Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island fishing season opening day is this coming Saturday, April, 13. Kids, teenagers and adults will be heading to stocked open water state park regulated ponds, lakes and streams hoping to catch that big fish on the ends of their fishing lines. Kids should always wear a child life jacket when out on a boat...

BURRILLVILLE – The lights are now on seven days a week, and staff with the East Burrillville Fire District stands ready to take calls in a village fire station that sat closed for more than five years. The Nasonville fire station was reopened this week and will be staffed every day from 7 a.m. to 5 pm. under the...

Northern, RI – It's the weekend northern Rhode Island, and rain can't stop us from enjoying free time with plenty to see and do close to home. While more nasty weather is expected on Saturday, there are plenty of activities and live music indoors. For the few outdoor gatherings, we always recommend checking with the venue or organizer...

HARTFORD, Conn. – A Connecticut man arrested in 2019 over the alleged sexual assault of a Burrillville boy has been sentenced to 312 months of imprisonment, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for coercing and threatening minors to send him sexually explicit images of themselves. Christopher Michaelson, 39, of Guilford, Conn. was sentenced on Thursday, April 4 by U.S. District Judge...

BURRILLVILLE – The effort to merge two Burrillville utility companies to create a single entity bringing electric and water service to several town villages took a leap forward on Wednesday, April 3, when 83 percent of voters cast a ballot in favor of the move. For the past year, officials with the Harrisville Fire District Water Department and the...

BURRILLVILLE – Narragansett Electric Company has begun a project to expand a substation on Douglas Turnpike, replacing equipment damaged by a fire in 2022, and adding a second transformer at the location. The work is expected to enhance the power company's operations both in the village of Nasonville and the surrounding region, with upgrades on a 2.297 acre lot...

BURRILLVILLE – When a new synthetic turf athletic field opens at Burrillville High School, visitors will have the chance to watch games from an ADA-accessible viewing plaza, thanks to a $500,000 federal grant announced this week by U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner. The viewing plaza will compliment a soon-to-begin project to install synthetic turf on the Bronco field, also set to...