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Column – What to watch in aftermath of Town Council election 

Five things we’re watching after last week’s Smithfield Town Council election: Whether Bill Riddick continues as town attorney. ...

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Column – What we know — and don’t — about Times building

Countless emails and phone calls in support of keeping The Smithfield Times on the iconic Main Street site ...

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Column – Again with emphasis: Infrastructure is inadequate

Steve Bowman nailed it in October 2022 when he declared the 800-plus-home Mallory Pointe residential development a worthy ...

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Column – At least one safe space from national politics 

The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump over the weekend makes easy a decision I’ve been contemplating ...

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Column – To accept $6M or not: a question with lots of nuance

Even in our current world of absolutes, with little room allowed to ponder shades of gray, the following ...

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Column – Trust on Town Council broken long before ‘leak’

Amid their outrage over the “leak” that wasn’t, three Smithfield Town Council members lamented broken trust within the ...

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Column – The Suffolk model: one to be envied or avoided?

Isle of Wight in 2024 feels a lot like Suffolk in 1974 — at a crossroads, a choice ...

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Column – Litter warriors pick up after the knuckleheads

Keep America Beautiful reports that significant progress has been made in reducing litter on U.S. roadsides since 2010. ...

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Column – Intimidation tactics have no place in civic discourse

Smithfield’s leadership class struck me as oddly desperate last fall as the controversial Grange at 10Main floundered in ...

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Column – Antiquer’s timely find has a distinct Smithfield flavor

Only one with Smithfield bonafides can appreciate Gary Stanley’s find last year at a Harrisonburg antique shop. Stanley, ...

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