Three longtime teachers retire from N.S. schools as virus rages on
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Many parents have expressed gratitude for efforts to keep classrooms open in North Smithfield, even as some surrounding districts halt in-person instruction amid a surging pandemic.
But for some longtime teachers, the...
North Smithfield schools plan Jan. 12 in-person return from winter break
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Students in the North Smithfield school district will return from winter break two days later than allowed by the state, following a recommendation this week by Supt. Michael St. Jean.
"That will...
Burrillville schools go fully virtual through January 4
BURRILLVILLE – With the district averaging more than 30 teacher absences per day, Supt. Michael Sollitto says he can no longer safely staff Burrillville classrooms, and school board members voted unanimously Tuesday night to...
Board to vote on closing all Burrillville schools through winter break
BURRILLVILLE – With a rising number of cases of COVID-19 and continued staffing issues, Supt. Michael Sollitto is recommending that all Burrillville schools go fully virtual, and students who have been receiving in-person instruction...
LeClair named chairperson, Cardon vice, of Burrillville School Committee
BURRILLVILLE – Alexandra LeClair was elected chairperson of the Burrillville School Committee Tuesday night in a 4-3 vote at a reorganizational meeting that followed a swearing-in ceremony.
Longtime Committee member Dorothy Cardon was named vice...
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...
Lions Club donates more than 250 dictionaries to area third-graders
BURRILLVILLE – For Nancy Vermillion, it's a familiar routine.
Every fall, Vermillion, a member of the Burrillville Lions Club, packs up her car with cases of books to bring to local elementary schools.
But like everything...
