Primary
The statewide primary will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and residents can find their polling location and view a sample ballot here or by calling the North Smithfield Board of Canvassers at (401) 767-2200 ext. 504.
There will be no primary this year for Town Council and School Committee races, but voters in both political parties do have choices for statewide races. North Smithfield residents located in District 49 will have the chance to weigh in on a Democratic primary between Alexander Kithes of Woonsocket and Glenn Dusablon of North Smithfield, and Senate District 24 has a Republican primary between David Slavin and Craig Lacouture.
Slatersville
It’s finally time.
A docu-series more than a decade in the making, Slatersville, America’s First Mill Village, will premiere on Rhode Island PBS on Friday, Sept. 16 starting at 8 p.m. with Episode 1: The Mental Smugglers. The first five episodes in the series will be broadcast every Friday at 8 p.m. through October 14.
Following the live broadcast, each episode will also be available from any location on the globe on demand here.
NRI NOW plans to catch up with local director Christian de Rezendes for an article prior to the exciting premiere. Visit the site to find a feature later this week.
Pumpkin festival
The town’s annual Great Pumpkin Festival takes place this week on Saturday, Sept. 17 on the grounds of North Smithfield High School from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival features fun activities for families, food, live entertainment, contests and more, and the entry fee is $1 per person.
Read more about this year’s festival here.
Barn yoga
The Beef Barn has announced that every Sunday this fall, residents are invited to a yoga class with Debby Reddy. Classes will be held in the scenic back field facing the pond on the restaurant property at 200 Industrial Drive. Sessions start at 9 a.m. and all are welcome.
Participants are asked to bring $10 and their own mat.
Town meetings
The North Smithfield Fire & Rescue Service Board of Directors will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13 starting at 6:30 p.m. at 1470 Providence Pike. The agenda is here.
The North Smithfield Conservation Commission will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14 starting at 6:30 p.m. at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
God Bless, this group of solid Representatives. Three cheers for supporting the sanctity of life and each State deciding on facts where it stands on the issue. This along with the citizens of this beautiful Republic being able to exercise their God given rights to responsibly bear arms to defend themselves, family, and the community. At the end of the day hysterical undisciplined emotional political rants are divisive and clearly lower the standing of our wonderful factually inclusive community at large.
God Bless, this group of solid Representatives. Three cheers for supporting the sanctity of life and each State deciding on facts where it stands on the issue. This along with the citizens of this beautiful Republic to exercise their God given rights to responsibly bear arms to defend themselves, famiiy and the community. At the end of the day hysterical undisciplined emotional political rants are divisive and clearly lower the standing of our wonderful factually inclusive community at large.
If you don’t believe in a woman’s right to choose, these are the candidates for you. If however you believe that women should have reproductive rights or that you need to be 21 to get an assault rifle, you should vote for others. Certainly if you visit Vote Smart, an impartial organization, formed by Democrats and Republicans, you can view all of their votes that have been taken while they have been in office. If you are going to vote, be informed. Do not let your vote be taken for granted.