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NRI NOW would like to introduce the latest writer to join our team of freelance staff, Dick Martin of Glocester. Martin is an award-winning writer whose works have appeared in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Smithfield Times Magazine, The Observer, Providence Journal and Woonsocket Call. He has penned both columns and news articles and has published two books: Life,...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Efforts to rid the town of litter were on the rise this weekend as more than 250 volunteers showed up for North Smithfield's annual Clean & Green Day. Organizers filled a 30 yard dumpster with trash collected by various groups, along with around 60 tires brought directly to Rhode Island Resource Recovery Center.

BURRILLVILLE – It’s the end of April, and that means we are entering the very popular car shows and cruise nights season here in Rhode Island and across New England. In fact, A&W cruise nights in Smithfield, on Route 44, began on Tuesday, April 18 and are hosted every week until the end of September. Bass Pro Shop bi-weekly...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A documentary series on the history of a North Smithfield village and its place in the Industrial Revolution has been nominated for two Emmy awards by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Boston/New England Chapter. Slatersville, America's First Mill Village received nominations in the, "documentary," and "music composition," categories for the 46th annual awards...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Friday, April 7 and Wednesday, April 19. 85 Grove St. Seller: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC (Jeffrey Daysh) Buyer: Anurag Sureka Price: $295,000 112 Foster St. Seller: Three Finger Remodeling, LLC Buyer: Lindsay Diamond Price: $335,000 40 Spring Lane Seller: Ian Roy & Brianna Gustafson Buyer: Roger Robitaille Price: $356,000 45 A-C High St. Seller: Stephen...

GLOCESTER – The hunt is on!  That is, the Founder of the Golden Ticket treasure hunt for children begins next month. The contest is sponsored by Vintage Cycles & More.  Owner Matthew LaCroix says the winner of the hunt gets a Radio Bicycle Company BMX bike.  Contestants register at the bike shop, where the contest kicks off on Saturday, May 6, at 9...

BURRILLVILLE –  The Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society held a clean-up of the Riverside Cemetery in Harrisiville on Saturday, April 15, with volunteers gathering at the Callahan School Street grounds at 8 a.m. About 25 volunteers arrived with rakes, leaf-blowers and brush clippers and unlike past years – when the spring cleanup extended into the afternoon – it only took...