Burrillville has become the unlikely epicenter for controversy over natural gas. The town is home to a natural gas-fired power plant, two pipelines, and…
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One Square Mile Burrillville: Zambarano’s Roots Run Deep
As part of our series One Square Mile: Burrillville, we’re taking you on an insider’s tour of a venerable Burrillville institution, Zambarano Hospital….
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One Square Mile Burrillville: The Bargain Buyer Is A Local Media Powerhouse
All this week, Rhode Island Public Radio is focusing on Burrillville, a small community in the northwest corner of the state. Burrillville’s most…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Burrillville’s Unconventional Industrialist
Today, Rhode Island Public Radio kicks off a week-long series we call `One Square Mile’ where we focus on one of Rhode Island’s communities. This week…
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One Square Mile Burrillville: Holding On To History At The Hockey Rink
Hockey runs deep in Burrillville. The town’s junior hockey league started in the early 1950s making it one of the oldest youth hockey leagues in the…
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This I Believe Rhode Island: Brotherhood
The kindness of strangers. How wonderful it is when, out of the pure goodness of their hearts, complete strangers step in to rescue us in moments of…