Burrillville

PROVIDENCE – In what's being described as a statewide "pause" in activity to halt the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced a few new restrictions, effective immediately, along with additional limitations on businesses in Rhode Island that will go into effect for two weeks beginning on Monday, Nov. 30. Raimondo said that starting now, social gatherings are limited to...

BURRILLVILLE – Thousands of copies of Motorhead magazine featuring artist Jim Weicherding's flu vaccination coloring cartoon poster, as well as his upcoming drive to benefit Toys for Tots, have been distributed across New England and to national subscribers. The cartoons promote flu vaccinations, while helping to reduce fear and anxiety for children visiting the pediatric doctors' offices and family clinics. The...

BURRILLVILLE – For Nancy Vermillion, it's a familiar routine. Every fall, Vermillion, a member of the Burrillville Lions Club, packs up her car with cases of books to bring to local elementary schools. But like everything in 2020, this year is different. The books, 540-page paperback dictionaries, will go to 3rd grade students at four local schools. Normally, Vermillion would speak to classrooms...

BURRILLVILLE – Contaminated soil caused by a leak from tanks stored underground at a former gas station has been removed by a firm working for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Engineering firm Vanasse Hagin Brustlin Inc. notified the town this month that their work at the Pascoag Community Baptist Church is now complete, and the site will now...

BURRILLVILLE – Spring Lake Beach operated at a loss of $39,710 in 2020, due in part to restrictions that saw a late start to the summer season and decreased attendance as the region faced a pandemic. "This year was a challenge for all of us, especially for a facility that relies on a crowded beach to make money," Public Works...

Fundraiser extended The Burrillville gear fundraiser to benefit students in the district has been extended through Tuesday, Dec. 1. A portion of sales from all t-shirts, hats, hoodies, sweatpants and more will help to support district students. Gear can be ordered online through Impact Marketing and shipped to your home or picked up at the shop in Cumberland. Genealogy speaker The Lions Club...

Northern Rhode Island News On the Web would like to announce another new addition to our news team, contributor Genesis Johnson. A recent graduate of the digital journalism program at Marymount Manhattan College, Johnson says she is thrilled to be back in Rhode Island, and reporting news in her hometown of North Smithfield. In 2019, she landed an internship at Playbill.com,...