Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Halloween is here and there are some very important safety tips kids need to know while enjoying their trick-or-treating adventures. One important safety tip to remember is to always buckle up when riding in your family vehicle. Before crossing streets, make sure to watch for cars and trucks traveling in both directions. Never run across any streets....

BURRILLVILLE – It took years to get a statewide program aimed at improving quality of life for older adults fully implemented in Burrillville –thanks, in large part, to pandemic-related delays. Now, the organization known as The Village Common of RI has officially listed Burrillville's program as one of six statewide utilizing the, "village," concept, with neighbors help neighbors to...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, Oct. 5 and Monday, Oct. 23.  75 West Road Seller: John Viti Buyer: Stephanie Vargas & Jose Vargas Figuroa Price: $540,000 0 Hill Road Seller: Maliha Holdings, LLC Buyer: Dean Rovedo & Lindsey Matchett Price: $125,000 84 Irving Ave. Seller: Pamela Moulico Buyer: Steven White Price: $475,000 146 Railroad Ave. Seller:Paula & Kevin McKeon Buyer: Ashley...

BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville cross country team hosted the 11th Annual Skee Carter Invitational at Burrillville Middle School on Thursday, Oct. 19, with runners from 27 teams from across the state coming to compete at an event that also served as the Bronco athletes' senior night. The gathering was the largest to date for an event honoring longtime Burrillville teacher...

BDTC meeting The Burrillville Democratic Town Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at the Jesse Smith Library, conference room at 6 p.m. Members of the public are invited to attend. Boo Bash Jesse Smith Memorial Library will host their third annual Halloween Boo Bash on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the library at 100 Tinkham...

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...