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Northwest RI: August 25-28
Discover what's happening in Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, Scituate, Smithfield and beyond this week!
Jessica Silva
August 25, 2025
In today’s Community Current:
Back to School Edition!
Blood Drives
Charcuterie Class
Food Trucks
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LOCAL BUSINESS
Kids are back to school this week and that means school buses will be out and about. Here are the start dates, I’ve gathered. Some dates may be missing. Please follow official correspondence from your child’s school.
Burrillville - 8/25 6th gr orientation, 8/27 Grades 1-12 First day, 9/2 Kindergarten Orientation, 9/3 K First Day (A-L), 9/4 K First Day (M-Z), 9/11 BMS & ATL Open House, 9/18 SFE, WLC, BHS Open House
Foster/ Glocester - 8/27 First Day Paine K-5, Fogarty/WGES 1-5, PMS 6, PHS 9, 8/28 First Day PMS 7/8, PHS 10-12, 9/2 First day Fogarty/WGES Kindergarten, 9/4 Fogarty/WGES Open House, 9/10 PHS Back to School Night, 9/18 PMS Back to School Night
Scituate - 8/26 Back to school - all grades, 9/3 N. Scituate Open House
Smithfield - 8/26 Back to school - all grades
Info is gathered from what is publicly available - again follow official correspondence from the school.
Sharing the Road with School Buses
If you're driving behind a bus, allow a greater following distance than if you were driving behind a car. It will give you more time to stop once the yellow lights start flashing. It is illegal in all 50 states to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children.
● Never pass a bus from behind – or from either direction if you're on an undivided road – if it is stopped to load or unload children
● If the yellow or red lights are flashing and the stop arm is extended, traffic must stop
● The area 10 feet around a school bus is the most dangerous for children; stop far enough back to allow them space to safely enter and exit the bus
● Be alert; children often are unpredictable, and they tend to ignore hazards and take risks
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
🩸 Blood Drives
Rhode Island is under a blood shortage emergency. Be ‘someone else’! Here is an opportunity right in our community. Sign up at RIBC.org
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 26th | 3-7p
Place: Smithfield YMCA | 15 Deerfield Dr, Greenville
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 27th | 8a-12p
Place: F.A.F Incorporated | 26 Lark Industrial Pkwy, Greenville
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 27th | 2-5p
Place: Santander | 410 Putnam Pike, Smithfield
Monday
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🧘 Senior Yoga | 10a | Lodge Rd, Burrillville
🏓 Open Court Pickleball | 530p | Tennis Courts Nest to Burrillville H.S
👢 Senior Line Dancing | 230p | Lodge Rd, Burrillville
Tuesday
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🧘 Lavender Sunset Yoga | 7p | Roots Heaven Farm | 520 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
Wednesday
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🏓 Open Court Pickleball | 530p | Tennis Courts Nest to Burrillville H.S
🔴 Bocce | 6p | Roots Heaven Farm | 520 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
🚚 PVD Food Trucks
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 27th | 5-8p
Place: Foster Fairgrounds | 181 Howard Hill Rd, Foster
🎶 Summer concert series
Jump to Live Music for details
Date & Time: Wednesdays
Place: Scituate
🧀 Charcuterie Workshop
Join us for a Delicious Evening of Creativity thanks to Artisan Bites
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 27th | 6p
Place: Hill’s Tavern | 417 Putnam Pike, Chepachet
Thursday
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☕️ Coffee & Conversation | 2p | Foster Library
📖 Rhody Book Club | 6p | N. Scituate Library [email protected]
❌ GPD Drug Awareness & Prevention Night
This event is Free and open to all community members. Door Prize Raffle.
‘Say No to Drugs’ Poster contest with two cash prizes
Date & Time: Thursday, August 28th | 7p
Place: Chepachet Grange | Chopmist Hill, Chepachet
Looking for weekly karaoke, trivia, bingo, and more?
🎶 LIVE MUSIC
Wednesday
TBD | Scituate | 6p
Thursday
Steve Demers | blackie’s | 280 George Washington Hwy, Smithfield | 6p
WEATHER
Monday
81🌡️ 58 | ⛅️ | 24% | 🌬️ WSW 5-10 MPH
Tuesday
78 🌡️ 54 | 🌤️ | 4% | 🌬️ W 10-15 MPH
Wednesday
74 🌡️ 52 | 🌤️ | 3% | 🌬️ WNW 5-10 MPH
Thursday
76 🌡️ 55 | 🌤️ | 3% | 🌬️ W 5-10 MPH
*Disclaimer: This forecast was pulled from the weather app the night before and is subject to New England’s ever-changing moods—accuracy not guaranteed!
Upcoming Events You Can’t Miss
This Weekend
August 30th: Smithfield Little League Trivia Night
August 31st: Wasting Away Again at Hill’s Tavern
Coming Soon
September 6th: Fall Festival at Seven Cedars Farm
September 6th: Jimmy Buffest Parking Lot Pig Roast
September 6th: School’s In Party at Last Resort
September 11th: Pumpkin Carving Event
September 12th: “Scoreboard Sports Club” Reunion at Last Resort
September 13th: Burrillville Fall Harvest Festival
September 14th: Second Sunday at Borders Farm
September 27th: Trek’s & Tunes Sprague Farm
September 27th: Foster Touch-A-Truck
Want more details about these events? Shoot us an email at [email protected], and we will be happy to answer any questions!
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