Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – Students at Burrillville High School completed 50 kind deeds in 24 hours with the help of the community, winning $500 for their program of choice. The challenge came to Burrillville as part of "Hello Week," an effort to make the culture at the high school more inclusive, and was run through a collaboration with Massachusetts-based nonprofit Do Kind. The...

BURRILLVILLE – Broncos have just 24 hours to complete 50 acts of kindness, and while they were off to an impressive start on Thursday, Sept. 26, they may need the public's help to arrive at the finish line. At stake is $500 to support Burrillville High School's rewards program – handed out to students who meet or exceed behavioral standards. The...

BURRILLVILLE – Town Manager Michael Wood announced this week that an effort to establish a dog park on Clear River Drive has hit some road blocks, and that the town may want to abandon the project and find a new location. The facility was slated to be built just south of the town’s animal shelter and water treatment plant, and...

BURRILLVILLE – Little white tags cover a pink t-shirt worn by Erin Todisco-Place as she sets out on the journey every year. The Burrillville resident will cover 44 miles over three days, and as her body becomes tired and her feet sore, she'll look down at those tags for a little inspiration. The tags are collected annually at La Dolce Vita, an...

BURRILVILLE – After less than two years leading efforts to address addiction and recovery in Burrillville, Coordinator Michelle Harter has resigned from the role. Harter was hired in January of 2018 to launch the Burrillville Addiction Assistance Program, an outreach effort run through the Burrillville Police Department. Under Harter's watch, BAAP has grown to include the Recovery Coach Academy, a program...

Too bad that North Smithfield people appear not to know that the state's current Wildlife Action Plan has mapped the site of Green Energy Development's Whortleberry Hill solar project with a pair of high value conservation designations that in neighboring Burrillville have proved crucial in the case against the Clear River Energy Center power plant. Whorteberry Hill, on the Department...

BURRILLVILLE – School officials in Central Falls are calling on the Rhode Island Interscholastic League to take action following remarks made by Burrillville students at a girls' volleyball game on Tuesday, Sept. 25 that they say were racist and discriminatory. The Broncos won the home game 3-0 against the Central Falls team, and fans watching the match had chosen a...