Corey Plante

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Just in time for Halloween, a new café is about to open in the heart of Slatersville, and the logo for Revive Coffee Co. features a skeleton lounging in a wide mug of coffee as if it's a hot tub. Cozy, warm, and revitalizing is the vibe the owners say they're hoping to achieve with this new business.

BURRILLVILLE – A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has extended a temporary restraining order against the installation of an artificial turf field at Burrillville High School, delaying the project at least until late next month. The decision comes after a court conference held on Oct. 15, during which Associate Justice Melissa Darigan scheduled a full hearing on the matter for Nov. 25-26.

NORTH SMITHFIELD – The North Smithfield Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization will host its annual Trunk-or-Treat fundraiser this Sunday, Oct. 27, from 1 to 3 p.m., at North Smithfield Elementary School, located at 2214 Providence Pike. The event will take place rain or shine, with both indoor and outdoor activities.

WOONSOCKET – At an Oct. 15 special meeting, the City Council considered a tax stabilization agreement for a proposed self-storage facility at 153 Hamlet Ave.

BURRILLVILLE – Republican Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz is facing Democrat Lewis Pryeor in the race for Rhode Island Senate representing District 23, Burrillville, Glocester, and North Smithfield.

Heading north out of Harrisville, there's a roughly three-mile stretch of road that's among the spookiest streets in the entire country. Because just south of the Massachusetts border remains one of the most popular haunted buildings in the world.

WOONSOCKET – It's been an intense mayoral race from the outset, with City Council President John Ward leveling various criticisms at incumbent Mayor Christopher Beauchamp for his connection to longtime friend and political ally Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, and Beauchamp repeatedly firing back.

NORTH SMITHFIELD – In a local election exclusively comprised of non-partisan positions, partisan politics play a significant role. Those allegiences aren't all delineated by Republican or Democrat.

NORTH SMITHFIELD – Local filmmaker Christian de Rezendes, director of the documentary series “Slatersville: America's First Mill Village,” says that though Season 3 is on its way, a definitive timeline for its release remains hard to pin down.