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Letter: Simpkins & Meo would bring knowledge, compassion & dedication to N.S. School Committee

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As a resident of North Smithfield and a parent of three school-age children, as well as the chair(person) of the North Smithfield Special Education Advisory Committee (NS SELAC,) I am writing to express my...

Letter: Newberry would bring compassion, decisive leadership to role of N.S. administrator

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North Smithfield needs a Town Administrator who knows how to work well with others, how to manage people and how to bring different groups together to reach a common goal. I have known Beth Newberry...

Letter: de la Cruz would bring commitment & heart to N.S. School Committee

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As a North Smithfield resident, I’m writing to express my full support for David de la Cruz, a candidate for our School Committee. David is a man of integrity, with a long history of...

Clifford: Omweg’s letter was outrageous, misrepresentation of facts

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I am responding to Anne Marie Omweg’s recently published letter to the editor in NRI NOW. Her first comment states, “The beauty of nonpartisan elections is that we don’t engage in party stereotypes.” Ironically, she...

Letter: Three candidates for N.S. Town Council were recruited

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North Smithfield has been my home for nearly 25 years. My children and grandchildren have had the benefit of the fine education of our schools. The willingness of citizens and local government officials to work for...

Letter: Newberry would lead by example, build consensus in role as N.S. administrator

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I urge all North Smithfield voters to support Beth Newberry for town administrator. I have known Beth for many years as a friend and neighbor. Our children were close in age, so we had a lot...

Letter: Meo, Simpkins will bring compassion & commitment to N.S. School Committee

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I am writing to express my support for two outstanding candidates running for the North Smithfield School Committee: Jean Meo and Chris Simpkins. When a controversy that created negative attention arose in our small town...