Police identify 52-year-old North Smithfield man killed in construction accident
BURRILLVILLE – A 52-year-old North Smithfield man died after he was pinned under an overturned piece of construction equipment in an accident on Saturday, Nov. 9 according to police.
James Haczynski, 52, was reportedly operating...
Bishop Gelineau, 96, dies at St. Antoine
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Diocese of Providence has announced that retired Providence Bishop Louis Gelineau died on Thursday, Nov. 7 at the age of 96 at Saint Antoine Residence in North Smithfield.
Gelineau served as...
Vet ceremony, Thanksgiving food drive & Holiday Shop: Five things to know in North...
Veterans Day
The Leclair Kozlik Logan Bassett VFW Post 6342 will conduct the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11 at Scouters Hall next to Pacheco Park at 13 Main St. Veterans,...
‘Extreme fire danger’ continues for Northern RI; Ban on burning has no end in...
Northern RI – As weeks without significant rainfall continued this week, the Rhode Island Division of Forest Environment, Wildland Fire Control elevated the fire danger in northern Rhode Island to "extreme," and noted that...
Update: Power restored to hundreds after outage in northern RI
BURRILLVILLE/NORTH SMITHFIELD – Homes throughout Burrillville and North Smithfield lost power for several hours Friday afternoon leading some businesses to close and traffic lights dark at busy intersections.
RI Energy noted that 1,061 of their...
Pennsylvania firm pays $3 million for Dowling Village property
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Pennsylvania-based real estate development firm has purchased a Dowling Village building that currently holds a discount market, with the tenant on track to remain for at least nine more years.
Fifth...
RIDEM to stock northern RI ponds in honor of Veterans Day
NORTH SMITHFIELD/BURRILLVILLE – In honor of Veterans Day, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will stock ponds across the state with thousands of Rainbow and Brook Trout – including several in northern Rhode...
