No. Smithfield School Committee considering partial ban on cell phones
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The devices are distracting in classrooms, but they have their purpose, and studies have shown that students become very anxious when you take them away.
The North Smithfield School Committee took up...
BHS students plan Burrillville’s first MADD Candlelight Vigil for Dec. 5
BURRILLVILLE – An annual statewide event that recognizes the victims of drunk and drugged drivers will be held in town for the first time next week, and student volunteers from Burrillville High School and...
N.S. resident calls for end to bus contract over safety concerns as union effort...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Saying that the buses bringing North Smithfield students to and from schools are overcrowded and unsafe, one resident is calling for an end to the district's contract with transportation provider DATTCO.
The...
New teachers, gym floor greet Burrillville students
BURRILLVILLE – When Burrillville students started a fresh year of school on Thursday, Aug. 29, they found several improvements and changes to staffing, facilities and curriculum that were implemented over the summer months.
"We will...
Burrillville School Committee will not appeal RIIL decision
BURRILLVILLE – Members of the Burrillville School Committee say they will not appeal a decision by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League to place town athletes on a one year probation despite calls from residents...
Burrillville HS robotics team wins coveted Inspire Award
BURRILLVILLE – It's an award given to a robotics team that should serve as a role model for others, a top contender that also displays "gracious professionalism."
And at a New England Institute of Technology...
No. Smithfield school district says goodbye to longtime administrative assistant
NORTH SMITHFIELD – She's seen the district through three superintendents, and more than a few changes to staffing and operations.
But after 27 years working for the North Smithfield School Department, Sherry McGahan has decided...
