Woonsocket Radio News Room

Town of

North Smithfield

December 20, 2024

Town Hall will be closed

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Town Hall will close at 11:00 AM



Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Trash and Recycling will not be picked up on

Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st due to the Holidays.

There will be a one day delay that follows December 25th and January1st.

The last day for yard waste pick up will be

Saturday, December 21, 2024

The Maurice Bourget Gazebo

All are invited to join in the Gazebo Dedication for

Maurice "MO" Bourget.

Gazebo Dedication Ceremony will be

Friday, December 27, 2024 at 5:00 P.M.

at the Town Hall Gazebo.

Tax Exemptions

Applications are available in the Tax Assessor’s office or on the town website

Veteran

Widow of a Veteran

100% Disabled Veteran

Gold Star Parents

Senior Exemption

Senior Tax Stabilization

100% Disabled Person

Blind Exemption

Historic Preservation Tax Credit

For more information regarding specific qualifications please see the Town ordinances https://www.nsmithfieldri.org/284/Town-Charter-Ordinances or contact the Tax Assessor’s office at 401-767-2200 ext. 323 or 325.

Governor McKee Releases Public Service Announcement on How Impacted Rhode Islanders can Protect Personal Information

PROVIDENCE, RI — Today, Governor Dan McKee issued a message to the public urging Rhode Islanders who may have been impacted by the data security threat to RIBridges to take five key steps to protect their personal information.



“Right now, the most important thing for potentially impacted Rhode Islanders to do is protect your personal information," said Governor Dan McKee. “Freezing your credit, contacting the credit bureaus, setting up multiple levels of security, and staying alert will help keep your identity safe. Together, we will navigate this challenge."

RIBridges is the health and human services database managed by Deloitte. Rhode Islanders who may have been impacted by this security threat are encouraged to:

1. Freeze Your Credit

·    You should contact all three credit reporting agencies to do so.

·    Equifax [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net]: [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net] 1-888-298-0045

·    Experian: [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net] 1-888-397-3742

·    TransUnion: [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net] 1-800-916-8800

2. Order a Free Credit Report

·    You should request from one of the listed reporting agencies

·    You can also access a free credit report online here [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net]. [zk8ngbyab.cc.rs6.net] 

3. Place a Fraud Alert on Your Files

·    You can ask one of the credit reporting agencies for help.

·    This is free, and it lets creditors know to contact you before any new accounts can be opened in your name. 

4. Use Multi-factor Authentication

·    Double protection makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your information. 

5. Be Aware

·    Never share personal information – such as your social security number, date of birth or password – through an unsolicited e-mail, call or text. Legitimate companies and banks do not know your password and will never ask for it.

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 83 Greene Street, North Smithfield, RI 02896 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.

New Update as of December 11th!

For more information on

North Smithfield Water Department’s

ongoing water tank project,

visit our website:

North Smithfield Food Pantry

DECEMBER

Food Pantry pick-up dates:

Tuesday, December 17th @ 5:30pm

Saturday, December 21st & 28th @ 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 December please donate:

canned fruit, canned pasta and cereal

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