BURRILLVILLE – It all started out with $20 and a group of family members who wanted to help the community, says Burrillville resident Amanda Torres, of Operation Elves RI. MoreOperation Elves RI gives back to the community

BURRILLVILLE – A patient at Overlook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says she clicked with her friend when she entered the facility after losing her brother. MoreRotary makes Christmas special for local nursing home residents

WOONSOCKET – Illana Ball of North Smithfield says funding has been significantly down when it comes to receiving donations and other items for the Christmas Eve dinner she has been organizing for the last six years. MoreThough funding is down, NS resident still putting on Christmas Eve dinner

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Larry Smith of the North Smithfield Heritage Association says he was taking photos of the Forestdale Dam, also popularly known as the Forestdale Reservoir, for NSHA’s 2023 calendar one afternoon when he came across a very interesting rock. MoreNSHA's Smith asks for help identifying mysterious rock

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Olivia Marcoux of North Smithfield says prior to meeting Pope Francis in October, she was initially nervous, but when she got up to shake his hand, she felt relaxed as she spoke to him. MoreLocal student meets Pope Francis in Rome

NORTH SMITHFIELD – On Tuesday night, North Smithfield’s own Meghan Mello represented her hometown and state as she battled two contestants on the hit television game show, Jeopardy. MoreN. Smithfield's Mello appears on Jeopardy

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Newly elected town leaders were sworn in last Thursday night, Dec. 1, pledging to help carry the town into the future. MoreNS officials sworn in, new board leaders chosen

NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield resident Jeffrey Hall, new executive director of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, says one of his primary goals is to get Rhode Islanders young and old to appreciate nature where they live. MoreAs Audubon's new director, N. Smithfield's Hall finds nature everywhere

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Three students from North Smithfield High School have been selected by audition to perform with the American Choral Directors Association National Honor Choirs in Cincinnati, Ohio, in February. MoreNorth Smithfield students selected for All-National Honor Choir

BURRILLVILLE – Known by some as the Rock Father, Burrillville’s Roger Bourbonniere created the Burrillville Rocks Facebook page in 2017 after placing a single painted rock on the beach. MoreBurrillville Rocks is one man's way to make a simple, positive difference

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Beth Faricy, chairperson of the grant committee for the North Smithfield Heritage Association, says that when renovations are completed at Forestdale School, she hopes the building will act as a showcase of local history for future schoolchildren. MoreRenovations continue at Forestdale School, advancing it toward 'showcase' status

NORTH SMITHFIELD – The Zoning Board last week denied an application from Material Sample Technologies for a dimensional variances, including for relief for front, side, and rear setbacks for storage and loading areas on its proposed 23,700-square-foot building on Central Street, satisfying t… MoreZoning Board denies MST's proposed variances

UXBRIDGE, Mass. – Sadie Grace Pomeroy lived for 14 months, despite what doctors had told her parents Tracy and Brett Pomeroy of Uxbridge when she was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a chromosomal syndrome. MoreBlackstone Valley Angel of Hope to hold 15th candlelight vigil

My younger cousins and I realized that my older cousin, Austin, was pretending to be Santa when he crashed our Christmas Eve party a little more than five years ago. MoreHold onto your family traditions as tightly as possible

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Students filled the gym of North Smithfield Elementary School last Friday, Nov. 18, holding photos in their hands of Assistant Principal Rachel Salvatore. Family members of Salvatore were also in the audience, including her son Derek and husband, Dan Salvatore. MoreNS Elementary's Salvatore honored as Assistant Principal of the Year

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Blackstone resident is being credited by police for her quick work in helping to save a choking baby. MoreLocal woman helps save infant at Walmart

BURRILLVILLE – “It just takes that one nut,” says Paul Roselli of the Burrillville Land Trust of the search for a blight-resistant American Chestnut seed that could repopulate the once prolific tree. MoreBurrillville Land Trust hopes to cure American Chestnut blight

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Rosina Ellen Marsh’s code has finally been solved, says Al Menard. More'Slatersville Hat Girl's' code finally solved

NORTH SMITHFIELD – North Smithfield resident Paul Jones says he has the evidence to prove that he did not fail to account for his expenses during his race to win House District 48 against incumbent Rep. Brian Newberry. MoreComplaint filed against Jones for failure to document campaign expenses

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Sept. 11 has been recognized as a National Day of Service since 2009. More"Blessing Bags" made at Slatersville Congregational Church distributed throughout Woonsocket

BLACKSTONE, Mass. – Church attendance across the country has fallen off post-pandemic, but Christ Community Church continues to thrive, say its leaders, recently celebrating its 200th anniversary at the end of October. MoreChrist Community Church of Blackstone officially marks 200 years

NORTH SMITHFIELD – An annual November favorite, the holiday opening of the North Smithfield Heritage Association’s gift shop at Forestdale School, 190 School St., happens this Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MoreNSHA brings back holiday shop this weekend

NORTH SMITHFIELD — Liane Jalette, North Smithfield resident and former School Committee member here, says she has always been passionate about teaching. MoreFundraiser helps NS woman who was assaulted by student

A cemetery long-considered to be lost or destroyed indefinitely was re-discovered in North Providence last month, raising questions about the existence of other “missing” cemeteries in the Blackstone Valley. MoreOn a mission to find the lost cemeteries of the Blackstone Valley