SMITHFIELD – The Bromberg family, former owners of Benny’s, gave a piece of history back to Smithfield this week after donating the old Allenville Mill Storehouse, known locally as the
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SMITHFIELD – With more than a foot of snow already piling up in February, Greenville residents will soon be seeing more of the Greenville General, which is named by Emma Casazza who won the town’s Snowplow Essay Competition.
Casazza, 11, and three other Smithfield youths submitted an essay for the competition, which asked for a brief explanation of the history of the Smithfield neighborhood where they live.
As the winner, Casazza will name a Greenville snowplow the Greenville General. Casazza said she was inspired by Gen. Nathanael Greene, wanting a rhyming or alliterate name for the truck.
For the essay, Casazza said she brainstormed interesting historic topics about Greenville, researching each.
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.
SMITHFIELD – Liquor license fees for 16 Smithfield restaurants will be waived this year in the first unanimously approved decision of the new Town Council at its Dec. 2 meeting.
New Town Councilor David Tikoian proposed the change during the meeting, saying the changes will cost Smithfield only $11,400, and would greatly help local restaurants.
He said he felt waiving the fees would help ease the burden on restaurants caused by the pandemic, helping them be able to pay for rent or a utility bill.
Tikoian requested payment be deferred until 2021. Instead, the council decided to waive the annual fees for 2020. Tikoian applauded the council for its support of the motion.