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NORTH SMITHFIELD – On a farm in North Smithfield, some things never change. The calendar says 2020, yet life on Old Smithfield Road has little changed from 1841 or so when Moses “Socky” Aldridge owned the farm. In those days, when the stage coach stopped at the end of the road, Aldridge married a woman from the Allen clan. Seven generations...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Monday, Aug. 24 and Monday, Aug. 31. 0 South Main St. Seller: Leslie Deluca Buyer: Lucie Topik Price: $118,600 110 Broad St Seller: Carlson Real Estate Group, LLC Buyer: Geoffrey & Ashley Poirier Price: $307,250 323 Centennial St. Seller: Robert Tordorff Buyer: Randall Van Scyoc Price: $305,900 154 Courthouse Lane Seller: Michael Rudis Buyer: Lori & Steven Perrault Price:...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Friday, Aug. 14 and Monday, Aug. 31. 15 Walsh Ave. Seller: Thomas & Donna Guay Buyer: Tamara Santos-Nunez & Elliot Nunez Price: $335,000 910 Great Road Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association Buyer: Brandon Pereira Price: $171,000 12 Brian Ave. Seller: Amanda Horrigan & Amy Gravel (trustees) Buyer: Timothy & Jennifer Thibodeau Price: $335,000 High Rocks...

BURRILLVILLE – A family-owned business on Broncos Highway will close this fall after some 18 years of selling lawn and garden supplies to local customers. Roots & Shoots will shut down at the end of October, and is now having a sale on remaining inventory. The business at 2677 Broncos Highway sells landscape and garden products, from pond supplies and...

BURRILLVILLE – A quiet nun clad in spotless white habit, head-to-toe, on a 90 degree sunny day welcomes visitors to a world where saints reside in the woods, or at least, a garden filled with life-sized statues of them. Smiling and soft-spoken Sister Grace Coffey exudes serenity, as does the Roman Catholic spiritual sanctuary located amid fields and trees far...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – It's been dubbed an "unspoiled refuge" in an otherwise urbanized and highly-developed area and now, residents have parking and access to miles of trails through its woodlands. Dowling Village developer Brian Bucci has officially filed an easement with the North Smithfield Land Trust giving the public access to a 40-acre forest  behind the commercial center. The land...

BURRILLVILLE – When Connie Woodbine arrived at Overlook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Burrillville in mid-June, she couldn't walk. The 73-year-old joined residents at the facility seeking rehabilitation amid the COVID-19 pandemic with an unclear future. Woodbine had lost her husband in May and now, she would also be unable to see other family members due to restrictions at the...