Burrillville

Small Business credit available The Burrillville Town Manager's office is reminding local businesses that the Internal Revenue Service is still sponsoring the Employee Retention Credit.  The refundable tax credit is for qualified small employers who retained employees and paid qualified wages to some or all of their employees during the pandemic after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2022. Interested...

BURRILLVILLE – Riding in truck beds is extremely dangerous on public streets, roads, highways and even off-roading on private property or town and state owned property. Driving on private property is also illegal without permission by the owner, town or state that you reside in, or visit. The risks for injury and possibly even death far outweigh what you...

BURRILLVILLE – Two local utilities – the Harrisville Fire District Water Department and the Pascoag Utility District – have announced that significant progress has been made in creating a new entity that would own and operate the current electric distribution system in Pascoag and Harrisville, and, after completion of the merger, also own and operate the water production and...

BURRILLVILLE – The town's effort to create more senior housing in Burrillville has received a boost in the form of a $250,000 grant for predevelopment. Planner Ray Goff applied for the funding, which will cover design work for a new building slated to hold 60 income-restricted units on Steere Farm Road on a currently vacant lot adjacent to the...

BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island General Assembly wrapped up its legislative session last week, but whether or not the state will allocate funding to one major project in Burrillville still remains unclear. Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz's bill to dedicate $5 million to a project to rebuild a town-based fire station passed the Senate unanimously. But a...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – A black bear has been making its way through northern Rhode Island this week, with numerous sightings reported on Tuesday in both North Smithfield and Burrillville. Buxton Street resident Scott Lentz of North Smithfield caught a bear on camera walking along a trail on his property Tuesday morning, in an area around 500 feet from Georgiana...

Family Fun Fridays Spring Lake Beach has announced the start of Family Fun Fridays, to be held on select Fridays throughout the summer at the Burrillville beach at 50 Old Hillside Drive. The first event in the series, to be held this Friday, June 23, will feature crafts and a sand castle contest. Free with beach admission or a season...