Beef Barn announces move to former Homestead Gardens
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A family restaurant famous for its unique barn-style environment and laid-back fare will be moving this year.
And the news means that after 50 years of dominating the corner of Route 146-A...
Burrillville schools score ‘3’ on RIDE accountability scale, N.S. above the average at ‘4’
PROVIDENCE – North Smithfield schools rated above average, scoring a 4 on an accountability scale released this week by the Rhode Island Department of Education, while schools in neighboring Burrillville landed roughly in the...
Park Square Walgreens closes its doors
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A pharmacy built just five short years ago is closed its doors for good this week as part of a nationwide rollback of some 200 locations announced in August.
The Walgreens at...
Council continues legal services for Kendall Dean project
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The town will continue to pay for an attorney to work out issues with the contractor hired to renovate the former Kendall Dean School building, after Town Councilors allocated up to...
N.S. Planning Board approves massive mosque expansion
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A mosque that has served northern Rhode Island's muslim population for some 25 years will soon quadruple in size, after receiving master plan approval last week from the North Smithfield Planning...
No. Smithfield Council ratifies tax treaty with solar developer
NORTH SMITHFIELD – By a 4-1 vote, the North Smithfield Town Council this week ratified a tax treaty and development agreement with a solar developer planning to install a 38.4 megawatt array on Iron...
Kendall Dean work 85 percent complete, but legal fees, changes and delays cause friction
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Plans to move town offices into the former Kendall Dean School building are nearing completion according to Town Council Chairman Paul Vadenais, but at a meeting this week, councilors and residents...
