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Shop local…but how? Your guide to supporting small business in northern RI

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...