N.S. School Committee bids adieu to two appointed members
NORTH SMITHFIELD – They've helped with budgets, contracts and numerous projects to move the district forward, and have worked to guide North Smithfield schools through the unprecedented challenge of reopening amid a pandemic.
But on...
Teacher appreciation, tree clearing begins: Five things to know in No. Smithfield
Canned Goods Drive
North Smithfield's National Honor Society will be running a food drive in the high school starting Tuesday, Dec. 1. The drive hopes to provide high demand items to the food bank at...
No. Smithfield nursing facility receives $1 million in CARES Act funding
NORTH SMITHFIELD – St. Antoine Residence has been awarded $1 million in CARES Act funding, as one of 10 nursing facilities in Rhode Island to receive a grant aimed at expanding and diversifying services...
Local historian sheds new light on momentous RI event at NSHA’s history night
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Heritage Association welcomed Joey DeFrancesco to their virtually-adapted History Night on Friday, Nov. 20.
“It’s really important to keep things going like this,” said DeFrancesco to the group. “You...
At Village Paint and elsewhere, locals look to color their worlds
NORTH SMITHFIELD – "Color my world with hope,” goes the 1970 mega-hit song by the band Chicago.
The line from the lyrics of the love song that countless people danced to at bars, proms, and...
U.S. Senate approves bill to name Slatersville Post office after fallen soldier
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate unanimously approved legislation to name the post office in Slatersville the “Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office,” and if a similar bill is passed in the House, it...
Single household dining, 33% capacity at RI restaurants begins Nov. 30
PROVIDENCE – In what's being described as a statewide "pause" in activity to halt the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced a few new restrictions, effective immediately, along with additional limitations on businesses...
