Burrillville

PROVIDENCE – The town of Burrillville was one of ten recipients announced this week in a statewide grant program aimed at improving commercial districts across Rhode Island. The Burrillville Redevelopment Agency plans to use the funding to continue to add lighting to enhance the centers of two villages, where their efforts have already seen some success. A $40,000...

BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville school's reading specialist Amy Dos Santos' summer "vacation" was different from most educators. She spent 10 days in Uganda, giving aid and hope to orphans. "You go believing you will have an impact on the children you work with, but, really, you are impacted by them in a tremendous way," recalled Dos Santos, a 1999 Burrillville High...

EAST PROVIDENCE – CareLink, a nonprofit healthcare network of post-acute and community-based providers serving older adults and adults with disabilities, elected its 2023-24 board of directors at the organization's annual meeting held recently at the Pawtucket Country Club. Burrillville resident Matt Trimble, the president and CEO of Saint Elizabeth Community in East Greenwich, was elected to serve as chairman. Trimble, who previously served as Saint Elizabeth's...

NORTH SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE/GLOCESTER – Last year, a parent of one North Smithfield hockey player started a petition, which garnered more than 2,000 signatures, asking the Rhode Island Interscholastic League to change the rules limiting co-op teams to three sending schools and ultimately, to allow female athletes in town to play the sport they love. It seems RIIL officials listened. North...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Education recently announced the recipients of nearly $3.8 million in Advancing Learning Beyond the 180-Day School Year grant program funding, and Burrillville was one of nine communities to receive extended funding, with a $286,900 award. The funds are aimed to support Rhode Island communities launch or...

Victory Day Town Hall will be closed for Victory Day on Monday, August 14, and there will be no trash or recycling pickup. Trash pickup will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. Blood drive The Burrillville Police Department will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, August 15, from 1 to 7 p.m. in the community...

BURRILLVILLE – When it comes to pickup trucks, there are a set of different approaches to making sure little kids are safely restrained while traveling to your destinations. Single-seated vehicles obviously do not have rear seats for a child to be properly restrained while riding in trucks. If a truck has dashboard airbags, they should be turned off whenever...