2018 Factbook shows Burrillville lagging behind on education
BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville students had a higher dropout rate and lower rate of college attendance in recent years than the statewide average, and their math and reading skills also fell behind their peers in...
BMS’s Lapierre: a 2018 Rhode Island Teacher at Sea
BURRILLVILLE – Burrillville Middle School 6th-grade science teacher Patricia Lapierre knows how to tie a variety of boating knots.
Lapierre also has seen first-hand how high tech equipment is used to compile data on soil...
GALLERY: Callahan elementary students report for first day of class
Tuesday, Sept. 4 marked the first day of class for students at William L. Callahan Elementary School, and staff at the facility spent the early morning hours preparing for their latest crop of scholars.
Walking tour, Patients for Progress: Five things to know in Burrillville this week
Trash delay
Trash pickup is delayed this week due to the Labor Day holiday. Pickup will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. Questions can be directed to the Department of Public...
Burrillville Parks and Recreation announces fall programs
BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registrations for upcoming fall programming.
Below is a complete list of programs being offered over the upcoming fall months.
Children’s Guitar Lessons will be held for grades...
Burrillville public schools enroll 96 new students
BURRILLVILLE – Fears that enrollment at Burrillville public schools would continue to drop have been allayed for the time being.
Supt. Michael Sollitto reports that 96 new students joined the district over the summer months,...
Officials considering solar car port canopy for Burrillville Middle School
BURRILLVILLE – Town officials are considering a $1 million solar project for Burrillville Middle School that would generate some 90 percent of the power required to run the facility.
Trane, a global company that manufactures...