Deficit spending, changes in school proposal questioned at Glocester budget hearing
GLOCESTER – Glocester taxpayers got a preview of the upcoming town budget at a recent hearing held at Ponaganset High School. The proposed municipal budget amounts to $9,107,526, an increase of $167,507 or 2...
Shelter at Zambarano set to close in late June
BURRILLVILLE – A facility providing living space for dozens of unhoused Rhode Islanders over the past year and a half will close its doors on Monday, June 30, according to the state Department of...
N.S. council considers code of conduct for volunteers in reaction to comments on social...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Should the Town Council set a professional standard of conduct for volunteers serving on North Smithfield's boards and commissions?
Councilor Rebecca DeCristofaro thinks so, and she is asking for the Town Council...
Earth Day, yard sale & a planning award: Six things to know in Glocester...
Earth Day
The town of Glocester will hold its annual Earth Day cleanup on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Participants will meet at the Kent Field Pavilion on...
Meet & greet, art supply swap, & a guided walk: Seven things to know...
Meet & greet
The Burrillville Police Department is inviting the public to meet Michelle Gerard, the new Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Burrillville Prevention Action Coalition. A Meet and Greet will be held in...
Bell-ringing, Clean & Green & a music workshop: Six things to know in North...
America 250
Do you hear the bells? Today, Monday, April 21, is the day that communities across the Blackstone Valley ring in the country's semiquincentennial, memorializing the "shot heard round the world" at the battles...
Site plan for Halliwell property deemed ready for prime time
NORTH SMITHFIELD – It's been just a month and a half since the Town Council established a new Halliwell Multi-Generational Building Committee, focused on moving the long-discussed project forward.
According to a site plan...
