N.S. business deemed responsible for water contamination now working on solution
NORTH SMITHFIELD – In 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection notified two former North Smithfield business owners that their release of oil into the ground at industrial sites in town had caused groundwater...
Newberry, Place sponsor bill to end governor’s emergency powers
PROVIDENCE – House Republicans, including two from northern Rhode Island, have submitted a Joint House and Senate Resolution to enforce the 180-day limit on the Governor’s Executive Powers.
In July 2021, the General Assembly...
Towns’ portion of RI’s opioid settlement to go toward efforts to address the crisis
Northern RI – This week's announcement that Rhode Island will join a national opioid settlement and receive more than $90 million in funding to address the crisis also comes with news for the state's...
Trust: Immediate repairs needed to maintain insurance coverage on N.S. police station
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Rhode Island Interlocal Risk Management Trust will no longer insure the building that houses the North Smithfield Police Department if the town doesn't act quickly to complete a list of...
RIDOT to start four major road paving projects in northern RI in 2022
Northern RI – The Rhode Island Department of Transportation has announced an accelerated timeline for repair to several major roadways in the northern corner of the state, with four large-scale repaving projects covering some...
Free test kits, Rhode Island Stories: Five things to know in Burrillville this week
Rhode Island Stories
Join members of the Burrillville Land Trust and many other participating nonprofits on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. for Becoming One People: Whose Story: Identity, Assimilation & Community, a virtual story...
Paint night, Clean & Green announcement: Five things to know in North Smithfield this...
Betty White Challenge
The Friends of North Smithfield Animal Shelter announced this week that the shelter is participating in the #BettyWhiteChallenge, an international movement that has increased donations to animal welfare facilities in honor of the...
