Snow + holiday
With our first major winter storm of the season dropping more than five inches of snow across northern Rhode Island, locals are advised to stay in if they can this morning and at least one event – a cleanup of Mammoth Mill Park in honor of Martin Luther King Day – has been cancelled. Monday is also a trash holiday and pickup will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.
A parking ban in town remains in effect until further notice.
Student art
Congratulations to the ten North Smithfield High School students who will have their artwork displayed in the State Archives through the History’s Stories, Today’s Storytellers program, set to run from January through April. Students with artwork on display include Aubrey Auger; Joseph Bolte; Beulah Chike-Okeke; Madison Costello; Remi Folami; Emma Glode; Olivia Lee; Mackenzie Marcoux; Prestyn Phomsoupha and Brianna Yang.
Screening
Slatersville Congregational Church at 25 Green St. is hosting public screenings of episodes from the documentary series Slatersville, America’s First Mill Village in January. Episode 7, The War Years, will screen on Friday, Jan. 24. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the showing at 7:30 p.m., followed by a filmmaker panel Q & A. A free will offering will be accepted at the door.
Learn more at firstmillvillage.com.
Bakers needed
North Smithfield Library is now seeking bakers for its annual Cookie Walk fundraiser, to be held on Saturday, Feb. 8 starting at 10:15 a.m. Bakers are asked to register here, and cookies must be delivered to the library on Friday, Feb. 7 by 4:30 p.m.
Cookies will be sold at a cost of $15 per bag on the day of the event until 12:30 p.m. – or until supplies run out.
Town meetings
The North Smithfield School Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of North Smithfield Middle School at 1850 Providence Pike. The agenda is here.
The North Smithfield Town Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21 starting at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
The North Smithfield Planning Board will hold a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23 starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
