Sunday Cartoon: Be a buddy, not a bully
BURRILLVILLE – With kids returning back into the classrooms over the next few weeks, a new Season of Safety grade school coloring campaign will address bullying in schools, at bus stops, playgrounds and school yards.
A recent series of stories on area television news channels addressed increased numbers of incidents of bullying, with concerns brought forth by school department heads,...
Jeep culture – and charitable mission – grows as pandemic creates social barriers
BURRILLVILLE – From the Mule Town Jeepers of Tennessee, to the Boondockers 4 X 4 Club of Pennsylvania, you can find them in every state in the country, and their numbers are growing.
Clubs of made up of Jeep owners have long existed - but in the past year they've made news for much more than just their off-roading excursions.
Amid...
Burrillville woman’s CBD business continues family tradition in holistic healing
BURRILLVILLE – Shanley Swain’s grandfather was a homeopath and osteopathic doctor, and she is following the family tradition, but with a 21st century twist.
Swain is an affiliate of marketing company mydailychoice.com that sells CBD and other wellness products.
CBD is used for pain, anxiety, insomnia and other health problems, and is short for cannabidiod, active ingredient in cannabis derived...
BMS student recognized by Write RI, short story to be published in anthology
BURRILLVILLE – An eighth grader at Burrillville Middle School was celebrated this week as the first-ever student from town to be named among the winners of WriteRI's annual short fiction competition.
Lily Farrar was recognized for her submission, "Summer on the Ocean," at a virtual meeting with the organization on Tuesday, March 9.
Her work, a story about falling in love...
UNAP calls for formal state review of discharges at Zambarano
PROVIDENCE - The union that represents nurses at the Zambarano unit of Eleanor Slater Hospital is calling on Rhode Island Department of Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott to conduct a formal review of, "the effort underway to eliminate care at the facility."
The statement follows the release of an open letter by a retired Zambarano doctor stating that patients with no...
Property sales in Burrillville between March 4 & March 9
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 2.
85 Neri Way
Seller: Marie Anne & Michael Plasse
Buyer: Michael & Rebecca Plasse
Price: $137,500
50 Blackstar Road
Seller: Judith Verrill
Buyer: Jodie Wadovick & Trevor Moss
Price: $330,000
213 Lynne Lane
Seller: Bryar Botelho & Alyson Thurber
Buyer: Paola Gonzalez
Price: $510,000
4 Braided Brook Lane (6.7...
Burrillville hosts Scavenger Hunt & March 20 Easter Parade
BURRILLVILLE – While COVID-19 has once again cancelled the town of Burrillville's traditional annual Easter events in 2021, officials have come up with some creative replacements, with the fun starting this week.
The Parks & Recreation Department will host an Easter Scavenger Hunt, along with an Easter Parade in place of the normal egg hunt and breakfast with the bunny.
The...