Johnston voters may decide on a $40 million flood bond to fund stormwater management and sewer upgrades in the wake of four major flood events over the past year.
On Feb. 12, Johnston Town …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/23/24
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Anthony Meleo drove through the Johnston High Parking lot and parked outside a simple white trailer parked near Atwood Avenue.
Jessica Gormley, Practice Manager for Tri-County Community Action …
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By RORY SCHULER
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1/20/22
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After being postponed a year, local historian Ann Eckert Brown has finally opened her exhibit at the Warwick Public Library, sharing the history and techniques of wall stenciling as a form of …
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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7/16/21
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Dr. Luke Messac thought it was going to be like every other Tweet he sent.Messac, of Warwick, had just a few hundred followers as recently as July 16, and he took the opportunity to send out a …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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7/30/20
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Summer baseball has always been a part of Will Geoghegan’s life, going back to his childhood when his family used to watch Cape Cod League games while vacationing in Massachusetts. They …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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6/4/20
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On a 3-2 vote, the state Health Services Council approved the certificate of need application for a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility, or IRF, in Johnston at the conclusion of a four-hour …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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3/12/20
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The 2nd-seeded Panthers took care of their home court on Tuesday night and eliminated 7th-seeded Toll Gate from the Boys Division III Basketball playoffs, beating the Titans 59-48 at Johnston High …
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By RYAN D. MURRAY
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3/5/20
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The new nonprofit group Public Safety Special Needs Coalition is looking to foster connections between children with developmental disabilities and first responders, and there’s plenty of fun …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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1/30/20
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The American Heart Association is working to tackle a “surge in vaping” among students, and Johnston High School is just one of the institutions looking to help.
Students Against …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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1/23/20
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Persistence paid off for Ferri Middle School student Daniel Wulf.
While his civics class was studying the founding fathers, the Constitution and the differences between a congressman and a …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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1/16/20
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A local bar in Johnston is looking for the community’s help to bring joy to children this holiday season.
Mr. Biggs Saloon at 1463 Atwood Ave. is holding a Toys for Tots drive through Dec. 13, …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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12/5/19
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Johnston Police Deputy Chief Joseph Razza said in a statement Saturday that the department had recovered four chalices that were stolen from St. Rocco’s Church last week.
Razza said in the …
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By SUN RISE STAFF
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10/31/19
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Lt. Gov. Dan McKee joined several state and local dignitaries and sponsors to kick off the 17th annual Operation Holiday Cheer at the Rhode Island National Guard Armory in Warwick on Tuesday …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/24/19
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The U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program announced last week that Brown Avenue Elementary School is among three institutions in Rhode Island – and the first …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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10/3/19
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Roughly a dozen representatives from Stop & Shop, GreenPrint, the Rhode Island Tree Council and the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce gathered Wednesday morning to kick off the …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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9/27/19
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Johnston Senior High School’s food pantry and clothing closet drive is a community effort in the truest sense of the term.
Math teacher Tia Forgetta and special education teacher Erin Ferraro …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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9/19/19
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Dining and revelry have long drawn visitors to Pawtuxet Village.
That tradition continues today, with a range of restaurants part of the village’s thriving business community.
On Tuesday, …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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9/18/19
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Lt. Matthew Maurachian of the Johnston Fire Department had just finished dropping off a patient at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when his eyes caught a TV in the …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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9/11/19
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Ever since he was writing weather journals in third grade, it’s been Johnston native Anthony Macari’s dream to secure a meteorology job in his home state.
The long and winding road has taken …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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9/5/19
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The town of Johnston received a AA rating from Standard & Poor’s earlier this month, just one week after the Public Finance Management Board’s debt affordability study rated Johnston’s …
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By JACOB MARROCCO
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8/15/19
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