On Saturday, May 18 at 11 a.m. join Calvin Alexander from the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association for a family friendly presentation to learn all about beekeeping at North Smithfield Library at 20 Main St. The presentation will be followed by a honey tasting.   Register by visiting https://nspl.evanced.info/signup or calling 401-767-2780. The post N.S. library hosts beekeeping, honey tasting event May 18 first appeared on NRI NOW ..read more

Northern, RI – Who says nothing happens in northern Rhode Island? It’s another busy weekend in our three small towns with special events for children and adults that include festivals and fairs, live entertainment, crafting classes, a road race, an adult prom and much more. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has also scheduled free freshwater fishing weekend for May 4 and 5 – where no fishing license is required. There are plenty of great spots to put in a pole – and Glocester Manton Library has four available for borrowing. So what are you waiting for? Get out and enjoy y ..read more

ROVIDENCE, R.I. – A North Smithfield man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve six years at the Adult Correctional Institutions for possession of 15 ghost guns and dozens of large capacity magazines in his Slatersville home. On May 2, during a hearing before Superior Court Justice Kristin Rodgers, Elliott Knorr, age 44, was sentenced to 10 years at the Adult Corrections Institution with six years to serve and a four-year suspended sentence with 10 years of probation. Previously, in April 2024, Knorr entered pleas of nolo contendere to one count of possession of g ..read more

Wallum Lake Rod & Gun Club at 200 Brook Road will host its annual fishing derby on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to the public with poles, worms and assistance provided, along with free food and raffles with prizes for participants. Saturdays event is open to children with disabilities and Sundays is open to all children under age 16. For questions contact tbtreeguy@gmail.com. The post Wallum Lake Fishing Derby is June 8 & 9 first appeared on NRI NOW ..read more

The following is a list of property sales recorded in the Glocester Town Clerk’s office between Monday, April 22 and Thursday, May 2. 799 Chestnut Hill Road Seller: Matthew & Jamie Pease Buyer: Jo-Ann Parenteau & Jonathan Keeble Price: $755,000 6 Blue Water Drive Seller: Richard & Keri Varner Buyer: Larry & Lauren Burkett Price: $453,000 883 Reynolds Road Seller: Robert & Dina Azevedo Buyer: Matthew & Jennifer Fitts Price: $640,000 2440 Putnam Pike Seller: Chrystal Smith Buyer: Derobbio Development, LLC Price: $215,000 205 Saunders Brook Road Seller: Mich ..read more

BURRILLVILLE – A breeder who has provided comfort dogs to several local police and fire departments has received a commercial kennel license that will allow her to continue working with Labrador Retrievers from a new location in Harrisville. Jocelyn Dame, the owner of Dame Dogs Labradors, LLC was approved to utilize the pre-existing kennel at Pettery Paradise on Barnes Road. Dame, a Pascoag resident, founded the business in 2020, and provided more than a dozen recommendations with her application to the town. “Jocelyn was extremely accommodating when dealing with the police department,” noted ..read more

GLOCESTER – Wrestlers competing with the Ponaganset High School program continue to dominate the sport, with current and past athletes recognized in recent weeks across the region and beyond. Last year, the Ponaganset team was the first from New England to win the Eastern States Classical, and the first from Rhode Island to earn a top-50 national ranking from MatScouts. This year in February, eight wrestlers won 2024 state titles in their respective weight classes at the RIIL Championships, and the team broke records for points scored, wrestlers in the finals, and first-place finishes. It was ..read more

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A new part time employee will soon provide oversight of recruitment and employment practices at North Smithfield Town Hall, guiding the town’s employee and labor relations. But first, councilors must follow the process to create the position, with a public hearing on the change scheduled for Monday, May 6. The human resource manager role was funded at a cost of $35,000 in the budget passed by the board last June. In the months since, Council President Kimberly Alves has worked to lay out the job description, and language had been drafted to amend the Town Charter to add the ..read more

BURRILLVILLE – For more than 20 years, Rachel Auclair and Patricia Lapierre have used nature as their classroom, teaching thousands of Callahan Elementary School students lessons about their environment and history, along with how to be good stewards of the planet. Now, a sugar maple tree in front of the school will honor the educators’ dedication to the natural world, and the decades of knowledge and inspiration they’ve given to Burrillville students. “I work with a lot of teachers, and these two go above and beyond,” said Julie Riendeau, a volunteer with the Blackstone Heritage Corridor ..read more

NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Lincoln man is facing felony charges from an incident in December where he threw a case containing a large quantity of narcotics at the Hilltop Motel and escaped into the nearby woods on foot, according to police. Matthew Daignault, 41, was arrested by Woonsocket police on a warrant from North Smithfield in March. He is facing charges of possession of narcotics, two counts of possession with intent to deliver and obstructing an officer with the North Smithfield Police Department from the incident in December. According to the arrest report, police patrolling the area aroun ..read more