Burrillville

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has rescheduled the aerial mosquito spraying originally set for Sunday, Sept. 8 to tonight, Monday, Sept. 9, beginning at sundown. DEM announced on Friday that northern Rhode Island communities bordering areas considered at high risk for Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection in Massachusetts would be sprayed on Sunday evening. According to DEM spokesperson...

BURRILLVILLE – A local veteran will be among those on a Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight headed to Washington, DC next week free of charge to visit national memorials dedicated to honor service and sacrifice. A lifelong Burrillville resident, George Ducharme served as an Army sergeant in the Korean War from 1952 to 1954, leaving with an honorable discharge....

BURRILLVILLE –At Overlook Nursing & Rehab Center, what began as a way for families to connect with loved ones who've been isolated inside the facility for weeks, has turned into a community-wide show of love and support for the residents. The nursing home held its first "Friday Night Lights," on Friday, March 20, a gathering of friends and relatives outside...

BURRILLVILLE – While it may be common in the U.S. for students and others to send special packages with supplies, or notes of thanks and encouragement, to those serving overseas with the armed forces, no such tradition exists in England. And so, when soldiers with the British Royal Air Force received cards and letters from students from Austin T. Levy...

Genealogy Roundtable Pascoag Public Library will host their first genealogy roundtable on Monday, Feb. 24, presented by Kathan Mospaw Lambert, president of the Roger Williams Family Association. Guests are invited to bring their questions, trees and ideas and sympathize with their fellow family historians. All levels of experience are welcome and reservations are appreciated but not required for the event, which...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A 54-year-old Mapleville woman was arrested by North Smithfield police this week after she allegedly wrote herself a check for $1,800 from the checkbook of her 81-year-old father, who has Alzheimer's disease. Pamela Cheifallo of Remere Road has been charged with felony exploitation of an elder and obtaining money under false pretenses following the incident, which was...

NRCS Jesse Smith Memorial Library will host officials from the USDA from 11 to noon on Saturday, Feb. 8 to discuss what's new with the Northern Rhode Conservation Districts in 2020. Topics will include upcoming deadlines for popular programs for farm and forest land owners, new opportunities under the 2018 Farm Bill, new assistance opportunities for urban producers, and what...