Johnston Sun Rise
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Whether it's shoveling snow for the elderly, patrolling parking lots and directing traffic at civic events, or performing physical fitness activities, members of Johnson Police Department Explorer Post 405 always shine as bright as the
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/17/16
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Dem's Diner reopens Two years ago, Mayor Joseph Polisena and Johnston Democratic Town Committee Chairman Richard DelFino Jr. needed a private place to talk strategy for an upcoming election. So the two picked up a couple of sandwiches and soft drinks and
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10/17/16
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“It time for a new season,” Tony Zompa, the Johnston Senior Center’s executive director, noted last Friday morning. “We’re looking forward to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and other events, but …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/16/16
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Angelo Liberti, chief of water protection for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, had more questions than answers yesterday as the department announced the closure of Narragansett Bay, Mt. Hope Bay, the Kickemuit and
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By John Howell
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10/16/16
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By PETE FONTAINE If you like big bargains and have some spare cash, the Johnston Historical Society has a shopping opportunity for you. The society will have an old-fashioned yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the one-time Log Gift & Curtain Shoppe
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/15/16
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1. Joely Anne Centracchio Johnston High School class of 2016 valedictorian is Joely Anne Centracchio plans to attend Boston College, where she will major in psychology. Centracchio's list of accomplishments reads more like a private-sector professional's
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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10/15/16
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Johnston-based Briarcliffe Manor is in a very select group of highly-skilled nursing homes nationally.
“We just received word that the federal government has released updated nursing home …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/14/16
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The “Freshmen and Sophomore Suds Challenge” was held Saturday in the 7-Eleven convenience store parking lot off Hartford Avenue in Johnston.
For much of the sun-covered day, members of …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/14/16
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The Johnston Housing Authority recently hosted what Director David aRusso called an important event for a valuable organization that’s based at the Claiborne Pell Manor at 1609 Plainfield …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/14/16
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By SUN RISE STAFF Suspect sought in cigarette theft Police are seeking to identify a suspect in the theft of cigarettes from a local store. The suspect - described by police as a male in his late 40s or early 50s, and as being rough looking" with"
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By Sun Rise Staff
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10/13/16
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By TIM FORSBERG Johnston's energy future recently became brighter and cleaner thanks to an arrangement that will give the town solar energy credits to reduce its electricity bill. The Town Council on Sept. 26 authorized Mayor Joseph Polisena to enter
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By Tim Forsberg
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10/13/16
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By PETE FONTAINE Whether or not you're a native Johnstonian, you'll be hard-pressed not to get caught up in the excitement of a time-honored treasure known as homecoming. Excitement is running rampant from Frog City to Cherry Hill and beyond as Johnston
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/13/16
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Charlene Hohlmaier buried the lone goal off a corner kick in the 8th minute to lead the Ferri girls' soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Winman on Tuesday afternoon, giving the Jaguars their second victory of the season.
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By Matt Metcalf
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10/13/16
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Not all who wander are lost, but some keep walking until they are found.
Linda Lachance Wagner called Warwick home, as she had no home of her own. Known to many in the community by face if not by …
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By Tim Forsberg
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10/13/16
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Newly established author Tom Kiernan has always been a “kid at heart.” Embracing his youthful mentality, Kiernan made the life-changing decision to leave the corporate world last year to try his …
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By Kelcy Dolan
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10/13/16
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To the Editor: The month of October brings many traditions to Rhode Island: hay rides, pumpkin carving and apple picking, among others. It also marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, honoring the 1 in 8 women who will develop the illness in their
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10/13/16
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Well the first presidential debate of the 2016 campaign season has come and gone, and most voters have been rendered nonplussed by the experience. The hope of supporters and undecided voters was that a positive picture of the candidates' policies,
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By Christopher Curran
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10/13/16
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By PETE FONTAINE By wide margins, the Johnston Democratic Town Committee's endorsed slate of candidates swept three local races in Tuesday's primary. Town Council President Robert Russo, who represents District 4, bested challenger Kevin Millonzi by a
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/13/16
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Narrations by Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and the world premier of local composer Peter Dutilly's Jubilee" will be featured in the opening concerts of the Warwick Symphony Orchestra's 50th anniversary season this month. The dramatized story of the"
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10/13/16
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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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10/11/16
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After nearly a decade of operating its headquarters in Providence, Universal Wealth Management (UWM) has announced it has relocated to 945 Reservoir Ave. in Cranston. To celebrate the grand opening of its new location, UWM will be holding an open house
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10/11/16
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By PETE FONTAINE John Ricci, Richard Montella and others will readily point out that the people of the St. Rocco's Church community that have made the Roman Catholic parish's annual Feast and Festival a Rhode Island tradition for years. From its humble
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/11/16
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“This bass hit when I had about 75 percent of my cast retrieved,” said Brandon Migliore of Sterling, Connecticut (formerly of Coventry) about the record 11.2-pound largemouth bass he …
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By Captain Dave Monti
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10/10/16
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On a night when Johnston High School, his alma mater, held its annual Athletic Hall of Fame induction, Johnston resident Joseph G. “Joe” Testa was welcomed into the Rhode Island College Hall of …
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By Pete Fontaine
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10/10/16
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