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Town of
Smithfield
Community Bulletin Board
updated January 31, 2012
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Dated Announcements
▪ General Announcements
Dated Announcements
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Vendor Fair
St. Thomas Church, Greenville.
Saturday, February 11th, 9am-3pm. Your favorite home party
vendors will be represented. Lunch available.
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William Winsor
School 3rd Annual Auction Gala, "Come Out and Play",
Saturday, March 24th. Twelve Acres, Smithfield. $35 per
person. For reservations contact Laura at 949-4767 or
winsorauction@gmail.com.
All proceeds to benefit the playground revitalization project.
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Workshop: Well Water
Quality Tuesday, March
27th, 7:00 - 9:00pm. North Scituate Community House, 546 West
Greenville Road, North Scituate, RI. Make sure your well water is
safe. Keynote Speaker: Alyson McCann, URI CE Home*a*Syst. Free.
Sponsored by Scituate Reservoir Watershed Education Program.
full
.pdf flyer
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Colonial
Reenactors to Host Weekend Tours at Historic Smith-Appleby House
Museum. Historical reenactors will host house tours and
demonstrations of daily living in the 18th century on weekends
through April at the Smith-Appleby House Museum in Smithfield.
Volunteer historians in Colonial costume will conduct the tours
where visitors can learn about the 316-year history and architecture
of the home, the Smith-Appleby family and 18th century living in RI;
watch demonstrations; examine period furnishings, clothing and
household items; and sample hearth-baked goods. For more information,
visit the
website.
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Child Outreach
Free Screening: Children who are 3-5 years old and are
residents of the Town of Smithfield can receive Vision, Hearing,
Speech/Language, Development & Social/Emotional Skills screening.
More information.
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The
Smithfield Heritage Hall of Fame is requesting
nominations for the October 2012 Induction Ceremony. The Committee
is accepting names of individuals who have distinguished themselves
by their contributions to the betterment of Smithfield, its citizens
and quality of life be it in education, public service, recreation,
business or community service. Please call Karen Armstrong at
949-4590 for more information. Deadline is March 31, 2012.
General Announcements
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The URI SNAP Outreach
Project, in partnership with
the RI Department of Human Services and the US Department of
Agriculture, works to increase participation in SNAP (formerly known
as Food Stamps) through application assistance, trainings,
distribution of educational materials, and positive SNAP messages in
the media. For questions or to find out if you might be eligible,
call the SNAP Outreach Project at: 1-866-306-0270 or log on to our
website:
www.eatbettertoday.com.
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Smithfield
residents should be aware of the current high risk for tick-bites
and tick-borne disease. Late May - early August is when
the most cases of Lyme disease are transmitted to humans. Right now
is peak season for Deer tick nymphs, about the size of a poppy-seed.
Visit
http://www.TickEncounter.org This site contains helpful
prevention strategies, seasonal tick activity, tick identification,
and information about tick-bite borne disease.
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Hardest Hit Fund -
Rhode Island: The U.S.
Treasury has made available to Rhode Islanders $80 million to help
those at risk of losing their homes. Rhode Island Housing has been
designated by the Treasury to oversee the Hardest Hit Fund Rhode
Island (HHFRI). The agency will be processing, approving and
administering the submissions from your lender/servicer and
specially trained HHFRI certified counselors. For more information
please visit
http://www.hhfri.com/.
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National Grid
The Rhode Island Reliability Project is
a 345 kilovolt transmission project that runs from North Smithfield
to Warwick in an existing transmission right-of-way.
Read
more>>>
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Hurricane
Awareness:
The
Smithfield EMA has
hurricane preparedness info and
hurricane weather maps on their
web site. There is a general hurricane
information page on this website
here.
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The
Smithfield Police Department
has a free Community Newsletter. The
goal of this newsletter is to provide community information, crime
prevention tips & education, inform you about crime in our
community, and alert you to upcoming Police Department events. We
look forward to sharing this information and helping you learn how
to keep your families, homes and property safer.
Read more>>>
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The Smithfield Police and Fire
Departments have implemented the Project
Lifesaver/LoJack SafetyNet Program, a system for
tracking and rescuing those with cognitive conditions
who tend to wander.
