Johnston Sun Rise
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By PETE FONTAINE Johnston High School's football Panthers honored the nation's veterans in a huge way last Friday night inside Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Stadium. Score-wise, head coach Joe Acciardo's football force didn't come out on top against the
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/5/16
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“I’m sure Gary would be happy with what we’re going,†James Hopkins, a former teacher and coach who chairs the Johnston High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, said the other night. …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/5/16
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The CCRI Lady Knights volleyball team traveled to New Hampshire Tech in Concord, New Hampshire, to compete in the New Hampshire Tech Lynx Volleyball Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Knights went 3-1 and won the tournament Championship. CCRI defeated
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10/5/16
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By PETE FONTAINE What was once going to be a lacrosse field at the entrance to the Johnston Soccer Complex off Atwood Avenue will now be a state-of-the-art indoor recreation facility, for which Mayor Joseph Polisena and town officials ceremonially broke
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/4/16
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Town man faces federal drug trafficking, money laundering charges
A Johnston man accused of trafficking oxycodone and marijuana and laundering the profits has made an initial appearance in federal …
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Bu Daniel Kittredge
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10/4/16
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Johnston Planning Board
September 6, 2016
Agenda
The Johnston Planning Board regular monthly meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at the Johnston Senior Center …
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10/4/16
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The Department of Environmental Management's (DEM) Marine Fisheries Division held a workshop and public hearing last week to review the stock status of a number of species and commercial fishing regulation options being proposed by the Department. The
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By Captain Dave Monti
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10/3/16
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Father Nathan Ricci didn’t consider entering the priesthood when he was younger.
“I wanted to be an architect, or a teacher, or a lawyer, or even a politician,†he said.
Father Ricci said …
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By Andrew Dooley
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10/3/16
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2 charged in stolen debit card case Two suspects in the use of a stolen debit card at a local store have been charged. Kelly S. Barlow, 30, of 142 King St., Apt. 3, in Warwick, and Michael A. Lyons, 37, of 70 Dixon St. in Providence,
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10/3/16
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Stepping to the podium last Friday morning at the Johnston Senior Center, Mayor Joseph Polisena said: “This is truly a special day for these two fine men, their families and friends. It’s a …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/3/16
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Familiar summer sights – the lights, the Italian and American flags, the banners – now adorn Cranston Street, Phenix Avenue and Itri Square.
They mark the impending arrival of St. Mary’s …
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/2/16
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The Tony “Triple Crown†musical, “Avenue Q†that beat out “Wicked†for top honors, taking Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, also earns my award for Best Way To Enjoy the Rest of …
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By Don Fowler
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10/2/16
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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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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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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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By JOE RUSSO For the Sun Rise Trailing 20-13 at halftime, the Cranston West football team scored 29 unanswered second-half points to post a 42-20 non-league win over the Johnston Panthers before a packed crowd at Polisena Stadium in what was Salute to"
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By Joe Russo
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10/1/16
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Man charged in illegal retail scheme A Johnston man has been charged in connection with an organized retail crime operation following a month-long investigation, according to Rhode Island State Police. Richard Tiberi, 73, of 12
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/1/16
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Police elevated their presence at Cranston High School West this week after three students were arrested on multiple weapons charges.
On Tuesday night, a judge remanded the three male juveniles …
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By Daniel Kittredge
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10/1/16
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It was 20 years ago and Patti Goldstein remembers the first day of operations at the Bruce Sundlun Terminal like it was yesterday.
The late governor made the terminal “his†project, pushing …
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By John Howell
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10/1/16
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The CCRI Lady Knights volleyball team traveled to New Hampshire Tech in Concord, New Hampshire, to compete in the New Hampshire Tech Lynx Volleyball Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Knights went 3-1 and won the tournament Championship. CCRI defeated
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9/30/16
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By PETE FONTAINE It's a tradition Johnston Police Lt. Joseph Salvadore once helped make a success during his younger years as a member of Explorer Post 405. It's a tradition that Sunday will mark 21 years, and one that is vital to the sustained success
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By Pete Fontaine
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9/30/16
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An iconic archway to the past and future has finally been restored to its full glory. For decades, the 60-foot-tall Rocky Point Arch has stood as a proud sentinel overlooking Narragansett Bay. One of …
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9/30/16
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By PETE FONTAINE Few Rhode Island unions have enjoyed as much success as Johnston Association of Fire Fighters Local 1950. As proof, the union recently completed its annual Muscular Dystrophy Association drive by raising a record-shattering $17,250.
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By Pete Fontaine
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9/30/16
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Johnston’s disabled veterans could soon find themselves exempt from property taxes if a local veterans group’s efforts on their behalf are successful.
During Monday night’s Town Council …
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By Tim Forsberg
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9/30/16
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The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation will be kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the coming weekend's Flames of Hope: A Celebration of Life." The event will take place Oct. 1-2 in downtown Providence. The"
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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9/30/16
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