Shop local…but how? Your guide to supporting small business in northern RI
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 retailers.
And in a year when a worldwide pandemic has made it harder than ever to keep the doors open, it's much more more important that...
A different kind of holiday: Locals express gratitude through quiet Thanksgiving
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The holidays will be a hard time for local families, kept apart by more than nine months of pandemic-focused separation.
On this Thanksgiving holiday, many of us will opt for small celebrations following urgent warnings from state and federal health officials. Families kept apart – maybe for the first time ever – will wish each other well...
Property sales in North Smithfield between Nov. 16 & Nov. 23
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Town Clerk's office between Monday, Nov. 16 and Monday, Nov. 23.
190 Old Great Road
Seller: Beatrice Choiniere
Buyer: Zachary Larson
Price: $268,700
170 Providence Pike, Unit 143
Seller: Laurelwood Partners, LLC
Buyer: Warren & Linda Ziegler
Price: $490,470
39 Brookside Drive
Seller: Alecia & Ryan Brouillette
Buyer: Michelle & Daniel Taylor
Price: $426,000
716 Old Smithfield Road
Seller: Edward Twohey
Buyer: Kyle...
Teacher appreciation, tree clearing begins: Five things to know in No. Smithfield
Canned Goods Drive
North Smithfield's National Honor Society will be running a food drive in the high school starting Tuesday, Dec. 1. The drive hopes to provide high demand items to the food bank at New Beginnings Church in Woonsocket. Students should bring in non-perishable goods that are not in glass containers.
During the morning waiting period, students who have canned...
Habitat for Humanity to build four homes on vacant lots in Oakland
BURRILLVILLE – An organization that helps to build homes for families with inadequate shelter has acquired two vacant lots in the village of Oakland, with plans to construct four single-family homes.
Habitat for Humanity of West Bay and Northern Rhode Island purchased both of the neighboring half acre parcels for $35,000 from Community Housing Land Trust of RI, Inc. The...
At Village Paint and elsewhere, locals look to color their worlds
NORTH SMITHFIELD – "Color my world with hope,” goes the 1970 mega-hit song by the band Chicago.
The line from the lyrics of the love song that countless people danced to at bars, proms, and weddings could apply to today, with Thanksgiving on the horizon amid admonishments to avoid gatherings and the looming threat of total home confinement.
Compliant and characteristically...
Property sales in Burrillville between Nov. 16 & Nov. 19
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, Nov. 16 and Thursday, Nov. 19.
286 Liberty Lane
Seller: Harrisville Village, LLC
Buyer: Leah Salera
Price: $182,500
2333 Victory Highway
Seller: Kathleen Dias
Buyer: Amy Laven
Price: $322,000
62 Alanna Lane
Seller: Seminole Development, LLC
Buyer: Albert & Jessica Serafin
Price: $499,900
390 Church St.
Seller:Anne & James Walsh
Buyer: Jeffrey Lace
Price: $50,000
35 Grove Lane
Seller: Donald...