Johnston Sun Rise
1109 results total, viewing 801 - 825
|
Add the title of StormReady to the Town of Johnston’s list of keeping citizens protected and informed of impending weather related incidents that threatens life, limb and property.
Rhode Island …
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
2/10/18
|
|
To the Editor: I am happy to report the Hiring Our Heroes veterans job fair last week in Warwick was a great success. Over 100 veterans and military spouses participated, with more than 40 veterans receiving job offers at the fair. This was an increase
more
10/29/16
|
|
|
By MARY JOHNSON Getting your first library card is a right of passage, and Meri Carney, the Mohr Library's Children's Librarian, is happy to issue cards for every member of a family. While many families enjoy the ritual of bringing a child into the
more
By Mary Johnson
|
1/26/17
|
|
Highlights of the decisions made, and items discussed, at the Johnston Town Council Meeting on Monday, May 8. STATUS ON PUBLIC HEARINGS A petition for a zone change for referral to the Planning Board submitted by Drywater, LLC requesting to change the
more
5/18/17
|
|
Foxwoods Resort Casino has ushered in a new era of gaming with the wildly successful grand opening of PLAY Arena @ Foxwoods. As an immersive, multi-sensory environment, PLAY brings together the latest trends in gaming, interactivity and entertainment to
more
7/23/17
|
|
Editor's note: As a member of the First Paris Church in Weston, Mass., Rachel composed and read this Faith Statement to her congregation. To be honest, it's kind of hard for me to put this into words. All my life I've been so
more
Rachel Elizabeth Carson
|
2/10/18
|
|
By JOHN HOWELL Following a statewide trend, Johnston single-family home sales increased in 2016 according to a report released Wednesday by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. Single-family home sales in the town totaled 363 for the year, an
more
By John Howell
|
1/26/17
|
|
|
After an extensive six-month search, Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) recently announced the selection of Joseph Reposa as its new executive director. Reposa succeeds Mike …
more
6/26/17
|
|
To say that Lauren Civetti has earned a number of firsts in her senior year at Johnston High School would be an understatement.
Before the 2017-18 academic year began, Civetti was selected to …
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
11/17/17
|
|
|
By TIM FORSBERG While Johnston's high school seniors may soon enjoy free tuition at the state's public colleges and universities, the district's youngest students - kindergarteners - are now experiencing the best of the next generation in education. I"
more
By Tim Forsberg
|
1/26/17
|
|
|
Cartwheels to cure cancer Veterans Junior High School eighth graders conducted a relay for life to raise funds for the American Cancer Society June 9 at the school track. With sunny conditions for the first time in seemingly ages, conditions were perfect
more
6/27/17
|
|
Glenn Carroll, who serves as president of the Johnston Community Center Association, looked at his watch and said, It is almost 8 o'clock and Jesse is getting ready to wrap up the show and he is showing just as much energy as when he"
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
8/5/17
|
|
There was a rather unique holiday happening for the ages inside the Pell Manor Community Room that’s located off Plainfield Pike in Johnston.
There was music and merriment during the annual Pell …
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
1/17/18
|
|
ASSAULT On February 3 at approximately noon, Officer Vanessa Wilcox along with several members of the department were dispatched to Monroe Auto Service on Atwood Avenue for a report of a female party who claimed she had been pepper sprayed. Upon arrival,
more
2/12/19
|
|
Local attention has turned in recent days to the largest IT program in the state's history - and not for reasons Rhode Island leaders would like. The Unified Health Infrastructure Project, or UHIP, a $364-million system to manage benefits such as those
more
10/19/16
|
|
By DANIEL KITTREDGE Officer released from hospital after accident A Cranston police officer hurt last week in an accident that occurred while he was participating in a motorcycle escort for a funeral procession in Johnston has been released from the
more
By Daniel Kittredge
|
11/10/16
|
|
|
Thanks to an arrangement reached between Mayor Joseph Polisena and North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi, about 275 students from the neighboring community will soon attend school in …
more
By Tim Forsberg
|
1/26/17
|
|
|
Carbon Monoxide Detectors will be given away to the Johnston community on April 29 at 2 Cherry Hill Road from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on a first come first serve basis. You will need your ID and proof …
more
4/29/17
|
|
|
There are more than just snakes living at Snake Den State Park. Last weekend, about 200 or so volunteer naturalists from throughout New England took part in a BioBlitz survey at the park. Conducted each year by the Rhode Island Natural
more
By Tim Forsberg
|
6/15/17
|
|
Continuing a yearly Christmas tradition, teachers, guidance counselors and administrators came together again this year to provide gift cards and more to Johnston families in need. Each department in …
more
12/28/17
|
|
|
By PETE FONTIANE All of the Johnston incumbents facing challengers - District 1 Town Councilman Richard J. DelFino III, state Sen. Frank Lombardo III, state Rep. Deborah A. Fellela, and state Sen. Stephen Archambault - scored resounding re-election
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
11/10/16
|
|
|
By PETE FONTAINE Tuesday morning, Raimondo held an old-fashioned- rally in the Johnston High School auditorium to drum up support for Rhode Island's Promise, a proposal that would guarantee graduating seniors two free years of college, fees and tuition,
more
By Pete Fontaine
|
1/26/17
|
|
Few people, if any, would dispute the theory that “Diane Walsh is one of the most beloved school librarians anywhere.”
“Diane’s energy about reading is contagious,” said Connie …
more
2/11/18
|
|
|
By MERI R. KENNEDY From Australia to Alaska, London to Saudi Arabia, Nigeria to Antarctica, pink-knitted hats stretched, as an estimated 4.7 million people from all over the world attended simultaneous, peaceful sister marches" on January 21 to show"
more
By Meri R. Kennedy
|
1/26/17
|
|
|
Greenville Avenue’s “Big Dig,” a year-long project to connect the Citizens Bank campus with sewer and water lines, began on Monday with the partial closure of the state road.
“It’s …
more
By Tim Forsberg
|
4/13/17
|