New scholarship fund honoring late North Smithfield Middle School principal raises $47,000
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Members of the school community have come together to honor a middle school principal who died this year, and have already raised $47,000 in his memory.
The John Lahar Scholarship Fund was...
At Levy Rink, officials unveil first state title banner for BPB girls hockey
BURRILLVILLE – By the entrance to Levy Ice Rink at Burrillville High School, they hang along the wall: six banners documenting the Burrillville boys hockey team's history of success going back decades, from regular...
Fogarty Memorial School dubbed ‘five star’ by RIDE, recognized for improvements
GLOCESTER – A town elementary school that previously received only three stars for accountability and testing results by the Rhode Island Department of Education was recognized this week for improvements over the past year,...
At Ponaganset, annual Wreaths Across America ceremony honors those who served
GLOCESTER - Ponaganset’s Dean of Students Michael Calenda and special educator Gary Martinelli spent six hours last Saturday planting 2,000 small flags and 148 tall pole flags along Snake Hill and Anan Wade Roads,...
North Smithfield students make testing gains, but math & English scores still down since...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Statewide assessment results show that in many cases, North Smithfield students have yet to fully recover from pandemic-related learning loses, with testing scores in several areas still down from 2019 proficiency...
BSD preschool program set to move to Burrillville High School
BURRILLVILLE – The Burrillville School Department has announced that the district's preschool program is moving to Burrillville High School in the fall of 2023.
According to district officials, the new preschool location will have the...
Ponaganset Boys Soccer team raises $1,100 for Gloria Gemma
GLOCESTER – The Ponaganset High School Boys Soccer Team raised more than $1,000 for the Gloria Gemma Foundation with a Pink Out night held last month.
The team, which has a large group of...
