North Smithfield Meetings...

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Town Council Meeting (Agenda)

Tuesday, September 3rd @ 6:45 pm

North Smithfield Middle School

1850 Providence Pike, NS, RI 02896

Planning Board Meeting (Agenda)

Thursday, September 5th @ 7:00 pm

Primrose Fire Station

1470 Providence Pike, NS, RI 02896

13th Annual Burrillville Green Festival

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Barrington Little League’s World Series Game Moved to Tuesday Due to Weather

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Due to a weather cancellation on Sunday, Barrington Little League’s World Series game has been moved to Tuesday.

Barrington was originally scheduled to play the loser of Sunday’s game between Hawaii and New Jersey on Monday, however, that game was suspended due to rain.

Hawaii held a 6-0 lead over New Jersey in the fifth inning when the game was stopped.

Barrington will face the loser on Tuesday, August 20 at 3 p.m.

Barrington’s Run

Barrington is the fifth Rhode Island team in the last six years to reach the World Series joining Cumberland, Cranston West, Warwick North, and Coventry.

Barrington advanced to the Little League World Series after beating Goffstown, New Hampshire in the regional final in Bristol. 

The Goffstown coach claims Barrington should have been disqualified for stealing signs.

The Barrington team denies the charges.

After losing to Virginia in the World Series opener, Barrington bounced back with a 6-1 win over Kentucky to avoid elimination.

Barrington Advances to Little League World Series

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Barrington is headed to the Little League World Series.

Barrington Little League edged Goffstown, New Hampshire 6-4 on Saturday afternoon in Bristol to reach the World Series.

They become the fifth Rhode Island team in the last six years to reach the World Series joining Cumberland, Cranston West, Warwick North, and Coventry.

Barrington’s first World Series game will take place on Thursday, August 15 at 3 p.m. against Virginia’s Loudoun South Little League.

Barrington Wins

With the score tied at two in the bottom of the 4th, Barrington’s Lucas Tanous hit a bases-loaded single to score Will DiGiacomo to take a 3-2 lead.

Barrington’s Owen Pfeffer then hit a bases-loaded single of his own to score two runs and give Barrington a 5-2 lead.

After New Hampshire cut the lead to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Barring responded in the top of the 6th when Christopher Promades drove in a run to give Barrington a 6-3 edge.

New Hampshire would add a run in the bottom of the sixth, but Barrington would hang on for the 6-4 win.

Beavers and Heavy Rains Take Bite Out of Trestle Trail Culverts

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COVENTRY, R.I. — The reconstruction of culverts on the western portion of the Trestle Trail is underway, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM).

Originally built as a railroad in the 1800s, Trestle Trail is currently used for bicycling, horseback riding, hiking, and running. The trail is a combination of paved bikeway and undeveloped walking path that connects to the larger
Washington Secondary Bike Path. A portion of Trestle Trail is just downstream of Carbuncle Pond.

When the railroad was built, 4-foot by 3-foot culverts were installed under the tracks to move the outflow of water from Carbuncle Pond to the Moosup River, which is south and downstream of the culverts. Beavers periodically block these stone culverts, which causes flooding and erosion along the embankments. Over time, the culverts have deteriorated and been compromised by beaver activity and more frequent rainstorms.

The project consists of replacing the two existing granite culverts with a single, open-bottom precast concrete culvert, a design that helps protect the integrity of the natural waterway and wildlife habitats, according to DEM. The top, where the trail is located, will remain compacted gravel; the side slopes will be loamed, seeded, and replanted with native shrubs.

The culvert and trail work are expected to be complete by January, with landscaping and seeding/loaming to follow in early spring 2020. During the reconstruction of the culverts, an undeveloped segment of the Trestle Trail will be closed to the public from the Connecticut Route 14A access area to the Moosup River Bridge, where bridge construction already is occurring. The paved segment of the Trestle Trail, opened in 2014, will not be affected.Source: ECO RHODE ISLAND STAFF

North Smithfield Meetings Corrections...

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PLEASE SEE BELOW MEETING DATE AND TIME CORRECTIONS

Personnel Board Meeting (Agenda) Monday, July 22nd @ 5:00 PM (Friday's newsletter listed it incorrectly at 6:30 pm. The notice was properly stated as 5:00 pm on the Secretary of State website and in the postings in Town Hall and the Annex.) Primrose Fire Station 1470 Providence Pike North Smithfield, RI 02896 Historic District Commission Meeting (Agenda) no agenda was listed in Friday's newsletter Monday, July 22nd @ 6:30 PM Heritage Hall 101 Green St Slatersville, RI 02876 Municipal Building Review Task Force Meeting (Agenda) Wednesday, July 24th @5:30 pm Town Hall Conference Room 1 Main Street Slatersville, RI 02876 (Meeting was not listed in Friday's newsletter) There is no Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting this month (meeting was liste

North Smithfield Meetings...

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Personnel Board Meeting (Agenda) Monday, July 22nd @ 6:30 PM Primrose Fire Station 1470 Providence Pike, N. Smithfield, RI 02896 Historic District Commission Meeting Monday, July 22nd @ 6:30 PM Heritage Hall 101 Green St, Slatersville, RI 02876 Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting Monday, July 22nd @ 6:30 PM Town Hall Conference Room 1 Main Street, Slatersville, RI 02876

Zoning Board Meeting (Agenda) Tuesday, July 23rd @ 7:00 PM Primrose Fire Station 1470 Providence Pike, N. Smithfield, RI 02896 Asset Management Meeting (Agenda) Tuesday, July 23rd @ 6:30 PM Town Hall Conference Room 1 Main Street, Slatersville, RI 02876