OMFD, Nasonville reach agreement for fire & rescue services
BURRILLVILLE – After providing fire and rescue services to village residents for nearly a year and a half, the Oakland Mapleville Fire District now has a formalized agreement for their work in neighboring Nasonville.
The...
Lafferty named police chief in North Smithfield
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A high-ranking officer who has served on the force for more than two decades has been named the new chief of the North Smithfield Police Department.
Town Administrator Gary Ezovski announced on...
‘Trump hates people like you’: Woman crashes car in N.S., yells racial slurs while...
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NORTH SMITHFIELD – A 29-year-old Johnston woman is facing felony charges after a possible two-crash drunk driving spree, followed by multiple reported attempts to assault...
Alleged drunk driver crashes into stone wall on Steere Farm Road
BURRILLVILLE – A man who reportedly drove his truck off the roadway and crashed into a stone wall on Steere Farm Road earlier this month was arraigned this week on charges of driving under...
Chepachet man, out on bail, flees Burrillville police to hide alcohol
BURRILLVILLE – A 28-year-old Chepachet man reportedly trying to flee from Burrillville police this week was arrested after losing control of his vehicle on Pascoag Main Street.
Ronald Correia, of Glocester, was charged with driving...
Bond refinancing, pay-down expected to save Pascoag fire thousands
BURRILLVILLE – Members of the Pascoag Fire District Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to dedicate some $16,000 annually to pay down debt and to refinance outstanding bonds, a move expected to save the...
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...
