Hearing scheduled on tax treaties for nine LLCs as part of massive No. Smithfield...
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
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
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
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...
Todd retires from North Smithfield clerk position after 33 years of town service
NORTH SMITHFIELD – After more than three decades of service to the town of North Smithfield, Town Clerk Debra Todd had her final day of work at the annex on Friday, Sept. 6.
The longtime...
UPDATE: DEM announces Sunday spraying, adds traps to address EEE threat in Burrillville, North...
BURRILLVILLE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Department of Health have announced that northern Rhode Island communities bordering the Massachusetts towns of Uxbridge, Douglas, and Mendon will receive aerial mosquito treatments starting...
Route 146 paving delayed until 2024
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Despite appeals from legislators, the State Planning Council has officially approved a delay to plans to repave a badly damaged stretch of pavement on Route 146 for two more years.
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