North Smithfield News

The Rhode Island Republican Party says it will file a lawsuit to challenge the redrawing of the borders of House Districts 47 and 48 in Burrillville and North Smithfield.

After months of speculation that a proposed aggregate mining ordinance was linked to a settlement with Narragansett Improvement Company, angry residents lashed out at Town Council members Monday night when they learned the developer's legal counsel drafted the controversial document in cooperation with Town Solicitor Richard Nadeau and Planning ... (more)

The Town Council is moving forward with a proposal by Brian Bucci and Wind Energy Development LLC to erect a wind turbine at the Dowling Village development in North Smithfield.

North Smithfield High School has been busy over the past few weeks, with students taking their first semester exams and beginning to think about the classes they will enroll in next year.

If all goes as planned, Navigant Credit Union will open a second branch in Lincoln this year at what's now Coventry Credit Union, 56 Railroad St.

Sure, it's not Warwick, but redistricting in the Blackstone Valley area of Rhode Island is causing a stir among Republicans statewide.

City Council- It will be a busy night for the Woonsocket City Council starting with a meeting of the Audit Sub-Committee at 5 p.m. Sub-Committee members are scheduled toA review and discuss data submitted by the school department to the state director of the department of revenue.

Ramiro Morales, 39, who serially molested three minors between 1997 and 2004, will spend the next 30 years of his life in jail after being sentenced in Superior Court on Friday, the state Attorney General's office announced.

A The Rhode Island Republican Party is warning it will be filing a lawsuit over the new redistricting plan and is telling state officials to refrain from shredding documents related to the process.

The Cumberland Youth Soccer Association U-10 boys Strikers opened their second session of indoor soccer at the Wide World of Indoor Sports with an impressive 4-1 win over North Smithfield during the weekend.

Friday night blights struck the local high school hockey lads last weekend with Scituate managing a split in three back-to-back games and Smithfield and Ponaganset coming up short.

Ground was broken last week on the 38-unit affordable housing project, Marshfield Commons on Mechanic Street, a project of NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley.

Kristen Boie, former owner of MBA for a Day Consultants of North Smithfield, has joined the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce as vice president of marketing for member relations and events.

A comprehensive proposal to change zoning regulations in Branch Village that could help move forward an ambitious redevelopment plan in the area is poised for Town Council approval.

Ghost bike placed in memory of Scott Wright at the intersection of Victory Highway and North Main St.

The North Smithfield Budget Committee will meet tonight, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Kendall-Dean School auditorium, Green Street.

A North Smithfield man charged with running multiple rare car and motorcycle scams along with East Coast has been extradited to Rhode Island.

The Northern Rhode Island Council for the Arts has released the final list of contestants running for Queen of Woonsocket's 2012 Mardi Gras celebration.

State Sen. John J. Tassoni Jr, a Democrat serving Smithfield and North Smithfield, wants Rhode Island to re-establish the death penalty it first abolished 160 years ago, and has introduced two bills to make that happen.