Echo Lake Campground now officially state-owned; DEM pays family $2 million
BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's purchase of a 235-acre campground in town became official this week, with the signing of final documents and transfer of more than $2 million to members of the Burrillville family that owned it for nearly six decades.
Echo Lake Campground was founded in 1952 by Helen and John Moroney, lifelong Pascoag...
de la Cruz leads Senate Republicans in call for waiver of late DMV fees
STATE HOUSE – Saying they've received numerous complaints from constituents, Senate Minority Whip Jessica de la Cruz and members of the Rhode Island Senate Republican caucus are calling on the governor to eliminate late fees and interest penalties being assessed for Department of Motor Vehicles untimely registrations.
Taxpayers report attempting to register a new car, but being unable to secure...
Property sales in Burrillville between Jan. 4 & Jan. 7
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, Jan. 4 and Thursday, Jan. 7.
464 Whipple Road
Seller: Deborah Knibb
Buyer: Alex & Carolyn Millette
Price: $400,000
545 Central St.
Seller: Kristopher & Keri Lagor
Buyer: Brian & Suzanne Unterberger
Price: $510,000
901 Colwell Road
Seller: John & Wendy Pacheco
Buyer: Ferdinand & Danielle Ziegler
Price: $705,000
50 Ledgewood Lane
Seller: Jonathan & Nina...
New public facilities at Stillwater pavilion set to open by spring
BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Redevelopment Agency's latest improvement in Harrisville will provide added convenience for visitors to the Stillwater Mill pavilion, located on the grounds outside Jesse Smith Memorial Library.
Stillwater Construction is roughly halfway finished with a project to build a new bathroom by the structure, an area used for community events such as weekly farmer's markets over the...
Brewery expands into third space in Pascoag building
BURRILLVILLE – Somehow, it seems, much has changed in the world since Chris and Brianna Mishoe opened Bravo Brewing Company in the fall of 2019.
Fortunately, as it turns out, Rhode Islanders still love fresh brewed beer.
The Pascoag brewery – the first of its kind in Burrillville – got off to a great start last year when locals got their...
Free eyeglasses, online-only Bugle: Five things to know in Burrillville this week
No print edition of latest Bugle
For the first time since its inception in 2001, the fall/winter edition of Burrillville Bugle will not be printed and mailed to residents in town.
Town officials released the Bugle, a bi-annual community staple for information, online only due to budget constraints caused by COVID-19.
According to Gail Labossiere, executive assistant to Town Manager Michael Wood,...
Police release name of Massachusetts man who died in Burrillville Jeep crash
BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville police released the name today of the 29-year-old Massachusetts man who died after he was ejected from a Jeep in an off-roading accident in the early morning hours on Sunday, Jan. 3.
Jose Zuniga of Plymouth, Mass. was taken by life flight to UMass Medical Center in Worcester following the incident, a rollover crash in a sandpit...
