Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – October is Bullying Prevention Month across the U.S. Recent television news stories are informing parents that bullying in grade schools and middle schools is on the rise nationwide. Teachers are telling reporters that face-to-face bullying in schools has increased by 20 percent since 2021. Bullying happens too often in schools. Cyber bullying and cell phone bullying still...

BURRILLVILLE – In northern Rhode Island and beyond, the name Bathsheba Sherman is familiar, due, historians say quite inappropriately, to her portrayal as the ghostly antagonist in the hit horror movie The Conjuring. But what was Burrillville's arguably most vilified late native really like? Locals had the chance to join a nighttime tour of the cemetery where Sherman is...

BURRILLVILLE – He's worked in fire departments for nearly 45 years, serving not just in the Burrillville villages, but in leadership roles for other districts across the state, as well as the firefighters' union. And now, Marcel Fontenault has officially assumed the title of "chief" for the Harrisville Fire Department. The department held a swearing in ceremony on Monday,...

BURRILLVILLE – A man from Harrisville reportedly won $10,000 with a game he purchased at Wright's Farm Restaurant this week. The Rhode Island Lottery announced that the man purchased an instant game dubbed "The Next Rhode Island Millionaire," at the Inman Road Restaurant. The winner reportedly told lottery officials that he might use the money toward home...

Spider plants The Burrillville High School girls volleyball team will be selling hand-painted potted spider plants for $5 in the lobby of the East Avenue high school on Thursday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The team will also have raffles of themed gift baskets, as well as Pink Out t-shirts and a bake...

BURRILLVILLE – With the winter and holiday season quickly approaching, it's a great time to practice exit drills in the home, while the weather is still mild and pleasant during the fall season. It's much better to establish safe meeting places after practicing exit drills now, rather than later. October is Fire Prevention Month, and fire departments across the...

BURRILLVILLE – A crash Friday afternoon took the lives of two local teenagers according to police. Andrew Long, 19 of Chestnut Hill Road Chepachet was the driver in the single vehicle crash, on Friday, Oct. 13, and was pronounced dead at the scene following the accident at around 3:30 p.m. Ariel Welch, 18, of Hillside Drive, Mapleville, was transported to Rhode...