Johnston Sun Rise
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The CCRI Knights welcomed the Cougars of Holyoke Community College to Whitey Fell Field on Wednesday. The Knights and Cougars played through the windy conditions to complete the game. The Knights were able to prevail on a mercy rule in the eighth inning
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4/11/17
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The state House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing today on a bill that would regulate and tax marijuana for adult use in Rhode Island. The hearing on H 5555 is scheduled to begin at the rise of …
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4/11/17
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Governor Gina Raimondo said Monday that there is no silver bullet" in the fight against the overdose crisis. "It's not an exaggeration to say this is a crisis. The overdose epidemic is taking our friends and family from us in every single"
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By Tessa Roy
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4/11/17
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SHOPLIFTINGThe Johnston Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man who is responsible for shoplifting high-end sunglasses at OPTX Rhode Island …
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4/11/17
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With the Citizens Bank campus construction project moving on schedule, work to extend sewer and water lines to the site will soon begin, and on March 2 the Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) held a public forum to provide project details
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/10/17
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Gov. Gina Raimondo met with business leaders and community members Monday at the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce's (NRICC) Eggs and Issues breakfast, where she focused on the state's social and economic issues and how to create
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/10/17
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By LOUIS H. McGOWAN
“It seemed as though the heavens had opened and solid sheets of rain allowed to fall.” (From a Providence newspaper article describing the local rainstorm on the 11th and …
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Louis H. McGowan
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4/9/17
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“It has been 50 years since we left the cloistered halls of Johnston High on our quests for happiness and independence,” Donald Iafrate said. “Yes, June 16, 1967, was definitely an evening of …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/9/17
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By JOHN HOWELL This marks the 30th year since Christine Morton initiated the idea of an Oakland Beach Easter Egg hunt. In some ways the hunt has come a long way in three decades, yet in others it has hardly changed. The first hunt sponsored by the
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By John Howell
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4/9/17
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It's 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning and young children are bouncing basketballs all over the Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School Gymnasium. Mike Bedrosian, a supervisor with the Johnston Parks and Recreation Department, is talking with a group of
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/8/17
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Chris Hurd and the Hurd Auto Mall continued their longstanding tradition of support to the John ston Little League for 2017 with a large donation of baseball equipment. This years donation included a hitting net, a portable protective L Screen,
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4/8/17
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It seems that no stage is too tough - or large - for the well-organized and coached Johnston Youth Wrestling team. That theory surfaced eight-fold, in fact, as eight of 11 Johnston wrestlers won awards in the highly-competitive Marshwood
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/7/17
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Although he didn't bring home the title, Johnston resident and Bishop Hendricken star Nick Martino proved he's among the best schoolboy wrestlers in the country during the National High School Championships held recently in Virginia
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/7/17
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According to the Narragansett Bay Commission, construction of the new water and sewer lines on Greenville Avenue will begin on Monday, April 10, weather permitting. Their plan is to start work just …
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4/7/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments. ROAD RAGE According to a press release Wednesday from Col. Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the
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4/7/17
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Second graders at Barnes Elementary School recently held a “living” wax museum celebrating Greek Gods and Goddesses that took place on Friday, March 31. The event followed a month-long project …
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4/7/17
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The Honor Flight Network that initiated the program in 2005 to bring World War II veterans to the nation’s capital to visit the World War II memorial, other war memorials and Arlington National …
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By John Howell
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4/7/17
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Grandparents play a vital role in the development of a child, but some grandparents and their grandchildren are alienated from each other and denied a relationship. Thanks to a local group's efforts, however, grandparents may soon have
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/7/17
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If Laurie Whitman’s love for the arts offers any measuring stick, the Johnston High School Drama Club just may have an award-winner in next Wednesday night’s production of “Just Another High …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/6/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments.
ROAD RAGE
According to a press release Wednesday from Col. Ann C. Assumpico, …
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4/6/17
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Four Johnston High School students, Allison Vessella, Sara Echeverria, Miguel Azanon and Mark Cruz, are about to become international ambassadors during a unique and historic two-week journey to Italy. They'll represent the town, as well
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/6/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police Department.
SHOPLIFTING
A suspect who recently told officers, “It was me, man, I took the food. I have no money, what the …
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4/6/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments.
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
The Rhode Island State Police recently announced the arrest …
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4/6/17
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The Providence County Grand Jury has completed its investigation into a Christmas Eve domestic dispute which left a daughter dead and her father recovering from multiple stab wounds.
Around 3 p.m. …
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4/6/17
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An upcoming event of the Fifty Shades of Grey caliber isn’t flying with one local resident.
A citizen who preferred to be identified only as “just a regular mom,” emailed media outlets and …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/6/17
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