Jacquelyn Moorehead

GLOCESTER – Glocester residents will decide if the Town Council should appoint a town administrator to run day-to-day operations after the council approved Town Charter questions to be on the General Election ballot.

SMITHFIELD – A new 60-foot raised trailway has been installed at the Mowry Conservation Area, thanks to the work of the Smithfield Youth Conservation Corps.

SMITHFIELD – Two Esmond buildings may be designated as a new historic district in Smithfield, which would allow the town to apply for more historic grant funding to preserve and

CUMBERLAND – Starting elementary school at 9:45 a.m. is a joke, said Cumberland School Committee member Andrew Bacon last week as the district worked with transportation company TransPar, in an effort to reduce the number of buses.

GLOCESTER – After living on the West Coast and New York for more than a decade, Ponaganset High School alumnus Kirk Benttinen returned to Rhode Island to start up a new documentary series and filmmaking company, RI Docs.

CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland Town Council will soon have more flexibility to sell public property following the passage of a new ordinance last week.

SCITUATE – Resident-paid water testing shows bacteria levels at Hope Pond are dangerously high, said Town Councilor Theresa Yeaw, during a meeting that discussed potential wastewater solutions in the densely-populated village surrounding the pond.

GLOCESTER – There are all new faces for the nonpartisan race for the Glocester School Committee this year, as four candidates vie for three open seats on the six-member board.

SCITUATE – The Scituate Town Council is holding off on amending the senior tax freeze ordinance that would allow any resident over the age of 65 to enter the freeze, regardless of the time spent living in town.

SCITUATE – The Scituate YouTube page where videos of meetings of town boards and commissions remains down after the Town Clerk's office said they are working to resolve the issue.