Burrillville

NEWPORT – She has served as club president, and led several chapter initiatives – including one that puts dictionaries in the hands of every local third grader – and another that ensures area students are screened annually for vision problems. Burrillville Lions Club member Nancy Vermillion was recently recognized with The Lions Clubs International President's Certificate of Appreciation,...

BURRILLVILLE – In 2020, members of the Burrillville Town Council approved a plan to borrow $1.8 million from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to finance repairs needed at the Harrisville Pond Dam. At the time, the roughly 160-year-old structure was leaking, with large sinkholes developing in an area by the Assembly Theatre. Town officials worked quickly to remedy the...

United Way The United Way of Rhode Island 211 Outreach Van will be at the Jesse Smith Memorial Library at 100 Tinkham Lane on Thursday, March 20 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Representatives will help to assist and connect residents with local resources for housing, food and medical assistance and more. Rolls & butter The Burrillville Junior Hockey League is selling...

BURRILLVILLE – I’ve noticed during my early morning travels that it’s darker in the a.m. than it was before we all set our clocks forward one hour. This means that kids are walking to their bus stops in the dark. It also means that it’s darker while kids are waiting for the school bus at their bus stops. Kids...

There was a time when my mother used to dress me in something green, put a pin or sticker on me and send me to school. I wasn't sure what this all meant at first, but eventually it came to me: I was Irish. Okay, not entirely Irish. With a name like Martin you can hardly claim to have come...

BURRILLVILLE – A move Wednesday night to begin taxing an all-volunteer non-profit that has worked to protect the town's rural character for some 25 years was denied following extensive testimony against the initiative from the organization's members and other residents, many of whom said they were confused as to why it was even considered. The Town Council voted 4-3...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 11. 366 Pascoag Main St. Seller: James & Debra Moroney Buyer: Freedom Property Group Price: $410,000 0 Town Farm Road Seller: Kimbrell Curry Buyer: John Lace Price: $35,000 746 Town Farm Road Seller: U.S. Bank Trust National Association/James & Nancy O'Connell Buyer: AC Construction LLC Price: $176,000 254 Harrisville...