Read more>>
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THE SMITHFIELD LIONS CLUB
is seeking new members to join their
organization. Known for working to prevent permanent
blindness, Smithfield Lions participate in a vast variety of
projects important to their community. More information can be found
in their flyer
here.

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OFFICE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
The Office of the Health Insurance
Commissioner for the State of Rhode Island was created to protect
health insurance consumers, make sure health insurers have enough
money on hand to pay claims, ensure fair treatment of medical
service providers and encourage insurers to improve the overall
affordability and quality of the healthcare system. They can
be found online at www.ohic.ri.gov
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BEACON HOSPICE SEEKS LOCAL VOLUNTEERS:
Beacon Hospice provides quality end-of-life care to local
terminally-ill patients out of it’s office’s and relies on
volunteers to ensure the delivery of extraordinary care to these
patients. We have patients in local nursing homes such as, Cortland
Place, Heritage Hills, and Haven Health Center of Greenville.
Volunteers can provide much needed support to patients and their
families in a number of ways including:
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visiting with
patients on an ongoing basis,
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sitting vigils,
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knitting,
crocheting, quilting and,
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organizing
craft projects
For more information, interested volunteers should contact
Susan Schank Volunteer Coordinator
at (401) 438 – 0008 or
sschank@beaconhospice.com.
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SMITHFIELD SEEKS VOLUNTEERS:
The Town of Smithfield is
seeking citizens to serve on various boards & commissions. Please see the
Boards &
Commissions page for further information.
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FOSTER CARE:
Dare
Family Services, a leading, therapeutic foster care agency in
Massachusetts for over 40 years is now expanding to Rhode Island. We
are actively seeking caring families to provide foster care for area
children ranging in age from newborn to 18. While helping a child,
you will receive excellent training, 24 hour support and a tax free
stipend toward the child's care. You can make a difference in a
child's life. For information, call a family resource worker at
508-802-9515.
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CAMPER OR TRAILER SEWERAGE:
Town residents who need to dispose of waste from a holding tank may
contact Karen Goffe at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 231-1506
ext 202. Please call Monday through Friday between 8:30 am to 2 pm,
24 hours to 48 hrs in advance, to arrange for an appointment.
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SMITHFIELD FOOD BANK: The
Smithfield Welfare Office and Food Bank is located in the
Smithfield Senior Center and has an
established food pantry for the
benefit of welfare or low-income families of Smithfield. Open
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm. Call Janet at
949-4590. Click here for more information.
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FOOD PANTRY:
Saint Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at St. Philip Church, 620 Putnam
Pike, Smithfield, Phone: 949-2949. Hours: Every
Wednesday from 1:00pm - 3:00pm, 1st & 3rd Sunday monthly from 9:00am
to 10:30am.
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HAVE A STREET LIGHT OUT?
Report a problem with a street light directly to the electric company,
the National Grid, with the web-based form
here.
You can report problems such as light out, light on during the day, dim
light, etc. Having the pole number is helpful. You will
receive an e-mail response to your request.
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ARE YOU OKAY? - Smithfield Police
Department Telephone Reassurance Program: This is a free
service program for seniors and homebound residents featuring daily
calls to subscribers' homes at the same time each day, up to 7 days a
week. For further information on this program contact Smithfield
PD Community Police Office at 231-2500.
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CHILD CAR SEAT INSPECTIONS: The Smithfield Police Department
offers free child car seat
installation inspections, by appointment only. To schedule an
appointment please call 231-2500.

This is the
place to post your Smithfield
events and notices including
sports registrations, class
reunions, fund raisers, school
events, etc. If it's
Smithfield-related, we want to
post it. In most cases your
info will be posted within one
business day of receiving it.
The Town of Smithfield reserves
the right to screen all
submissions and determine if
they are appropriate for this
site. If reporting for an
organization, include your name
and position within the
organization. Please e-mail
your info to
Bill Pilkington.
Submissions
to be placed on Cox Cable
Channel 17 should be e-mailed to
the
Town Manager's Administrative
Assistant.
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