Town of North Smithfield

October 20th, 2017 Edition

What's Happening in North Smithfield

Message from Town Administrator

Gary Ezovski

Fire Chief Joel Jillson, Town Administrator Gary S. Ezovski, and the North Smithfield Fire Department swore in Captain Bryan S. Edge, Lieutenant Christopher W. Carnes, and Probationary Firefighter Jacob Hagerty on Tuesday, October 17th at the Primrose Fire Station. Congratulations!

Captain Bryan S. Edge : Graduated East Providence High School in 1999 and received his Associate's in Fire Science from Community College of RI in 2002.

Hired by North Smithfield Fire & Rescue on December 6, 2006. Lt. Edge had previous experience in private sector ambulance services where he honed his EMS skills as a practicing EMT. He received his RI Department of Health EMT-Cardiac in the year he was hired.

Lieutenant Christoper W. Carnes: Was educated in Cumberland elementary schools graduating Mount Saint Charles Academy, Class of 2001, the Community College of Rhode Island with an Associate' s Degree in General Studies in 2015 & an Associate's in Nursing in 2017. He is presently pursuing his Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at the University of Rhode Island.

Lieutenant Carnes is a United States military veteran of the Army National Guard where he attained the rank of Sergeant. He was deployed with the 249^th Med Vac and was honorably discharged with 7 years of service.

Probationary Firefighter Jacob J. Hagerty: Was educated in Burrillville elementary schools graduating Burrillville High School, Class of 2013.

He pursued interest in Fire Service by joining the Nasonville Volunteer Fire Department right out of High School.

He obtained his RI Department of Health EMT-Basic and is now enrolled in the Advanced-EMT/Cardiac Class.

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"DID YOU KNOW?"

TRASH Tip Fee is now $39.50 per ton : up $7.50/ ton since July.

NS disposed 846 tons this quarter, 841 tons last year, but now with the higher rate, paid over $6300 more this year.

We CAN reduce trash- and cut expenses, by recycling properly and diverting what we can. You make the difference.

SCHOOL NEWS

Congratulations to the students, faculty, staff, and administrators of North Smithfield High School!

On October 19, 2017, the Rhode Island Department of Education released the statewide School Report Cards and North Smithfield High School, once again, achieved Commended status.

RIDE defines Commended Schools as "the highest performing schools that represent the strongest patterns of performance across metrics, test at least 95% of their students, and serve all students well".

Among the state's Commended high schools, North Smithfield High School is joined this year by Barrington, East Greenwich, Classical, and Chariho High Schools.

Again, way to go NSHS! We are very proud!

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Halliwell Memorial School celebrated "BEST IN THE STATE" Rhode Island School for the 2017 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.

Students at Halliwell Memorial read 469,419 reading minutes and will appear in the 2018 Scholastic Book of World Records.

They were honored with a plaque presentation, naming it the #1 Rhode Island school in this year's Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.

TOWN NEWS

The Town of North Smithfield has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Tax Assessor. Please visit our website at www.nsmithfieldri.org for an application and job description. Please send a completed application and resume to Karen Bernardino at Town Hall, P.O. Box 248, 1 Main St., Slatersville, RI 02876, or email at [email protected] No phone calls please. AA/EOE.

Click here for Job Description

Click here for Application

North Smithfield Yard Waste Changes - PICKED UP ONLY : NO MORE DROP-OFF

T he Town of North Smithfield's Fall curbside yard waste pick up season begins Tuesday October 10, 2017 with some new program changes to make handling yard waste easier for our town residents.

Monday October 16^th, the highway garage will no longer accept yard waste dropped at the yard.

1. Curbside Pickup - No More Drop off at the Garage. Our pickup season continues until Friday December 1, 2017. "MTG is coming right to our resident's home, with the curbside pickup continuing past Thanksgiving. Because of this, our highway garage will no longer accept yard waste dropped here at our facility. "

2. The weekly collection limit is now relaxed. This year, MTG Disposal, our contracted hauling company, will collect "reasonable" amounts of yard waste each week. This no longer limits the collection amount to a number cutoff of 8 (eight) bags or cans per week.

"We understand some weeks you have more yard waste than others. This new program allows flexibility to remove more yard waste on the weeks when the leaves are really coming down," explains Donna Kaehler, Recycling Coordinator.

This new program is designed to help residents since they no longer need to transport extra amounts of yard waste here to the Highway Garage. "We are happy to make things easier and more convenient for everyone. People are busy and our yard waste crew is already at your home. Let them pick up your weekly yard debris."

The garage has continually stated; yard waste is never permitted to be left outside in the parking lot. But if a resident is unaware or doesn't take notice to the many signs, they are illegally dumping and will be contacted and required to come and remove any items left.

Yard waste is collected weekly on the same day as your trash and recycling, but in a separate collection truck. Place your yard waste in brown biodegradable lawn bags or loose in cans that are clearly marked. Small bundles of branches less than 3 feet in length and 2 inches in diameter are also allowed, but stumps and trees do not fall in this requirement.

All yard waste we collect is processed into compost. Nothing can be accepted in plastic bags, and please do not mix trash, dirt, or stones in. It will contaminate the compost process.

The highway garage will continue to be open on Saturdays from 9 am - 3 pm through the Fall season. This allows our town residents to bring scrap metal, rigid plastic and mattresses for recycling. Last year alone, NS residents recycled 150,000 pounds or 75 tons in these programs.

For additional information contact Recycling @ 767-2200 x 345.

North Smithfield Heritage Association

Releases 2017

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

CLICK HERE

FOR INFORMATION ON THE ORNAMENT

AND WHERE TO PURCHASE

North Smithfield Residents Food Pantry

Slatersville Congregational Church

25 Green St

North Smithfield, RI 02876

The food pantry will be giving Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets this year. The deadline for signing up for Thanksgiving is October 31st. The baskets will be given out at the church on Wednesday, November 15th.

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Slatersville Congregational Church will hold its annual Fall Craft Fair indoors at the church on Friday, October 20th, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, and on Saturday, October 21st, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.