Holiday hours
Town Hall will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, and trash and recycling will not be picked up on Thursday, Nov. 28. Thursday and Friday’s collection will both take place on Friday, Nov. 29.
There will be no yard waste pick up on Saturday, Nov. 30.
Last day of the season
Goodwin Brothers Farm Stand at 458 Greenville Road will hold its last day of the season today, Monday, Nov. 25 with hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All remaining perishable items will be offered at half off.
The farm thanked customers this week for a great 2024 season.
Zoning survey
The town of North Smithfield is currently updating its zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations with assistance from the RI Housing MPTA Program as required under new state law. The town has put out a survey to gather input from the community on their level of familiarity with zoning laws and is asking residents to complete the brief questionnaire here.
Final car cruise
The Beef Barn Restaurant at 200 Industrial Drive will host its final car cruise on the season on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to the public with no entry fee.
The rain date for the event is Sunday, Dec. 1.
Inauguration
The inauguration of newly elected town officials will take place on Sunday, Dec. 1 starting at 7 p.m. at North Smithfield High School at 412 Greenville Road. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, with swearing in to be performed by retired Major Gen. Reginald Centraccio.
Honor roll
North Smithfield High School has released a list of students achieving honors and high honors for the first quarter of the 2024/2025 school year.
High Honors
GRADE 9
Giselle Gauthier, Jillian Lemieux, Alex Leroux, Angelina Parente, Emily Smith, Emily Stark, Benjamin Wallbillich, Cameron Welch
GRADE 10
Anabelle Alves, Jakub Budzyna, Sophia DeCataldo, Julia Dowling, Ashley Golenski, Darcy Lemieux, Sophia Majeau, Jackson Nault,
Mercedes Nkrumah, Allison Paeres, Isabella Rawson, Liam Regan, Alison Remeika, Niki Zheng
GRADE 11
Olivia Audette, Jaxon Boyes, Ariel Castro Arredondo, Ethan Corriveau, Brady Deschene, Emerson Deschene, Leah Goodwin, Thomas
Leonard, Tara Lieberman
GRADE 12
Ava Barros, Sophie Barros, Emilia Budzyna, Abigail Kelly, Kaiden Kobani, Olivia Lee, Madeline McCauley, Madelyn McNeil, Gabrielle
Pullen, Mia Remeika, Alyson Smith, Samantha Thibeault
Honors
GRADE 9
Miraille Abu Aita, Cameron Angell, Jailyn Barrette, Isabella Berrios, Benjamin Cuddy, Assane Diene, Lily Glaude, Audrey Glode,
Alexander Gosselin, Remy Goulet, Natasha Jenkins, Jazmyn Kennell, Makayla LaFrance, Jared Lemire, Stella McCormick, Muhammad
Sulaiman Nadeem, Austin Olivera, Abigail Perry, Bhakti Pethani, Logan Ricco, Mia Rodriguez, Sophia Taborda, Alana Young, Leah
Zariczny
GRADE 10
Anna Aleksiewicz, Gabriella Austin, Forrest Bibeault, Grace Cabral, Caiden Carriere, John Caruso, Eva Corriveau, Kayla Delances, Grace
DeStefanis-Ouellette, NdeyeAnna Diene, Owen Dubuc, Lily Ferra, Timothy Ferri, Sofia Frechette, Jackson Gamboa, Aline Girard, Lora
Halliwell, Adam Harrison, Landon Hebert, Joseph Jeschke, Conner Listenfelt, Sophia Lopez, Skyler Manning, Brady McNamara, Ruby
Nadeau, Ryan Nault, Dylan Nickerson, Andrea Nunez, Samantha Perron, Madalynn Proulx, Wyatt Pullen, Caroline Rapp, Anabel
Redford, Nathan Robbins, Daniel Roden, Zachary Simpkins, Lucas Spencer, Ellanora Tessier, Nathan Tessitore, Evan Thibeault, Joshua
Vario, Jordynn Verdoia, Kiyanna Wolowicz, Molly Wright
GRADE 11
Aubrey Auger, Madison Austin, Danielle Berard, Grady Bibeault, Benjamin Black, Ella Boisvert, Ashlyn Brazenor, Emma Bryan, Avery
Burgos, Emma Cabral, Adrianna Carter, Sophia Chiaverini, Elizabeth Cole, Sophia Colucci, Lucas Comeau, Noah Deragon, Thayer
Glucksman, Camden Governo, Sophie Grant, Abbigail Halliwell, Keira Harnois, Jordan Harrop, Aiyana Huestis, Jazel Hughes, Aayan
Khan, Ava Lavoie, Samantha Lemire, William McNeil, Catherine McNeill, Julien Medeiros, Harley Medenica, Sarais Miller, Kiera Moison,
Logan Pereira, Alex Pickering, Connor Reilly, Jack Wallbillich, Kori Weiker, Patrycja Wos
GRADE 12
Grace Aleksiewicz, Liliana Carbary, Cameron Chase, Leila Chmielinski, Judah Corriveau, Madison Costello, Janna Creighton, Nathan
Dec, Samuel Drolet, Ashley Dubois, Kaitlyn Farmer, Lyneshka Fernandez, Oluwaremi Folami, Victoria Freitas, Zoey Garnett, Nathan
Gravel, Ian Hanlon, Daniel Harrison, Lily Heon, Anna Houle, Lydia King, Jahzayla Ladouceur, Ethan LaFrance, Jackson Lanctot, Kaiden
MacLeod, Mackenzie Marcoux, Shae McGarrahan, Ella O’Neill, Prestyn Phomsoupha, Dani Pontbriand, Owen Priestley, Joshua
Punchak, Raymond Reall, Raeghan Reilly, Megan Richardson, Catherine Rogers, Kailey Salinaro, Vanessa Sherrill, Mya Silveira, Rachael
Snyzyk, Trinity Spas, Norah Strong, Frances Tiner, Grace Trowbridge
Town meetings
The above listed inauguration is the only public meeting listed with the Secretary of State for this week.
We hope all of our readers get the chance to slow down and enjoy the holiday with friends and family.
Happy Thanksgiving from NRI NOW!
Great penny-farthing picture! An art in and of itself! Nice of Mr Kurtz to share historical outfit too!