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4/14/2021
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.
2/3/2021
N. Smithfield gears up for 75+ vaccine distribution
Maureen and Vincent Marcantonio, of North Smithfield, were two of many in line to be vaccinated for COVID-19 last Saturday at Smithfield High School after the state released a limited amount of vaccines for residents age 75 and older. The couple said they will be happy to see their children and grandchildren and go back to church when it’s safe to do so. (Breeze photo by Charles Lawrence)
NORTH SMITHFIELD – After a busy weekend, North Smithfield town officials are preparing a mass vaccination effort for residents age 75 and older, which state officials have said will begin in earnest around Feb. 14.