My Northwest Rhode Island : February 2018

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Foster Town Council Meeting February 22, 2018

Friday, February 23, 2018

North Smithfield Meeting

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Historic District Commission Meeting

Monday, February 26th @ 6:30 pm

Heritage Hall

101 Greene Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting

Monday, February 26th @ 6:30 pm

Town Hall

1 Main Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Personnel Board Committee Meeting

Monday, February 26th @ 6:30 PM

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Municipal Building Review Task Force Committee Meeting

Monday, February 26th @ 5:30 PM

Municipal Annex

575 Smithfield Road

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Zoning Board Committee Meeting

Tuesday, February 27th @ 7:00 PM

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Planning Board Committee Meeting

Thursday, March 1st @ 7:00 PM

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Budget Committee Meeting

Thursday, March 1st @ 6:00 PM

Town Hall Conference Room

1 Main Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Thursday, February 22, 2018

COVENTRY, RI — Facing "unfounded" felony sex charges, Nicholas Kettle said he will leave the state Senate and focus on his legal defense. A resignation letter is being delivered to the Senate today, according to news sources. In the brief letter, Kettle said he talked over the situation with his lawyers and family and decided resignation was the course.

He thanked the voters for giving him the opportunity to serve and his supporters. He also criticized the Senate leadership for their failure "to understand the importance of due process."

Kettle has pleaded innocent to the three felony charges he is facing. He is charged with video voyeurism for allegedly sending nude photos of a former girl friend to a childhood pal in New Hampshire. He is also charged with two counts of extortion/ blackmail for allegedly pressuring a former Senate page to have sex with him.

Source: Woonsocket Patch

Monday, February 19, 2018

Jerk Coffee ?

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

“One old man, now he was so stingy-this ain’t no joke; it’s a fact-he took coffee beans, and he dried ’em in the stove just about like you’d fix a peanut. Then he took a string and put a hole through several beans of the coffee, put the string through it. Wouldn’t let his wife bother it. Called it “jerk coffee.” Then, he’d hold the coffeepot lid up and hold these beans down in here on this string and let it stay so long. Then he’d jerk it out. Hang it up, let it dry, and use it again. And that’s what’s called “jerk coffee.” I’d call it water.

It ain’t no joke. I’m a-tellin’ you the truth! Then they got to where they’d save the grounds. They’d buy ’em, make their coffee, and then they’d take ‘e out and put ’em on a board and let ’em dry. They they’d go back and make it again. Which it got very weak towards the last of it.

And that’s the way the thing went, just to tell you the truth. There was a lot of stuff then that people don’t fool with now.”

Do you have a frugal saving item that you would love to share ?

Source: Stanley Hicks, 1911 Watauga County – “Snowbird Gravy and Dishpan Pie” written by Patsy Moore Ginns Source: Blind Pig and the Acorn

Friday, February 16, 2018

North Smithfield Calendar

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Town Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 20th @ 6:45 pm

North Smithfield Middle School

1850 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02876

Sewer Commission Meeting

Wednesday, February 21st @ 7:00 pm

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike

North Smithfield, RI 02876

PumpkinFest Committee Meeting

Wednesday, February 21st @ 6:00 PM

R & R Machine Industries

147 Industrial Drive

North Smithfield, RI 02896

Budget Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 22nd @ 6:00 PM

Town Hall Conference Room

1 Main Street

Slatersville, RI 02876

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Foster Zoning Board Meeting February 14, 2018

Monday, February 12, 2018

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L.L. Bean Forced to Change Return Policy to Stop Rip-Offs by a Few

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Bought anything from LL Bean in the last year? Not totally happy with it? Return it now. The century-old catalog retailer for outdoorsy types has changed its famously generous return policy: Previously, you could return anything, anytime, no receipt necessary; now you must keep your receipt and take your items back within a year.

As NPR reports, the company blames the change on customers who were taking advantage of the lifetime guarantee. The company wrote:

“Increasingly, a small, but growing number of customers has been interpreting our guarantee well beyond its original intent. Some view it as a lifetime product replacement program, expecting refunds for heavily worn products used over many years. Others seek refunds for products that have been purchased through third parties, such as at yard sales.”’