Cranston Fire Department Civil Defense Truck
November 21, 2025
Photo taken circa 1990 when truck was being sold for surplus.
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Parente’s Restaurant, Douglas Pike, Smithfield, R.I.
August 4, 2025
Parente’s Restaurant was located on a four acre parcel at 1114 Douglas Pike, (Rt. 7), near the entrance to Bryant University. It could seat 195 people indoors, and an additional 55 people outdoors. Parente’s opened in 1983, and operated for 42 years before being sold to Bryant University on July 25, 2025.
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Two Surviving Antique Greenville Fire Engines
July 27, 2025
These two Ahrens Fox fire engines served the Greenville Fire Department for many years before answering their last alarm sometime in the late 1970s. These trucks have survived and are presently in the hands of a private citizen.
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1938 Ahrens Fox 500 gallon Pumper.
1948 Ahrens Fox 1000 gallon pumper.
Boyle Athletic Complex – 2024
June 14, 2025
The Boyle Athletic Complex was completed in 2024.
Images courtesy of the Smithfield Preservation Commission.
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YMS 32 Navy Minesweeper
March 28, 2025
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This is the only known photo of this ship.
It was built as a minesweeper for the U. S. Navy at the start of WWII by the C. Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co. of Knigston, New York. After the war it was stricken from naval records.
