12/29/2020
2020: North Providence down but not out
Peter and Pamela Pereira, of North Providence, kept warm under a large blanket as the temperature dropped at the first Movie in the Park on Oct. 9. The free event replaced Pumpkins in the Park, and was one of very few events to be held in town during this pandemic year. (Breeze File photo by Charles Lawrence)
NORTH PROVIDENCE – First it was late spring, then maybe summer, then we heard fall might see better times. Surely, Christmas wouldn’t be impacted?
But 2020 is ending as some feared when COVID-19 first emerged in Rhode Island 10 months ago, with even favorite holidays thrown out of whack as the virus came back in waves.
12/22/2020
By ETHAN SHOREY, and JACQUELYN MOOREHEAD
NORTH PROVIDENCE – Smithfield officials are in talks with leaders in North Providence about merging animal control services at a planned new shelter on Smithfield Road in North Providence.
Smithfield previously chose to join Lincoln, but that partnership appears to be souring, with dissatisfaction expressed over how it’s going.
“It’s almost like we’re running two facilities at the same time,” Smithfield Town Manager Randy Rossi said for a story last week.
Rossi said expansion plans in Lincoln have been delayed and there is often not enough room to quarantine animals at the Lincoln shelter, which Lincoln also shares with Cumberland.