Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – It's an award given to a robotics team that should serve as a role model for others, a top contender that also displays "gracious professionalism." And at a New England Institute of Technology competition on Saturday, Jan. 4, it was given to Burrillville High School's team 154 Renegade. The team of students in grades 9-12 was named the winner...

Welcome to Burrillville Then & Now, a feature on NRI NOW. With photos provided by the Burrillville Historic & Preservation Society, we take a glance back at how the town used to look, then show how the same space looks today. Betty Mencucci, president of BH & PS has provided historical information on the site. Today, we look at Peck's Farm. Pecks...

PROVIDENCE — A former solicitor for the town of Burrillville will plead guilty to fraud and theft charges following a federal plea agreement released this week by the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Oleg Nikolyszyn served as assistant solicitor and then solicitor for the town, until he was suspended from practicing law and resigned in 2016...

At the Assembly  Back in Black AC/DC tribute band Back in Black will perform at the Assembly Theatre on Friday, Nov. 1 in a show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets for the all-ages performance cost $20 "Back In Black The True AC/DC Experience" has been touring the United States since 1990, entertaining audiences with their accurate replication of AC/DC's music old and...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System showed mixed results for northern Rhode Island students, with losses in some areas and gains in others. But a few standout schools in the region showed significant gains in both English and math, with increases in student proficiency exceeding averages statewide. And a charter school that had students taking the test for...

So you want to be a ghost hunter? Join RISEUP Paranormal founder Ken DeCosta at Jesse Smith Memorial Library on Tuesday, Oct. 15 as he peels back the curtain for a look behind the scenes at the weird life of a paranormal investigator. DeCosta has been investigating unusual phenomena and things that can’t always be explained for over 40 years. The...

BURRILLVILLE – Prior to the start of the 2019/2020 school year, fundraising efforts at Austin T. Levy Elementary School typically brought in around $5,000 annually. Members of the school's Parent Teacher Association held bake sales and various product drives throughout the year, but like most school groups, found themselves running several annually, and seldom netting more than a few thousand...