Founded in 1731, the Town of Smithfield originally included the surrounding communities that are now North Smithfield and Lincoln.
Named after Smithfield, London, England, the town includes the villages of Esmond, Georgiaville, Greenville, Mountaindale, Stillwater, and Hanton City.
[Source: Wikipedia.]
Smithfield Town Hall is located at 64 Farnum Pike (Rt. 104). Housed inside town hall are the offices of:
- Town Manager
- Town Council
- Town Clerk/Board of Canvassers
- Tax Assessor
- Tax Collector
- Town Planner
- Affordable Housing
- Building and Zoning
- Economic Development
- Finance
- Historic Preservation
- Human Resources
- Planning Board
- Water Supply Board
Other town departments include:
- Emergency Management
215 Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield , RI 02917 - Public Works/Recycling
3 Spragueville Road, Smithfield, RI 02917 [Forward mail to Town Hall.] - Senior Center/Welfare & Food Bank
1 William J. Hawkins, Jr. Trail, Smithfield, RI 02828
[Click the links to visit the websites for these departments.]
Linda H. James serves as town clerk. James is in her 28th year as either deputy town clerk or town clerk. She was appointed by the town manager and also serves as clerk of the town council, annual financial town meeting, probate court and board of canvassers and is the recorder of deeds. Her department is responsible for all vital public records, including birth, marriage and death certificates: agendas and minutes for the town council and other boards and commissions; voter registration lists; elections and candidates forms; property records; hunting, fishing and animal licenses; permits for liquor, victualling and entertainment. Three other clerks assist James. The office also serves as the primary information center and traffic cop for visitors to Town Hall.
The administrative offices of the Bristol Warren regional school district is located across the street from the Bristol Town Common in the former Oliver School building. The offices of Superintendent Melinda Thies and Assistant Superintendent Mario Andrade are located on the first floor of the building.
Departments within the building include human resources, payroll, finance, accounts payable/ receivable, curriculum, reading and people personnel services.
Originally a few shelves at the back of a mid-1800's one-room schoolhouse on Oliphant Lane, today's town library at 700 West Main Rd. can now accomodate a collection of 80,000 items thanks to renovations completed in 2003.
The Middletown Library has also remained true to its early education roots, as it continues to host lectures by world-reknowned authors, financial education seminars and other community classes, as well as enrichment activities like the Toastmasters public speaking club, and teen programs such as summer movies.
For the kids, there are summer reading programs and drop-in storytimes.
Part of the Ocean State Libraries (OSL) network, the Middletown Public Library offers card holders Internet access to search the Library Catalog from any computer onsite. Its website also hosts an impressive series of links to community resources, digital downloads and engaging and interactive tools including blogs for teens and kids. For more information, visit: http://www.middletownpubliclibrary.org/Community-Links
Louis P. Cirillo has been the Bristol Town Clerk since 2004 and works within the Town Hall.
The Town Clerks Office provides notary seals, however, the office no longer services passport applications. The Town Clerk is also responsible for licensing, vital records, land evidence, parking permits, municipal court, probate court, council meeting information and election information.
Centrally located in the heart of town, Middletown Town Hall is where local government keeps things running for this town of less than 18,000 people and where residents may do business with the town. Catch a live Town Council meeting on the first or third Monday of each month, pull a permit or submit a building application with the Building and Zoning office, pay taxes at the convenient Collection window, register to vote with the Canvassing Clerk, or meet the hard-working Town Administrator. And if it's necessary to pull a special event permit, get licensed to own a pet, marry, or become a Funeral Director, obtain vital records or access public information, the Town Clerk's office offers these services and more.
Barrington's Town Hall dates to 1888 and is one of the most visually striking buildlings in town. Constructed of local boulders in Tudor Medieval style, it is located in the center of town next to the Public Library and Kids Kove playground.
