Todd retires from North Smithfield clerk position after 33 years of town service
NORTH SMITHFIELD – After more than three decades of service to the town of North Smithfield, Town Clerk Debra Todd had her final day of work at the annex on Friday, Sept. 6.
The longtime...
UPDATE: DEM announces Sunday spraying, adds traps to address EEE threat in Burrillville, North...
BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Department of Health have announced that northern Rhode Island communities bordering the Massachusetts towns of Uxbridge, Douglas, and Mendon will receive aerial mosquito treatments starting...
Route 146 paving delayed until 2024
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Despite appeals from legislators, the State Planning Council has officially approved a delay to plans to repave a badly damaged stretch of pavement on Route 146 for two more years.
The segment...
Announcing: An expansion
Dear readers,
It's been nearly a year and a half since I took a leap of faith and launched NRI NOW as an independent news website focused on Burrillville.
I have been truly grateful for the...
Wright’s Dairy Farm in North Smithfield named 2019 Outstanding Dairy Farm
NORTH SMITHFIELD - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has announced that Wright’s Dairy Farm has been named Rhode Island’s 2019 Outstanding Dairy Farm by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee, of which...
Discovery of dead body delays classes in North Smithfield
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The discovery of a dead body near North Smithfield High School prompted officials to delay classes throughout the district by an hour on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
The body was reportedly discovered by...
