Signed federal budget includes $4 million upgrade for Scouter’s Hall in North Smithfield
WASHINGTON, DC – Scouter's Hall in North Smithfield will soon get a $4 million upgrade to become a full service senior/community center thanks to an earmark in the recently-passed federal budget secured by the...
RISE clarifies expansion plans, service for N.S. students; Zwolenski says request for support was...
WOONSOCKET – Officials with RISE Prep Mayoral Academy clarified the role North Smithfield students will play in the charter school's planned expansion this week following a recommendation from the Rhode Island Department of Education...
Judge orders ‘status quo’ for Material Sand; Court to view North Smithfield property
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A legal back and forth spanning decades between the town and a company that mines sand and gravel continued this week, with a judge ordering that operations shall remain status quo...
Lady Northmen basketball’s DiPaola, a Burrillville native, named RI 2021/2022 Coach of the Year
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A coach who has worked with the North Smithfield school district for nearly a decade is among those named National Federation of State High School Associations Rhode Island Coach of the...
Tree disposal, Stop the Bleed: Five things to know in North Smithfield this week
Tree disposal
The North Smithfield Department of Public Works notes that pickup of live Christmas trees will take place next week on residents regular trash day. Starting on Saturday, Jan. 7, the DPW facility on...
Abundant turkeys: Once dwindling, wild bird population thrives in northern Rhode Island
Northern, RI – At dawn or dusk, driving or strolling down most any suburban or rural northern Rhode Island road, one might spot a hungry family of turkeys searching for something to eat and...
Blackstone Heritage Corridor celebrates passage of National Heritage Area Act
Northern RI - Officials with the Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc. celebrated the passage of the National Heritage Area Act this week, a federal bill which makes the organization eligible for continued funding and...
