Burrillville

GLOCESTER/BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has fined a northern Rhode Island campground more than $80,000 for what the agency says are violations going back many decades, including alteration of several acres of wetlands and ponds, and the outdoor storage of nearly two cubic miles of solid waste. Bowdish Lake Campground was issued the fines in a...

EAST LYME, Conn. – A Burrillville man was arrested in Connecticut on Monday after intentionally colliding with a cruiser and leading officers on an extended chase, according to police. Nicholas Thompson, 36, is now facing charges including reckless driving, reckless endangerment, disobeying signal of an officer, passing on the right, failure to maintain proper lane, first-degree criminal mischief, criminal attempted...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management filed the deed for the purchase of the 151-acre property known as Sweet's Hill this week, announcing that the property has now been incorporated into the Black Hut Management Area. The forested land, previously owned by Richard St. Angelo of Cranston, will be used for habitat restoration and public recreation, including hunting, according...

NORTHERN RI – A man wanted for a slew of charges in communities across the state was arrested by Rhode Island State Police last month, and is now set to answer for more than a dozen crimes alleged over the past year. Mitchell Savard, 28, reportedly led officers on a high speed chase through four northern Rhode Island...

BURRILLVILLE – The tradition of spreading Easter cheer by a local group focused on kindness hopped into motion once again this week as Roger Bourbonniere began passing out baskets, cards and brightly decorated rocks to lucky recipients. Bourboniere, known locally as the "Rock Father," and other volunteer bunnies have put together 40 assorted Easter baskets with the help of...

Nature's Classroom The Burrillville Conservation Commission will host a Nature's Classroom walk on Wednesday, April 2, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., leading children age 3 to 12 years old and their parents on an educational hike. The roughly mile and a half hike includes a steep hill and attendees are advised to dress for the weather. Walkers will meet by...

BURRILLVILLE – It’s Major League Baseball season everyone - time for baseball action across the USA. Worcester WooSox and Boston Red Sox fans are hoping for a great season and a trip to the World Series this year. It’s very important to remind kids that it is safer to play baseball in backyards and not in streets. Meeting the...