North Smithfield News

The North Smithfield Police Department is asking for help in catching a thief who has stolen a $50,000 piece of construction equipment from a private local business.

The North Providence High School boys tennis team lost its final match of the season, 5-2, to North Smithfield.

Lt. Glenn G. Lamoureux said that Suzanne R. Tannaccio, 59, of 356 S. Main St., Woonsocket, also was charged with failing to maintain control and other traffic violations after the accident around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

In exchange for the inconvenience, village residents will see several new sidewalks, decorative elements, repavement and significant drainage improvements throughout a mile-long stretch of Route 44, he said, as well as adjacent parts of Money Hill Road, Route 100, and Victory Highway, Route 102.

It appears there will be no immediate settlement agreement with Narragansett Improvement Company over the town's handling of a 2006 proposal by a company hoping to develop Rankin Estates.

More than a dozen schools competed in the Music in the Parks Festival in Hersey, Pa., but only one walked away with first-place awards for every ensemble, along with every other available award.

A The following is a list of notable arrests made by Woonsocket Police between the dates of May 11 and May 17: Friday, May 11 At 11:05 a.m., police arrested Edward Roger Gill, III, 28, of 31 Serenity Ct., Warwick, RI, at 171 Rathbun St., apt.

Local families looking for more support for next year's education's expenses need to look right here.

Town residents could see a slight reduction in their taxes next year thanks to an uptick in revenue from new development and motor vehicle fees that have exceeded expectations.

A problem in the Woonsocket substation dropped power to around 6,500 homes Monday afternoon, leaving some residents in the city and the surrounding towns of North Smithfield, Lincoln, Cumberland, Pascoag and Smithfield in the dark for about a half hour.

A 169 Sixth Ave. MLS# 1013077. This 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath home has recently been remodeled from top to bottom.

The two students to receive the scholarships are Stephanie Bouley of North Smithfield, RI and Kathleen Burns of Norfolk.

A Woonsocket representative is defending his decision to join the board of directors of a national conservative organization of state legislators, while a rep from neighboring North Smithfield backed away from the organization, saying the group pushes the interests of powerful corporations.

Aviation fuel will no longer be delivered to North Central state airport over a long stretch of Limerock Road, a route that was criticized last year by state Sen.

When the letter carriers deliver the mail on Saturday, May 12, they'll be hoping to pick something up as well - donated food from their postal customers.

National Marker Company, which manufactures safety identification materials including signs, tags and labels, has received a $250,000 loan from the State Small Business Credit Initiative.

A Woonsocket letter carrier Don Gaulin of North Smithfield will be on the look out for pickups as well when he delivers the mail May 12 - food donations.

The benefits in contracts for town employees are growing at a faster rate than the town can legally afford to cover them, warned the North Smithfield Budget Committee in a communication to the Town Council this month.

Curbside yard waste collection will continue during May in North Smithfield. Grass clippings, leaves and small branches, no more than two feet long, will be collected each week.