Johnston Sun Rise
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The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) has had a couple of productive weeks for their Greenville Avenue sewer and water line extension project. The water line has been completed from the pump station …
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6/29/17
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Elite Physical Therapy was nominated for the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Physical Therapy Practice in the state. Elite Physical Therapy becomes the first private Physical Therapy practice …
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7/27/17
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The Johnston and North Providence Firefighters answered an alarm Saturday in many memorable and different ways.
First, 21 members of the Johnston Association of Firefighters Local 1950 banned …
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/24/17
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With a major winter storm bearing down on the region, Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, is encouraging …
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1/4/18
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In light of the recent horrific school shooting that killed 17 students and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Johnston’s school administrators, police and elected …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/22/18
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St. Brigid’s Church held its annual Italian Festival on Sunday inside the Parish Center located at 1463 Plainfield St., drawing more than 100 proud parishioners and many of their friends for a day …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/1/16
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RhodeWorks creates a new reservoir of state power; the ability to tax our movement. While the crosshairs now fix upon long-haul Class-8 trucks and above, history teaches that our government - insatiable for more and more of our
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By Blake A. Filippi
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10/21/16
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Epic Theatre is once again taking on a unique challenge with its November production, the world premiere of James Franco and Me" by Epic Artistic Director Kevin Broccoli. The play will feature a different actor each night playing the role of James"
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11/14/16
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By PETE FONTAINE Tailgate parties, which originated in the United States, most often occur in the parking lots of football stadiums before football games. Unfortunately, Sundays New England Patriots-San Francisco 49ers NFL game was on the West Coast, so
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/26/16
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It didn't matter if they reeled in a rainbow trout weighing nearly two pounds or a colorful perch that tipped the scales at just three ounces, the dozens of kids who turned out for Saturday's Youth Fishing Derby had nothing less than
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By Pete Fontaine
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5/4/17
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Sexual harassment within the United States military is an ongoing issue that has resulted in many committees, reports and action plans being crafted to try and assess the problem and provide better …
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/29/17
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You never know what a person is going through until you walk a mile in their shoes. And after 37 years maintaining a private practice in foot and ankle care at the Atwood Medical Center in Johnston, …
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By Tim Forsberg
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11/24/17
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By PETE FONTAINE
When Anthony Ursillo heard that Emily Luther was coming home to Rhode Island after her extraordinary run on NBC’s Emmy award-winning television show The Voice and was going to …
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/4/18
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Senerchia manager Chris Sheehan invoked the name of one recent Bishop Hendricken pitching ace when talking about the potential of sophomore hurler Nico Salvaggio.
“I look at him and I kind of …
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By Jacob Marrocco
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11/14/16
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By TIM FORSBERG
A turkey born and raised in Johnston will have a special place at Governor Gina Raimondo’s family table this Thanksgiving.
Since 1935, and now in its fifth generation, the …
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By Tim Forsberg
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11/26/16
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Johnston Planning Board
May 2, 2017
Agenda
The Johnston Planning Board regular monthly meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Johnston Senior Center located at …
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4/19/17
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Where have all the philosophers gone?
Once upon a time those who practiced “the love of wisdom” were considered wise for their willingness to ask life’s big questions. Today, philosophy is …
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By Robert Houghtaling
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7/27/17
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Construction work began this week for a major sewer and water line extension project on Hartford Avenue.
“Johnston, for the next several months, may wish that we didn’t exist, but after that …
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By Tim Forsberg
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8/25/17
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Like most people, Greg Russo was ecstatic that Special Olympics Rhode Island postponed, not cancelled, its 42nd Annual Penguin Plunge.
“I really thought it would be too risky for our …
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/4/18
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Ocean State Theatre Company (OSTC) has announced the opening of their fifth season in their comfortable stadium-style theatre in Warwick. The company's 2016-17 season begins with the Rhode Island Professional Premiere of the 10-time Tony Award-winning
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10/2/16
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HACKSAW RIDGE
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(True story of love, war and heroism)
Director Mel Gibson finds a compelling but uneven and, at times, overdramatic way of telling the true story of Desmond Doss, a …
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By Joyce and Don Fowler
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11/15/16
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Sacred Heart Church, 820 Providence St., West Warwick, is holding their Snow Flake Christmas Bazaar Nov. 3 12 noon-8 p.m. and Nov. 4 from 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Many of the old time favorite booths will be back: arts & crafts, featuring all handmade scarves,
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11/5/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police, Rhode Island State Police and other departments.
HIT AND RUN
On November 9 at approximately 5 p.m., Officer Arthur …
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11/24/17
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SHOPLIFTING
After a three-month investigation, Johnston Police have arrested Michael A. Slonski, 47 years of age with a last known address of 52 Miller Avenue, Apt. #2 in Providence.
According …
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1/4/18
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Police are crediting the use of social media and assistance from the public with helping to quickly identify and apprehend three suspects in the theft of thousands of dollars worth of sunglasses from OPTX Rhode Island late last month.
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By Daniel A. Kittredge
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10/2/16
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