Glocester among many RI towns in scramble to address state-mandated overhaul to local zoning...
GLOCESTER – Glocester and other towns and cities in Rhode Island are scrambling to realign their town zoning ordinances with the state mandates before the deadline of January 1, when state changes take effect....
Court sides with town in decades old dispute over mining, earth removal in North...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – In a victory for both the town and a citizen watchdog who shed light on the issue last year, a Rhode Island Superior Court judge ruled this week that Material Sand...
Council sends proposed Burrillville chicken law back for revisions
BURRILLVILLE – Noting that some of the language in the original proposed ordinance needs revision, the Burrillville Town Council has sent a potential change to town law governing who can keep chickens to the...
Firm presents potential plan for $13.6 million renovated Glocester police headquarters
GLOCESTER – After hearing and reviewing the plan for renovating the current Glocester Police Station, Town Council said they are determined to weigh all options for the project before making a final decision. That...
N.S. zoners reject appeal of Chipotle/Starbucks project
NORTH SMITHFIELD – An attempt by the developer behind Dowling Village to halt an effort to build two fast food restaurants on a lot adjacent to the shopping plaza failed this week, when zoners...
Parties settle lawsuit on school mask mandate with public hearings to be held on...
PROVIDENCE – In news described as a win by the group of parents and advocates who challenged the mandate, the parties in Southwell v McKee have reportedly reached a settlement to litigation over masking...
RIDEM fines Burrillville man $5,000 for illegal cesspool
BURRILLVILLE – A homeowner, who the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says has failed to comply with cesspool standards, was fined $5,000 this month for more than five years of violating the state...
