CUMBERLAND – When Abby Sevegny first started collecting instruments for her senior project late last year, she expected to be able to make a small contribution to local music departments.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The past year offered a mix of joy and frustration in North Smithfield, where the start of the pandemic recovery allowed residents to turn their attention elsewhere,
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Keven Donnell, a Woonsocket resident, receives his vaccine at Thundermist Health Center on Feb. 17.
WOONSOCKET – The state’s COVID-19 vaccination effort saw a rapid acceleration last week when dozens of local and state-run vaccine sites opened their doors to seniors for the first time.
Last Thursday, Feb. 18, Woonsocket and North Smithfield held the first of eight scheduled vaccine clinics at the former Monsignor Gadoury School on Park Avenue. North Smithfield Fire and Rescue Chief David Chartier said everything went smoothly, with volunteers assisting efforts and participants adhering to their appointments.
“It’s been going excellent. Everybody’s been adhering to their appointments, it’s been a pretty steady flow since 9:45,” he said on Thursday afternoon.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Town councilors last week said they plan to appoint a nine-member committee to oversee both short- and long-term projects at the former Halliwell Elementary School on Victory Highway.
Newly elected Councilor Stephen Corriveau brought up the request during a meeting on Jan. 5. Corriveau asked Town Solicitor David Igliozzi to draft a resolution for a committee made up of nine members, including one member of the Town Council and one member of the Planning Board.
“I think it’s important that we create a resolution to have a committee for the Halliwell project. I think that a lot of town residents are open to that,” he said.