Town of North Smithfield Weekly Newsletter, November 1, 2024

November 1, 2024

Town Hall offices will be closed

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Town Hall will be open as a Polling Location

If you are unsure where your Polling Location is please CLICK HERE!

Public Safety Announcement

Sayles Hill Road

Due to construction on RI 146, exiting Sayles Hill Road from 146 will be temporarily restricted, Monday thru Friday between the hours of 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

These restrictions will begin on Thursday, October 3rd, 2024. Restrictions are subject to change depending on construction and its impacts to public safety on Sayles Hill Road neighborhood.

Please click the link below to view a Public Safety Announcement

Executive Order

Important Payment Information

If you are paying your real estate, sewer, or water bills through your bank using Bill Pay, DO NOT send the payment to the lockbox Boston address that is listed on your bill. This will significantly delay your payment because the lockbox will reject the payment and forward it to our office because no payment stub is included.

Instead, you will need to create a new vender account using the 83 Greene Street address. Please allow at least 10 business days for the bank to process your payment. We do not accept EFT and they will need to issue a paper check and mail it to us.

Change in Recycling Center Hours

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 will be the last Wednesday the recycling center will be open.

The recycling center will no longer be open on Wednesdays after November 6th.

The recycling center will continue to keep its Saturday 8am to 2pm hours the same.

The Town of North Smithfield is hiring a

Human Resource Manager, please click on links below for more information.

Please email all applications and resumes to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Application

Job Description

Click here to view our website

NEW: Residents can now apply for a yard sale permit online!

Permits are $5/day

Visit the Permits & Licenses Portal here:

https://northsmithfieldri.portal.opengov.com/

Please Click the link below for steps on how to use the “Express Vote” machine used as an alternative to “fill in paper” ballots and is also handicap accessible.

Click Here!

Registered voters in North Smithfield can vote early at North Smithfield Town Hall starting on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 through Monday, November 4, 2024 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. thru 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. thru 12:00 p.m. on Friday.

If you would like to see a sample of your ballot please click the following link, Click Here!

New Update as of October 18th!

For more information on

North Smithfield Water Department’s

ongoing water tank project,

visit our website:

Click Here to View Our Website

We are proud to announce that Season One of SLATERSVILLE and 3 NEW Episodes for Season Two are now streaming on Tubi!! The channel is FREE. Simply jump on and start watching!!

View on TUBI

This week Breaking Branches Pictures premiered their official Season Two trailer for Slatersville. We invite you to check it out by clicking on the link below. The specifics of "where and when" it will arrive will be announced soon, along with more exciting news. Enjoy!!

Click the Link to view; Link

IS YOUR DOG LICENSED?

Starting January 1, 2024, all dogs within the town must be licensed by April 30, 2024, to avoid a late fee. The cost is $6.00 per dog and proof of rabies immunization is required.

$5 LATE FEE WILL APPLY AFTER April 30^th

For your convenience and safety, we are continuing to use our online dog license program. We encourage you to apply for dog licenses online.

You can also renew online at:

https://northsmithfieldri.viewpointcloud.com

(Credit Card optional)

If you are unable to access this program, we strongly suggest that you mail us a new or updated rabies certificate along with a check for $6.00. In return, our office will send your original rabies certificate back to you with your license to the mailing address provided.

If none of the options above work for you, licenses are available at the Town Clerk’s office located at

83 Greene Street

Monday through Wednesday from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Thursday from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Friday from 8:00 A.M. to noon

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE APPLICATION

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE APPLICATION

North Smithfield Library, Click Here!

Town of North Smithfield

Recycling Center

281 Quaker Highway

Saturdays 8 am - 2 pm

The Recycling Center will no longer be open on Wednesdays after November 6th.

If you need any assistance, please contact us at

(401)767-2200 ext. 348

or email

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Recycling Weeks in November

Week of the 11th with a one day delay due to the Holiday

Week of the 25th

Lawn and Leaf Collection Days for November

Saturday, November 2nd

Saturday, November 9th

Saturday, November 23rd

Please click on the link to view the Recycling Collection Schedule

Collection Schedule

Click here for the Heritage Association Newsletter

North Smithfield Food Pantry

NOVEMBER

Food Pantry pick-up dates:

Tuesday, November 19th & 26th @ 5:30pm

Saturday, November 23rd @ 10:00am

The Food Pantry is for North Smithfield residents.

You must have a photo ID and a bill that confirms your North Smithfield address. You can attend the Food Pantry all four times it is open per month.

Please remember to bring your own bags!

The Pantry is located at the

Slatersville Congregational Church

UCC on the Common.

Questions? Call 401-678-0356

For the month of November please donate:

beans, canned fruit and canned pasta

Senior Services / Aging Well Inc.

Activity Calendar

Meal Menu

November Newsletter

Are you interested in what the Blackstone Valley Prevention Coalition has to offer? Click on the button below to be redirected to their website.

Visit our website

Parks and Recreation Meeting

83 Greene Street

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 @ 6:00 P.M.

You can access the agendas to these meetings on the Secretary of State Website 48 hours before each meeting by clicking here

UPCOMING MEETINGS

Agendas can be found on the Secretary of State Website by

CLICKING HERE

Live Streaming Open Meetings

LIVESTREAMING OPEN MEETINGS

A. Livestreaming for Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board: The Town will provide livestreaming for the open meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board of Review, and Planning Board whenever feasible via YouTube, Zoom, or some other technology. If technical difficulties occur during the livestream of an open meeting, the open meeting will continue to proceed as scheduled without livestreaming. (Livestreaming increases public access to public meetings in addition to the right of the public to attend open meetings in person.)

B. Public must be physically present to participate. Members of the public, applicants, petitioners, expert s, etc. who want to participate in an open meeting in any fashion must be physically present at the meeting. Members of the public, applicants, petitioners, experts, etc. will not be allowed to participate in an open meeting remotely by offering comment, testimony, or other remarks. through virtual means.

C. No other Board, Commission, or Committee will be livestreamed: Except as specified above, the Town will not provide livestreaming for any other Board, Commission or Committee.

D. Technical Difficulties: If technical difficulties occur during any livestream, the open meeting will continue to proceed as scheduled.

E. Meetings of the Town Council, Halliwell Review Committee, Zoning Board and Planning Board will be livestreamed on the Town' s YouTube page, North Smithfield Town Meetings. https:/ / www.youtube.com/ channel l/ UCFgwSKxL950ZgZ DKz8B-MQ

Archived Meetings

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