Chippendale plans legislation to address unfunded mandates with eye toward RI school districts
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale, a Republican representing District 40 in Glocester, Coventry and Foster, says he plans to submit legislation on behalf of the House Minority Caucus to...
RIDEM orders Material Sand to address ‘unpermitted discharges’ from quarry by Superfund property
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A gravel extraction business must implement a plan to address discharges from their Douglas Pike property onto neighboring lots – including a nearby Superfund site – by constructing a series of...
Officials say transportation costs for homeless students staying at Zambarano will lead to cuts...
BURRILLVILLE – The town is spending more than $300,000 annually on transportation for the previously unhoused public school students now living in the cottages at Zambarano Hospital, an unsustainable expense that will lead to...
Blodgett wins seventh seat on CREW commission by three votes
BURRILLVILLE – John Blodgett will fill the seventh seat on a commission set to guide a new entity merging the Pascoag Electric District with the Harrisville Water District, after narrowly winning an election for...
Grease, Democrats reorganize & business closes: Five things to know in Glocester this week
Reorganizational meeting
The Glocester Democratic Town Committee will hold a reorganizational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Glocester Manton Library at 1137 Putnam Pike. The meeting is open to all registered...
CREW election, Medicare assistance & Bingo Night: Seven things to know in Burrillville this...
CREW election
Voting is open today for the election of one new member for the new Clear River Electric and Water District Board of Utility Commissioners. Qualified voters can cast their ballot at the office...
Noisy water work, Episode 6 & a Ranger Walk: Six things to know in...
Final Tree collection
Christmas trees collection continues this week, with the town picking up bare trees left curbside through January 17. Residents may also drop off their Christmas trees to the Highway Department at 281...
