Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – For the third consecutive year, dessert will be served on the Thanksgiving tables of homes throughout the region thanks to an effort by one Burrillville family to honor their late patriarch. Mandy Marie Ellis, along with her two daughters, a niece and a nephew, will deliver 290, "Pies for Pépère," this year in memory of her late grandfather...

BURRILLVILLE – Pascoag Utility District has joined 20 public power utilities from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont in the largest publicly-owned electric utility purchase of “green power” in New England history, a contract for hydropower generated in Western Massachusetts that will lower the utility company’s greenhouse-gas emissions and overall carbon footprint at "a very competitive rate," according to a...

BURRILLVILLE – In Burrillville, the relationship between many citizens and members of the police department may seem a bit different than the tense dynamic that has led to protests in recent months across the country. As Town Councilor Stephen Rawson delivered a donation to police headquarters Thursday morning, the result of a community effort last month to show support for...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – Americans are opening their hearts, homes, and wallets for cats and dogs and northern Rhode Island is no exception, with shelters reporting a waiting list for pets. “The demand for pets to adopt has never been greater,” according to David Meyer, chief executive officer of Adopt-a-Pet.com. The Pet Central website notes that 891,482 pets were adopted thus far...

BURRILLVILLE – Members of the Burrillville Town Council have approved a tax stabilization plan that aims to encourage investment in blighted areas of town, with rewards for small business owners and developers in the form of tax credits. The ordinance, passed unanimously by the board on Wednesday, Oct. 28, will provide relief for both improvements to existing structures and new...

Broncos 5K The Burrillville Prevention Action Coalition will hold its second annual 5K next Sunday, Nov. 15, with a socially distanced event that will raise scholarship funds for graduating Burrillville seniors. The deadline to sign up for the run/walk is Saturday, Nov. 14. Registration costs $30 for adults or $20 for those 18 and under, and can be found here. Read more...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – It's a rare occurrence in New England, and in North Smithfield, many assumed the shaking was the result of blasting for the Iron Mine Hill Road solar project. At 9:11 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 8, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook southern New England. The earthquake came from Bliss Corner, Mass., a town nine miles from...