Sunday, April 20, 2025

Government

Scouts drive, Cookie Walk & Grammy win: Six things to know in North Smithfield...

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Scouts collection Scouts BSA Troop 138 North Smithfield is collecting used clothing, household items and books to raise funds for the troop's summer camp and year-round activities. The scouts will be accepting items this week...

Tourism project films segment in Chepachet

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GLOCESTER – If you saw a film crew in the center of Chepachet on Tuesday, Feb. 4, you could just end up an accidental extra in a new tourism video. The Town Council recently granted...

N.S. council to consider adopting ACLU-drafted immigration protection ordinance

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Members of the Town Council will consider enacting an ordinance next week crafted by the American Civil Liberties Union Rhode Island that would put limitations on the North Smithfield Police Department's...

Mining company looks to create new overlay district in North Smithfield to allow earth...

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – In an application that acknowledges the complexity of an issue caused by decades of litigation and lack of oversight, a mining business is now looking to end North Smithfield's decades-old moratorium...

de la Cruz bill congratulating Trump on election victory fails in Senate

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PROVIDENCE – A resolution by Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz this week that would have congratulated President Donald Trump on his “historic and extraordinary victory in the 2024 presidential election,” failed in...

Taxes, Little League & directory deadline: Six things to know in Glocester this week

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Little League Registration is now open for the Glocester Little League's 2025 season, open to players who will be age 4-16 as of August 31. Families must register at www.GlocesterLL.com prior to the deadline of...

RIDOT to close five out of eight passing zones on Douglas Pike

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation plans to close five of the eight passing zones on Route 7 after a traffic study requested by members of the Town Council found that...