Rhode Side Sports NOW with Joe: Northern RI teams dominate D3 girls’ basketball
Welcome to Rhode Side Sports NOW with Joe, a feature on NRI NOW.
Each week, sports guru Joe Gallant highlights standings from the week, with a look at our local high school teams.
This week, Gallant...
Newberry legislation would require civic literacy in schools
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Brian Newberry, a Republican representing District 48 in North Smithfield and Burrillville, has submitted a bill which if passed, would require the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to adopt a...
DEM grants N.S. administrator permit for solar project on his land
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town Administrator Gary Ezovski's plans to install an 840-kilowatt solar farm on land he owns off of Greenville Road moved forward this week, with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management...
N.S. police arrest Mapleville woman for taking money from elderly father
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A 54-year-old Mapleville woman was arrested by North Smithfield police this week after she allegedly wrote herself a check for $1,800 from the checkbook of her 81-year-old father, who has Alzheimer's...
UFOs & forest conservation: Five things to know in North Smithfield this week
UFO presentation
Investigator Eric Smith of the Mutual UFO Network will visit the North Smithfield Public Library on Monday, Feb. 10 starting at 6:30 p.m. Smith has reportedly interviewed witnesses to unexplained arial phenomena and...
Property sales in North Smithfield between Jan. 30 & Feb. 5
The following is a list of property sales recorded in the North Smithfield Town Clerk’s office between Thursday, Jan. 30 and Wednesday, Feb. 5.
O Old Greenville Road
Seller: Gerald Phaneuf
Buyer: Norman St. Laurent
Price: $75,000
Laurelwood Adult...
Kendall Dean to get $28K media system, Bushee Park improvements tabled in N.S.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – When the newly renovated Kendall Dean building finally opens, North Smithfield Town Council chambers will be equipped with the latest audio/video equipment, including built-in monitors that will allow all meetings to...
