SMITHFIELD, R.I. — The Smithfield Times, a small newspaper covering northern Rhode Island, is permanently shutting down. Owner Thomas J. Lopatosky Jr., who is also a local contractor ...

A massive show of support filled Smith-Collins Park in Smithfield on Wednesday night, as hundreds of community members gathered to remember longtime town council member Marlon Lee, who died suddenly ...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WJAR) — The Smithfield Police Department says it has successfully persuaded a 59-year-old man who had barricaded himself for hours to be transported to a hospital for evaluation.