MLK Day
Town Hall offices were closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and there was be no trash or recycling collection. Pickup will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.
Pack of Wolves
North Smithfield Senior Services will host Jane Deming from the Rhode Island Humane Society on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for Pack of Wolves starting at 10:30 a.m. Visitors are invited to Scouter’s Hall at 13 Main St. for an educational presentation exploring the fascinating social structure, behavior and conservation of wolves in the wild.
Lunch & Learn
Gold Door Realty at 581 Smithfield Road and Loan Depot will host a free Lunch & Learn event on Wednesday, Jan. 21 starting at noon, on how to leverage renovation loans to win more offers and help clients buy homes that need work. Learn what renovation loans are and how they work, how buyers can roll repairs into their mortgage, how to structure offers using renovation financing and more. Aaron Kloss from Loan Depot will lead the presentation, geared toward agents, investors and buyers.
To RSVP contact Mandy at (401) 524-7416.
Valentine’s Art
Brigido’s Fresh Market at 900 Victory Highway is hosting a Valentine’s Art Contest, open to kids age 4 to 12 years old. Children are invited to create their best Valentine-themed artwork and enter it at any Brigido’s location. The contest is open now and runs through Saturday, Feb. 7 and prizes will be awarded in multiple age groups. Winners will be called on Saturday, Feb. 14. No registration required and participants are instructed to just bring the artwork to the store before the deadline.
Hit the Bus
Gator’s Pub at 1402 Victory Highway will have live music on Friday, Jan. 23, with Hit the Bus duo starting at 9 p.m.
Honor Roll
North Smithfield High School announced first quarter honor roll with the following students achieving honors and high honors.
High Honors
GRADE 9
Ameira Ayodele, Teagan Bibeault, Calvin Chartrand, Treasure Chike-Okeke, Claire Deschene, Maya Green
GRADE 10
Giselle Gauthier, Remy Goulet, Natasha Jenkins, Jillian Lemieux, Alex Leroux, Olivia Nordan, Jayden Ortiz-Allard, Angelina Parente, Bhakti Pethani, Emily Stark, Benjamin Wallbillich, Cameron Welch
GRADE 11
Julia Dowling, Timothy Ferri, Addison Slaughter, Niki Zheng
GRADE 12
Olivia Audette, Danielle Berard, Benjamin Black, Ariel Castro Arredondo, Sophia Chiaverini, Sophia Colucci, Ethan Corriveau, Emerson Deschene, Leah Goodwin, Jordan Harrop, Robert Harvey, Kiera Moison, Dylan Silva
Honors
GRADE 9
Hector Alvarez, Caden Andre, Asher Baram Cyr, Brayden Berard, Aiden Berghammer, Harold Brenneman, Elijah Bucci, Aly Camara, Kadence Champagne, Ella Corriveau, Elle Croteau, Darlene Damoah, Lily Deschene, Madeline Foley, Mason Glode, Trevor Grande, Carter Hawes, Bryant Headley, Olivia Majeau, Isabelle Martin, Calum Nordan, Hannah Pimental, Samantha Rivet, Leo Roberts, Brynn Santos, Lucy Silva, Nathaniel Simpkins, Kara Snyzyk, Paige St. Pierre, Reilly St.Vincent, Douglas Thompson, Christopher Tiberi, Cabot Wheeler, Sara Wos, Leyla Yazgan
GRADE 10
Miraille Abu Aita, Cameron Angell, Jailyn Barrette, Adeline Baumann, Isabella Berrios, Shayleigh Bienvenue, Brady Bouley, Alexander Butterfield, Quinn Crowshaw, Benjamin Cuddy, Quinn Dellinger, Hannah Demers, Assane Diene, Ava Diogo, Ella Dowding, Cameron Fleury, Jake Fredette, Lily Glaude, Audrey Glode, Alexander Gosselin, Averie Gregelevich, Marshall Harris, Jazmyn Kennell, Makayla LaFrance, Jared Lemire, Amani Lockhart, Aiden Martley, Stella McCormick, Kellen McMahon, Muhammad Sulaiman Nadeem, Chase Nelsen, Austin Olivera, Abigail Perry, Alyssa Race, Logan Ricco, Lilu Riempp, Savannah Robbins, Mia Rodriguez, Amalisa Sherwood, Emily Smith, Sophia Taborda, Brieana Vaughn, Adrianna Wolowicz, Leah Zariczny
GRADE 11
Anna Aleksiewicz, Anabelle Alves, Tyler Bessette, Zoe Brand, Jakub Budzyna, Eva Corriveau, Sophia DeCataldo, Grace DeStefanis- Ouellette, Yandel Domen, Owen Dubuc, Lily Ferra, Sofia Frechette, Jackson Gamboa, Louis Garneau, Aline Girard, Ashley Golenski, Matai Gonzalez, Lora Halliwell, Adam Harrison, Max Hawes, Landon Hebert, Darcy Lemieux, Sophia Majeau, Derek Mallon, Brady McNamara, Jackson Nault, Ryan Nault, Dylan Nickerson, Mercedes Nkrumah, Allison Paeres, Samantha Perron, Wyatt Pullen, Caroline Rapp, Isabella Rawson, Alison Remeika, Cody Roy, Alex Sevegny, Zachary Simpkins, Amelia Smith, Ellanora Tessier, Nathan Tessitore, Evan Thibeault, Lilly Turcotte, Joshua Vario, Jordynn Verdoia, Kiyanna Wolowicz
GRADE 12
Kaitlyn Archambault, Madison Austin, Jaxon Boyes, Emma Bryan, Avery Burgos, Emma Cabral, Valentina Camastro, Autumn Cartwright, Lucas Comeau, Brady Deschene, Morgan Glennon, Thayer Glucksman, Sophie Grant, Abbigail Halliwell, Trista Harris, Aayan Khan, Ava Lavoie, Samantha Lemire, Thomas Leonard, Amelia Marseglia, William McNeil, Catherine McNeill, Julien Medeiros, Samantha Mendez, Sarais Miller, Jack Narodowy, Connor Reilly, Veronica Reyes, Bryce Santos, Guiliana Sirignano, Declan St.Vincent, Benjamin Tessier, Kori Weiker, Sophia White, Patrycja Wos
Town meetings
The North Smithfield School Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of North Smithfield Middle School at 1850 Providence Pike. The agenda is here.
The North Smithfield Town Council will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Jan 20 starting at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
The North Smithfield Sewer Commission will hold a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21 starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
The Asset Management Commission will hold a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
The North Smithfield Town Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22 starting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall at 83 Green St. The agenda is here.
Sandy, thank you for you’re continued effort to increase community awareness.
One thing here surprised me. The advertisement promoting the police station Bond referendum had no indication of the sponsor. I know from personal experience it has always been your policy to require a disclaimer. Was there a particular reason it was missing this time or was it just an oversight?
Hi Richard. Disclaimers are required by law on advertisements related to candidates, which is why you have always seen those in the past. After checking with the state BOA, we learned disclaimers are not required for a special election for a bond. While we encourage disclaimers, we do not explicitly require them, and are happy to leave it up to the advertiser in this case as to whether or not to include it.
Thanks for the reply. You may remember the ad I placed back at the last police station Bond referendum. I guess that was before you checked into the intricacies of the law. I appreciate the work you do for Northern Rhode Island.
Yes it definitely would have been as I just recently inquired further about the details of the law. Worth noting that this requirement, when applicable, falls to the candidate not the publication – another fact I just recently learned.
You sure about that? General laws say otherwise.