Thursday, March 28, 2024

Government

Homeowner fined $2,200 for ground sewage discharge on Glocester property

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GLOCESTER – Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Office of Compliance & Inspection has fined the owner of a Glocester home $2,200 for failure to comply with regulations governing wastewater disposal, in a notice...

Resident briefly removed from council meeting in Burrillville following heated exchange during comment

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BURRILLVILLE – A resident speaking during public comment was ordered to leave a Burrillville Town Council meeting this week and escorted from the building by the chief of police following a heated exchange with...

N.S. Zoning Board adds new alternate, names leadership for 2024

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Zoning Board added a new alternate member this month, and also confirmed that the current chairman and vice chairman will spend another year in their leadership roles. Andre Gill,...

Glocester councilor lobbies for new town Facebook page

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GLOCESTER –A member of the Glocester Town Council would like to see the board's news posted on a new town Facebook page. How that would happen, however, is another matter. "I think that Facebook is...

Two Newberry bills seek to address Rhode Island’s housing crisis

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PROVIDENCE – Rep. Brian Newberry has sponsored two bills that aim to address Rhode Island's housing crisis, with a plan to help first time homebuyers while also limiting corporate buyouts of the state's limited housing...

Bingo, flood assistance & Food Fights: Five things to know in Glocester this week

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Voter deadline The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Presidential Preference Primary is Sunday, March 3. In Glocester, voter registration forms can be dropped off and, if needed, blank voter registration forms will...

Scam alert, vendors wanted & Get in Line: Five things to know in Burrillville...

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Guest speaker The Burrillville Democratic Town Committee will feature guest speaker Mary Murray Walsh from the Young Democrats of Rhode Island at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 28, to be held at Jesse Smith Memorial Library...