With major storm cleanup barely complete, a new wave of precipitation hits northern RI
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Last Monday, firefighters in North Smithfield responded 43 calls for help with water emergencies, while staff with the Department of Public...
DEM lifts blue-green algae advisory for Waterman Reservoir
GLOCESTER – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department of Health have issued a statement recommending the lifting of...
‘Parents were ridiculed’: Attorney in suit over school mask mandate explains historic win, upcoming...
PROVIDENCE – As a result of parents' lawsuit questioning both the legality and the effect of mandated school masking, the State of Rhode Island...
Glocester school board member warns council: Major funding needed for repairs this year
GLOCESTER – Glocester School Committee member Patricia Henry brought a preliminary warning for the Glocester Town Council at their recent meeting. Town schools, she...
NETS expansion gets the final go-ahead from N.S. Planning Board, with second project on...
NORTH SMITHFIELD – An Industrial Drive business that provides services for commercial trucks has received final approval to construct a new building to house...
Route 7 in Burrillville to be closed for repair due to storm damage
BURRILLVILLE – Effective Thursday, Dec, 21, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has closed Route 7/Douglas Turnpike – North, between Lorry Lane and Victory...
Hotly debated N.S. water ordinance passes in split vote
NORTH SMITHFIELD – After multiple two and three-hour-long meetings at which residents and business owners questioned various elements of a water protection ordinance crafted...
