Burrillville

Private well workshop The URI Cooperative Extension and the Rhode Island Department of Health will hold a free workshop for private well owners with information on how to protect your property, your investment and your family.  Learn about the importance of regular well testing and how to protect your well from pollution. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 9...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Soccer Association has publicly called on the state's governing league to suspend all Burrillville sports for one year following widely-publicized reports of inappropriate behavior by fans during a Broncos girls' volleyball game in September. The game was held in Burrillville on Tuesday, Sept. 25 and according to reports, fans in town had planned a red,...

BURRILLVILLE – A 35-year-old Burrillville women is facing three felony charges after admitting to police last month that she agreed to purchase marijuana and vaping products for her 16-year-old son. Tristin Hall of Pascoag has been charged with cruelty to or neglect of a child, controlled substance conspiracy and delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor. According to Hall's arrest record,...

BURRILLVILLE – After completing projects aimed at improving their communities, from labor at a local church, to the cleanup of a town cemetery, four members of Burrillville's Pack 102 have earned their Eagle Scout Awards. Paul Miller, Jacob Gadsby, Peter Spencer and Patrick Sylvester were officially pinned during an elevation ceremony at the Assembly Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 28. Their projects...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will begin stocking trout in freshwaters across Rhode Island next week in advance of Columbus Day weekend, including Burrillville's Round Top Ponds. The ponds are among around two dozen across the state being stocked in advance of the holiday weekend, a popular time for recreational fishing. They are located in the...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Boy Scouts have signed an agreement with the Burrillville Police Department for the development and use of a shooting range on a wilderness property known as the Buck Hill Scouting Reservation. The area is already designated and used as a rifle range by the The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, but will be further...

BURRILLVILLE – Saying it would be his only comment on the issue, Supt. Michael Sollitto said this week that "any representative" of Burrillville High School, "found to be making inappropriate comments" toward opposing players on any team,  has "faced disciplinary action." The statement came in response to allegations from school officials in Central Falls last week, who said Burrillville fans...