Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE – For the second consecutive year, a Pascoag-based health center has been named among the best in the country with a gold Community Health Quality Recognition award from the federal office of Health and Human Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Healthcare. Well One Primary Medical and Dental Care is in the top ten percent of health centers in the U.S.,...

NRIFL meeting The Oakland Mapleville Fire Department will host the bi-monthly Northern RI Firefighter's League meeting on Monday, Nov. 21 at the station at 46 Oakland School St. starting at 7:30 p.m. Jay Petrillo from the Firefighter Cancer Support Network will be the guest speaker. Santa calling There is still time to register for the Burrillville Parks &...

BURRILLVILLE – The space that once held Thai Royal is soon set to open as a new restaurant, once again serving up Asian cuisine to hungry village visitors. "Thai Wok Pascoag Street Food," is seeking victualing, entertainment and liquor licenses, with a public hearing before members of the Burrillville Town Council scheduled for Monday, Nov. 21. An application from Samane...

BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville police are currently investigating the overnight break in of a gas station and convenience store. The North Country Store Sunoco at 172 Chapel St. had a break in some time between Friday night when the business closed at 10 p.m., and the next morning, when they opened at 6 a.m., according to police, who were called to the...

BURRILLVILLE – Well, it's Thanksgiving week everyone. Family and friends gather together on Thanksgiving Day and the long holiday weekend to enjoy each other's company and show thanks for the people they have in their lives. It's a day of appreciation and celebration with our loved ones. It can also be hazardous for little kids in the kitchen, in...

BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Land Trust will receive a grant from the Champlin Foundation of $7,100 for the American Chestnut Tree germ plasm orchard on the Edward D. Vock Conservation Area in Pascoag. For the last four years, the all-volunteer, private land trust has been planting American Chestnut trees on the Vock property from states east of...

BURRILLVILLE – Town councilors last week unanimously passed an ordinance prohibiting use or consumption of cannabis in public spaces, along with fines on par with those already on the books in Burrillville regarding public alcohol consumption. The vote followed a strong recommendation by Burrillville Police Col. Stephen Lynch that the board pass a version of the law specifically...