Photos: Local students, educators & police gather for northern RI leg of Special Olympics...
GLOCESTER – The annual Special Olympics Torch Run took off in style with Burrillville runners handing off the torch at the Chepachet Fire Station to a contingent of 15 Ponaganset Middle School runners and...
Committee approves three year contract with raises for N.S. teachers
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield School Committee has unanimously approved a contract with the teachers' union that will come with increases in longevity pay, as well as raises over the next three years....
Ferraro named Burrillville School District teacher of the year
BURRILLVILLE – A veteran educator and football coach who has taught science at the high school for some 27 years has been named the Burrillville School Department's teacher of the year.
Gennaro Ferraro learned of...
PHS invites public to traditional ‘wet down/push in’ ceremony to celebrate truck, launch of...
GLOCESTER – The Foster-Glocester Regional School District is hosting a tradition known as, "wet-down/push-in," next week to celebrate the delivery of a new fire truck to be housed at Ponaganset High School, and the...
Former student files suit saying school officials did not protect her after sexual assault...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A former North Smithfield High School student has filed a lawsuit in Rhode Island District Court accusing the school department and former school officials of failing to protect her from a...
BHS teacher Keable wins jury prize in Susan B. Wilson Civic Education Awards
PROVIDENCE – An educator who has taught social studies at Burrillville High School for the past seven years has received an award recognizing the importance of civics education and the role it plays in...
Brighter days: State-funded lighting upgrades underway at BHS
BURRILLVILLE – The classrooms and hallways at Burrillville High School will look a little brighter this fall thanks, in part, to funding from a state initiative providing LED lighting to districts across Rhode Island....
