort to patients in hospitals and nursing homes, and spent time with families affected by tragedies such as schools shootings. They are the therapy dogs of the Southeastern MA Paws of Comfort Lions, and on Wednesday, May 19, some will visit Burrillville, along with the co-founders of the program, Deborah Horner and Monique Tedino. The pair, who...

Music Boosters fundraiser The Burrillville High School Music Boosters are holding a calendar fundraiser for the month of June, with prizes including gift cards to local businesses including Western Hotel & Pizza, Dance Inspirations, Uncle Ronnies, Brigido's and many more. Calendars cost $10 and funds raised will support band and choir students. To get yours contact Leigh-Ann Plante or any...

BURRILLVILLE – Over the past year, while much of the population has worked from home, Burrillville's dedicated team of emergency personnel has stayed busy, and has had hundreds of encounters that led – or easily could have led – to potential exposure to COVID-19. This week, leaders from the town's fire districts acknowledged that dedication and commitment to the job...