Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Planning Board members voted on Monday to reject an application for installation of artificial turf at Burrillville High School's Gledhill Field, leaving unclear the future of a project where construction is already well underway. The vote comes following a lawsuit launched by resident Roberta Lacey challenging the town's effort to renovate the school's athletic facilities in a project...

Ziti & meatball fundraiser The Downtown Pascoag & Neighborhood Association will hold a ziti and meatball fundraiser to benefit the Burrillville High School boys soccer program on Monday, April 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Serio’s Pizza at 405 Church St. The cost is $16 per person via Venmo to @Jillian-Withington. Family Fair The 32nd Annual Burrillville Family Fair will be...

GLOCESTER – Lisa Marie Bevilacqua's dream has come true. Two weeks ago, the Burrillville resident opened her own store Black Angel Thrift in Chepachet Village. The first three letters of "Black Angel Thrift" spell out "B-A-T." "I'm a big fan of bats," explained new small business owner Bevilacqua. She has taxidermy bats and bat decor in her home, and bat boxes in her...

BURRILLVILLE – A state Superior Court judge has denied a preliminary injunction preventing installation of a synthetic turf field at Burrillville High School, effectively allowing the project to move forward after a nearly eight month legal delay. The ruling notes, however, that the project must still go before the Planning Board, and a public hearing for a combined master/preliminary plan...

BURRILLVILLE – This is a busy week for classic car shows and cruise nights across the state of Rhode Island and the region. The Buckleupallofus Cruisin’ Safety Season is unofficially underway, reminding kids and families about the importance of wearing seatbelts in vehicles starting Saturday, May, 3, and ending on Halloween night. The official start date is Memorial Day...

It was just one of those nonchalant comments made by a friend:"I'd love to...if I could find the time..." What ever happened to time anyway? I remember reading about how there used to be plenty of it around, enough for everyone to share... Actually, I have found that in New England we seem to have gotten the short end of the...

BURRILLVILLE – Foot-stomping country music was coming from inside The Lodge in Pascoag where a dozen happy-looking people were moving to the upbeat sounds. Energetic and enthusiastic-looking, the dancers executed complex moves in as smooth a fashion, like disco dancers from a scene in the film Saturday Night Fever from 1977. Except the dancers at the Lodge were clad in...