Summer adventure, Cemetery tours: Five things to know in No. Smithfield this week
Structure building contest
The North Smithfield Parks and Recreation Department is challenging town families to a Structure Building Contest, with prizes awarded for the best indoor and outdoor creations.
Awards will be given in three categories;...
Paper signing, theft prevention: Five things to know in Burrillville this week
Candidate paper signing
Burrillville candidates and registered voters are invited to attend a drive-through nomination signature collecting event in the Burrillville High School parking lot on Tuesday, July 7 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
The event...
RIDOT announces N.S. bridge replacement, closures begin next weekend
NORTH SMITHFIELD – On July 10, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation will install a lane split on Route 146 North and conduct a weekend closure of Route 104,
The construction is part of a...
Volleyball courts up at Pacheco Park, new youth league in planning stages
NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield High School graduate Kyle Alves has completed the first half of his vision: adding a new beach volleyball court to Pacheco Park.
Now, Alves and his mentor, Parks and Recreation...
Councilors question complaint against Conjuring house, pass event permits
BURRILLVILLE – Noting there is no evidence for allegations that the owners have held unlicensed events, members of the Town Council unanimously approved several permits for upcoming "ghost investigations," at an allegedly haunted farmhouse...
No. Smithfield takes steps to add new site to National Register of Historic Places
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town officials plan to apply to have a new site added to the National Register of Historic Places, with funding secured this week to apply for a grant to start the...
Town budget slashed as N.S. officials prepare for decrease in state aid
NORTH SMITHFIELD – In a move made in anticipation of a major reduction in state aid to the school district, members of the North Smithfield Town Council cut nearly $1 million from the town...