Burrillville

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, Oct. 24 & Wednesday, Oct. 30. 844 Lapham Farm Road Seller: Rachel Fox Buyer: Rachel Floyd Legend & Stacy Legend Price: $525,000 95-97 Church St. Seller: Kara Crimmins Buyer: Idalys Ramos Price: $244,900 208 Arthur's Way Seller: Kurt Tupper Buyer: Brett Alan DePetrillo Price: $124,000 395 South Shore Road Seller: Peter Stratford Buyer: Justin & Jessica Giaquinto Price:...

BURRILLVILLE – From calls for service that required quick action by emergency personnel to save lives, to extraordinary efforts to help others by regular citizens, the Burrillville Police Department honored the town's heroes at an awards ceremony Tuesday night. It was a packed house at the Assembly Theatre for the annual event, bringing out government officials, law enforcement from Burrillville...

BURRILLVILLE – He's served 46 years in law enforcement, with time in both a municipal department and the Rhode Island State Police, rising quietly through the ranks into leadership roles. And with his retirement from his current position as head of the North Smithfield Police Department approaching in February, others in the field have stepped up to honor Chief Steven...

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...

BURRILLVILLE – After an extensive review that included input from residents as well as consultants, the Burrillville Planning Board has recommended changes to the town's zoning ordinance that would place new limits on energy projects, particularly large-scale proposals. The review came, in part, in reaction to the recently defeated proposal by Chicago-based Invenergy to build a 1,000 megawatt power plant...

DNA Basics Kathan Mospaw Lambert, president of Roger Williams Family Association will present Genealogy: DNA: Basic Terms and Basic Information at Pascoag Public Library on Monday, Oct. 28, at an event starting at 6 p.m. Learn what kind of tests there are, and how to handle results and surprises. Materials will be provided and refreshments will be served. Reservations are appreciated, but...

BURRILLVILLE – A former resident of the farmhouse and two Rhode Island-based demonologists will be among the cast and crew featured on the Travel Channel this week in a two-hour special Halloween episode of Ghost Adventures titled "The Curse of the Harrisville Farmhouse." The show will premiere at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, with paranormal investigator Zak Bagans and...