Release: Pascoag Fire issues monthly report for July
Editor’s note: The following is a release from the Pascoag Fire District regarding activities in the month of July.
The Pascoag Fire Department for the month of July 2021 continues to be busy serving the...
Police seize drugs, $36K in cash from No. Smithfield apartment
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A North Smithfield man is facing felony charges after a search of his Railroad Street apartment turned up more than two pounds of marijuana and $36,030 in cash.
Justin Murray, 25, of...
Once a hotbed, Burrillville largely escapes new waves of fentanyl, overdose deaths
BURRILLVILLE – Overdose deaths are on the rise nationwide, and recent news headlines, in states from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, to Kansas and Iowa, point to waves of fentanyl fueling the epidemic and document efforts...
No. Smithfield man charged after months of tracking ex’s vehicle
BURRILLVILLE – A man who kept tabs on his ex-girlfriend for months via a GPS tracking system installed in her vehicle was charged for the offense by Burrillville police on Friday, July 9.
Steven Scarpelli,...
Former No. Smithfield priest faces sexual assault charges
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A former priest who served at St. John's Parish for several years in the early 1980s is facing three counts of first-degree sexual assault over crimes that reportedly took place in...
Anonymous group calls for consolidated fire districts in Burrillville
BURRILLVILLE – Pointing to what they say are opportunities for cost savings, a group in Burrillville is calling for consolidation of the town's longstanding village fire districts.
A organization identifying itself as "Citizens for a...
Early morning fire destroys unfinished addition on Pascoag home
BURRILLVILLE – A fire early Thursday morning burned down an addition being built on a single family house in Pascoag, but was held to the secondary structure, allowing the family to ultimately return to...
