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NORTH SMITHFIELD – A ceremony honoring the sacrifices of those who lost their lives in service to the country, dedicated to one local veteran who died last month, brought dozens of residents to Memorial Town Hall on Monday, May 31. Although rain stopped a parade originally scheduled to take place Monday morning, Leclaire Kozlik Bassett Logan Post 6342 still held...

BURRILLVILLE – The Levy Foundation has made what proponents call a, "game changing," financial commitment to help save a historically and environmentally important Burrillville property from development. The organization, named in honor of June Rockwell Levy , committed $100,000 to the Burrillville Land Trust's effort to purchase Sweet's Hill, a property that once held the largest farm in town. BLT launched...

BURRILLVILLE – It's Memorial Day weekend, and this weekend is the unofficial start of the summer season here in New England. With the hot summer months quickly approaching, it is very important to remind everyone about the hazards and dangers that arrive along with the summer sun and heat with these safety coloring cartoons. Do not leave kids alone inside...

NORTH SMITHFIELD – If you want to know the story of how residents in North Smithfield saved environmentally rich land from development, and established a 42-acre conservation area connected by hiking trails to another 90-acre parcel in Woonsocket, then you may want to pick the year – or even decade – where you would like the tale to start. Members...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Burrillville Town Clerk’s office between Friday, May 21 and Thursday, May 27. 8 Sandy Lane Seller: Brian & Ashley Plante Buyer: Ryan Hebert Price: $180,000 99 Steere Farm Road Seller: Jessica Dooley Buyer: Walter Parfitt & Corrie Pretty Price: $310,000 262 Harrisville Main St. Seller: Souria LLC Buyer: 262 Harrisville Main LLC Price: $262,500 875 East Ave. Seller: Emily Derosiers & Antonio...

BURRILLVILLE – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has announced the forgiveness of more than $3 million in financing and loans for safe drinking water upgrade projects for five small and community water system providers across the state, including $195,000 for the Pascoag Utility District. The projects are being financed via the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, which provides below-market interest...

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 25. 80 Morse Ave. Seller: Carla Johnson Buyer: Lisa Ross & Brad Dacier Price: $380,000 835 Eddie Dowling Highway Seller: Vijaysing & Maniben Solanki Buyer: Bryan Borzell Price: $206,000 60 White Parkway Seller: Marc Staelen Buyer: Kenneth Geoffrey & Amanda Loux Price: $342,000 1 Tupperware Drive: Parking space 103 Seller:...