Tuesday, January 21, 2025

North Smithfield

Case dismissed against No. Smithfield man accused of threatening ex-Attleboro councilor on Facebook

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ATTLEBORO, Mass. – A North Smithfield man accused of threatening a former Attleboro councilwoman over her position on a gun ordinance had his case dismissed this week by a district court judge. Joseph Wildgoose, 56,...

No. Smithfield council rejects new costs for voice and data plan for Kendall Dean

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – Despite warnings that it would leave an ongoing renovation project at the former Kendall Dean School incomplete, members of the Town Council voted 3-2 this week to reject a plan to...

High school senior plans to build volleyball court at No. Smithfield’s Pacheco Park

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield High School senior Kyle Alves has a plan to build a sand volleyball court at Pacheco Park, and he received a green light from the Town Council on Monday,...

Hearing scheduled on tax treaties for nine LLCs as part of massive No. Smithfield...

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – A 42.6-megawatt solar project off of Iron Mine Hill Road would encompass five lots and involve nine separate companies under a proposed tax treaty and development agreement scheduled for a public...

Truck stuck in Slatersville draws attention to problems with village traffic

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – In 2014, after several town officials witnessed a 50-foot long tractor-trailer carrying flammable gas attempt the nearly impossible feat of navigating the narrow streets surrounding Town Hall, action was taken to...

Mosquito spraying for Burrillville and North Smithfield delayed to Monday night

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PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has rescheduled the aerial mosquito spraying originally set for Sunday, Sept. 8 to tonight, Monday, Sept. 9, beginning at sundown. DEM announced on Friday that northern...

North Smithfield’s Parkhurst paroled after 26 years, must now serve time in Connecticut

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NORTH SMITHFIELD – A 43-year-old man convicted of murder for a crime he committed at the age of 17 was granted parole in Rhode Island this week, and must now serve time in a...