Letter: Going backwards on North Smithfield police station project does not benefit taxpayers
Editor's note: The below open letter to the North Smithfield Town Council addresses the initiative to have a previous architect for the project weigh in on plans for police station construction or renovation.
In...
Announcing: NRI NOW’s new commenting & letters policy
NRI NOW would like to announce a new policy regarding all reader submissions on the website, including both comments and letters to the editor.
To date, we have only removed comments that contain obscenities...
Advice from the Trenches: Do I stay or do I go?
Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW.
In this month’s advice column, writer Cathren Housley counters her own take on your questions with that of a confirmed bachelor.
Do you have a question...
Advice from the Trenches: Water in the trenches
Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW.
In this month's column, writer Cathren Housley addresses the latest supply shortage: distilled water.
Housley uses practical knowledge and wisdom from the school of hard-knocks,...
Letter: Bullying does not serve in the best interest of North Smithfield’s residents
Editor's note: The below was not submitted as a letter, but rather read as a statement at a meeting of the North Smithfield Town Council on Monday, March 20. The other party in this...
Letter: Town should follow formal process in hiring grant writer
Monday evening, March 6, I watched the meeting of the North Smithfield Town Council as they discussed a variety of issues, including the Halliwell Committee, the police station, the need for an HR director...
Advice from the Trenches: My computer is draining my soul
Welcome to Advice From the Trenches, a monthly feature on NRI NOW.
Advice From The Trenches combines the clinical experience of a double boarded psychiatrist, with a slap-in-the-face dose of reality from an artist and writer who has gathered...