NORTH SMITHFIELD – In the past month, officials say North Smithfield has experienced more than 50 flooding emergencies amid persistent rain and hazardous weather.
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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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Mowry Fire Tower in need of ‘TLC’
Town officials last week allocated funds for the restoration of the Mowry Fire Tower, pictured here off Woonsocket Hill Road. The tower was built in 1956.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – The tower that stands in the woods off Woonsocket Hill Road might not look like much these days, but it has a long role in the state’s firefighting history.
Peter Branconnier, who visits the site regularly in his capacity as director of the North Smithfield Emergency Management Agency, said the steel structure is tagged with graffiti and the woods around it are torn up with makeshift ATV trails. The chain link fence around the tower, he said, is often cut from people trying to sneak up into the cabin at the top.