By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent
SMITHFIELD - The town's animal shelter, built in the mid-1970s, has structural problems and can last only another three years at most, according to Town Manager Dennis Finlay.
Finlay said in his...
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By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent
SMITHFIELD - With warmer weather finally on the way, the schedule for refilling shrunken Georgiaville Pond continues to be an emotional issue.
Somewhat reluctantly, but asserting that it had no...
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By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent
SMITHFIELD - The Town Council has declared its opposition to proposed legislation that would prevent local communities from taxing unsold or incomplete new houses and condominiums
The council...
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By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent
SMITHFIELD - Police on April 4 arrested Bryant University's former assistant baseball coach - son of former Boston Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman - after a motor vehicle accident on campus, and charged...
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By GERRY GOLDSTEIN, Valley Breeze & Observer Correspondent
SMITHFIELD - The Public Works Department has a new weapon in its fight against potholes, and it came free of charge.
Smithfield is one of 18 communities that so far have accepted the donation of an...
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SCITUATE - The Scituate Reservoir Watershed Education Program announces the conclusion of the "GET WET!" private well testing project with a presentation at Scituate High School's Energy and the...
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SMITHFIELD - The following students have been named to the second quarter honor roll at Gallagher Middle School.
Grade 8
High Honors: Jacob Afonso, Hailey Beaulieu, Megan Boory, Amanda Brindamour,...
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LINCOLN - The following students have been named to the second quarter honor roll at William Davies JR. Career & Technical High School.
Grade 12
High Honors: Mauricio Agudelo, Maria Ataxca,...
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Kyle Pickard, of Foster, and Stephen Kando, of Greenville, were named to the fall semester dean's list at the University of New Haven.
Emily Rouette, of Chepachet, has been named to the dean's list...
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FOSTER - Foster Public Library, 184 Howard Hill Road, will offer Saturday Afternoon Storytime with Sarah, on April 12, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Sarah is a local 4th-grader who will read to younger children....
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SCITUATE - The Gentian Garden Club will meet on Tuesday, April 15, at 7 p.m. at the North Scituate Community House, 546 West Greenville Road, North Scituate. The program will be "Preparing for a...
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GLOCESTER - The Chepachet Grange will hold its annual Awards Night and Open House on Tuesday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m., at the Grange Hall, 28 Chopmist Hill Road.
Awards will be presented to a teacher...
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SCITUATE - North Scituate Public Library, 606 West Greenville Road, will host three job search workshops on Tuesday, April 15, at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m.
The workshops will focus on writing...
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GLOCESTER - Glocester Manton Library, 1137 Putnam Pike, will host Art in Nature on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m., through May 20.
This program is for children in grades K-3 - to celebrate spring by creating...
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SCITUATE - North Scituate Public Library, 606 West Greenville Road, will host a movie night on Wednesday, April 16, at 5 p.m.
The library will show "The Hunger Games - Catching Fire," rated PG-13,...
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North Scituate Baptist Church, 619 West Greenville Road, North Scituate, 401-647-3238.
Sunday, April 13 - Palm Sunday worship services at 8:15 and 11 a.m. Palm crosses will be distributed. Sunday...
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GLOCESTER - Harmony Library, 195 Putnam Pike, will offer a genealogy program about gravestone symbols and emblems on Monday, April 14, at 6 p.m. in the library's Community Room.
Local genealogist...
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SCITUATE - The Scituate Recreation Department will sponsor an opening day fishing tournament at Dexter Pond on Saturday, April 12, from 6 to 8 a.m. Measurements begin at 8 a.m., with prizes for the...
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WARWICK - Insight, a nonprofit organization that provides programs and services for Rhode Islanders who are blind and visually impaired, is hosting a free Low Vision Technology Fair on Wednesday,...
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SMITHFIELD - East Smithfield Public Library, 50 Esmond St., will host an Easter Egg Extravaganza on Saturday, April 19, at 10:30 a.m., for children ages 2-5. Please bring your own basket for...
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SMITHFIELD - East Smithfield Public Library, 50 Esmond St., will host a Seed Starting Class tonight, Thursday, April 10, at 6 p.m.
Choose from a variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers, or plant a...
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SMITHFIELD - Greenville Public Library, 573 Putnam Pike, will host Jelly Bean Baby Animals on Monday, April 14, at 4 p.m.
Children ages 6-10 are invited to the library to make a chick or bunny filled...
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SMITHFIELD - Greenville Public Library, 573 Putnam Pike, will host the photography program "Creating Better Images Using Composition and Imagination" on Monday, April 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m....
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SMITHFIELD - East Smithfield Public Library, 50 Esmond St., hosts the Relay For Life of Smithfield group.
Join the group in the fight to end Cancer on Tuesday, April 15, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Team...
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SMITHFIELD - The North Central Chamber of Commerce and Michelle Burgess from Tutor Doctor will host a QuickBooks training, as part of the Chamber's Business Booster Series, on Thursday, April 17,...
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