Support for new N.S. police station comes through at hearing, but questions on costs...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – In a three-hour hearing that included some rehashing of past attempts to get a project underway, members of the North Smithfield Town Council heard reactions from several residents last week on...
Pascoag firefighters recognized for COVID-19 safety & training efforts
BURRILLVILLE – EMS Coordinator Capt. Thomas Smith and EMS Training Officer Lt. Lori Poirier of the Pascoag Fire District were honored at the Burrillville Police Department's annual Department and Community Awards Ceremony held recently...
RIDEM investigating 250 gallon oil leak by Spring Lake
BURRILLVILLE – Authorities are investigating a 250-gallon oil leak at a home by Spring Lake that left a visible sheen on the water over the weekend, also affecting the house's well.
The Rhode Island Department...
Firefighters knock down barn blaze in Pascoag
BURRILLVILLE – Firefighters in Burrillville extinguished a fire caused by a malfunctioning motorcycle at a two-story barn on Church Street on Monday, Nov. 15.
According to a release from the Pascoag Fire District, Burrillville...
BPD celebrates two years of achievements, Community Heroes at awards ceremony
BURRILLVILLE – Police were out in force at Burrillville Middle School on Wednesday evening, but it wasn't on official business – as, for the first time in two years, it was time to celebrate,
After...
Man tells officer to tase, pepper spray him, gets wish granted in violent arrest
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Providence man found brandishing a screwdriver inside equipment at a business on Eddie Dowling Highway ended up at Landmark Medical Center after a difficult and violent arrest on Monday, Oct....
Walmart employee arrested after taking ‘fanny pack’ with $7,000 from shopping cart
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A employee at the Dowling Village Walmart is facing felony charges after taking more than $7,000 out of a fanny pack left behind by a shopper last month.
Julio Lozada, 20, of...
