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2/10/2021 Local vaccine clinics to start next week Guy Boulay, a volunteer with the North Smithfield Emergency Management Agency, takes a call related to vaccines in the basement of Town Hall on Feb. 3. (Breeze photo by Lauren Clem) Woonsocket, North Smithfield, Blackstone scheduling appointments for residents 75+ After what seemed like months of waiting, local municipalities are ready to begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to residents age 75 and older starting next week. The city of Woonsocket and towns of Blackstone and North Smithfield have all announced vaccine clinics for residents...

2/3/2021 N. Smithfield gears up for 75+ vaccine distribution Maureen and Vincent Marcantonio, of North Smithfield, were two of many in line to be vaccinated for COVID-19 last Saturday at Smithfield High School after the state released a limited amount of vaccines for residents age 75 and older. The couple said they will be happy to see their children and grandchildren and go back to church when it’s safe to do so. (Breeze photo by Charles Lawrence) NORTH SMITHFIELD – After a busy weekend, North Smithfield town officials are preparing a mass vaccination effort for residents age 75 and olde...

12/30/2020 Local leaders reflect on silver linings, share hopes for 2021 Jocelyn Legare, a nurse, and Ha Tran, a CNA, at Saint Antoine Residence in North Smithfield are pictured in front of the nursing home in April. (Breeze file photo by Lauren Clem) The past year was one of the most difficult on record for the communities of northern Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts. In the first couple months of 2020, it was impossible for most residents to imagine the challenges that would lie ahead. While those challenges started with the COVID-19 pandemic, they didn’t end there. Protests for ra...