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BURRILLVILLE – With the holiday season now in full swing, towns and cities across the country are faced with cancelling and re-imagining beloved local traditions to maintain social distancing and group size guidelines. This...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – As towns across Rhode Island are challenged to organize and create new holiday traditions in accordance with the state's newest COVID-19 mandates, North Smithfield will host a new, socially distant event...

Inauguration The town will be holding a modified inauguration of newly elected officials on Tuesday, Dec. 1 starting at 8 p.m. Unlike past years, where the event included guests, the honor guard and participation by...

Events cancelled With the state now officially on a two-week "pause," aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, several traditional holiday events in town have been cancelled, and a village typically lit up for Christmas...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – People have rushed to bring in the holiday season a bit early in 2020. In a year when authorities have asked for nearly non-existent Thanksgiving celebrations, prohibited big festivities and restricted restaurant...

BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – You've heard it many times before: shopping local will help to keep the economy running and ensure that your neighbors thrive – rather than putting cash into the pockets of large...

Thanksgiving There will be no trash or recycling pickup on Thursday, Nov. 26 as the town celebrates Thanksgiving, and pickup will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. However your family celebrates...