Chepachet’s Candlelight Shopping brings more old-fashioned charm to Glocester
GLOCESTER – The dusting of snow was crunching, Jack Frost was nipping, lights were gleaming, and a singer was serenading holiday shoppers with Silent Night, Holy Night. White bags glowing with candlelight up and down the sidewalks showed shoppers the way.
The old-fashioned charm of Candlelight Shopping, in and around historic Chepachet Village, is back in the heart of Glocester.
Candlelight Shopping continues for two more Thursday evenings and is sponsored by Glocester Business Association, Glocester Heritage Society, and MouseWorks Website Design, which created...
Sunday cartoon: Fearless Dino Protector Squad Christmas safety for kids
BURRILLVILLE – It's the middle of December and I'm sure there are plenty of Christmas Trees and decorations on display in homes and apartments everywhere. There are also plenty of hazards out there that need to be addressed in these homes and apartments directly related to little kids and these festive decorations and Christmas trees.
This week's Sunday Cartoon...
Property sales in North Smithfield between Dec. 5 & Dec. 10
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Monday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 10.
135 Providence PikeSeller: Edward CianciBuyer: Carter CianciPrice: $300,000
1138 Woonsocket Hill RoadSeller: Albert GregoireBuyer: Grace Creed, LLCPrice: $160,000
55 Woonsocket Hill RoadSeller: Ocampo Investments, LLCBuyer: New Venture, LLCPrice: $175,000
1 Tupperware Drive, Unit 226Seller: Janice PhelpsBuyer: Lisa RobichaudPrice: $351,000
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Former No. Smithfield trash guru seeks 10,000 – plus one – to help ‘ZAP’ the Blackstone
NORTH SMITHFIELD – It's a monumental task, and if successful, it will be one for the record books.
Donna Kaehler is seeking 10,001 people to help "ZAP," the Blackstone River Watershed, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the largest one-day regional environmental clean-up in American history by once again organizing a hoard of volunteers.
Local environmental groups have begun planning The...
Property sales in Burrillville between Dec. 2 & Dec. 7
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. 7.
1524 Round Top RoadSeller: Chaudry HussainBuyer: Wade RichmondPrice: $350,000
236 Pulaski RoadSeller: KCLS Group, LLCBuyer: Joseph & Melissa BeasleyPrice: $334,500
222 Davis DriveSeller: Fred Cuda, Corine Ackerman & Beth Baker (trustees)Buyer: McCuda, LLCPrice: $495,000
135 Eagle Peak RoadSeller: Timothy &...
At 101, Adams gets her honorary cane, citation from Glocester Town Hall
GLOCESTER – Katherine Adams began her 101st trip around the sun with a visit from local police and EMS, but it wasn't an emergency - and the group also wasn't there for the party.
Adams was testing the batteries on her Life Alert - and as it turns out, it worked just fine.
A resident at Laurel Crest Apartments, Adams had...
Sunday cartoon: Hear the beeps, Drop low & go
BURRILLVILLE – This week's Sunday cartoon for kids, "Hear the "Beeps," Drop Low and Go!" is part of the Home Safe Home series, focused on holiday and winter season themed home fire safety and burn prevention. These coloring cartoons are being utilized by fire departments here in New England and across the US this year in an effort to...
