Contract dispute for Nasonville Fire District leads to talk of dissolving department
BURRILLVILLE – The Nasonville Fire District's board of commissioners has been unable to reach a contract agreement with the union representing the department's 13 employees, leading to talk that service in the village could...
Talk about finances leads to child abuse charges for Burrillville man
BURRILLVILLE – A father was arrested from his Burrillville home this week after a discussion about money reportedly got out of control, leading him to punch his son in the nose with a closed...
Burillville police arrest West Warwick woman for narcotics, stolen goods
BURRILLVILLE – A West Warwick woman who was spotted outside the station of the Burrillville Police Department was brought in and arrested on a warrant for charges involving narcotics and receiving stolen goods this...
Warwick man arrested after trying to escape police on dirt bike
BURRILLVILLE – A Warwick man has been charged with reckless driving, obstructing an officer and driving with a suspended license after the dirt bike he was on got stuck in a field while he...
AG finds two violations by the Pascoag Fire District
BURRILLVILLE – The state Attorney General's office has found the Pascoag Fire District guilty of two violations of the state's pubic access laws.
The district failed to electronically post the agenda for a meeting held...
Ethics complaints against Pascoag fire chief dismissed
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Ethics Commission has dismissed two complaints against Pascoag Fire District Chief Harold Carter, voting that there was no probable cause for the violations alleged by Tax Collector Laurie McCutcheon.
McCutcheon,...
Smithfield man caught with narcotics, stolen property following stop in Burrillville
BURRILLVILLE – A Smithfield man is facing three felony narcotics charges, and may face future charges for property stolen from CVS Pharmacy, after a patron at the Pascoag Cafe reported suspicious activity to police.
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