Johnston Sun Rise
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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
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By John Howell
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1/26/17
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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"
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By Tim Forsberg
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1/26/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Johnston resident Nisa Villareal was one of 38 students from Quinnipiac University who last Friday witnessed history at the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States. Quinnipiac professors Scott
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/26/17
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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
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By Mary Johnson
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1/26/17
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After being announced this weekend, Governor Gina Raimondo spent the week continuing to promote her free tuition proposal, Rhode Island's Promise, at Monday's Martin Luther King Breakfast, Tuesday's State of the State address and Wednesday's
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By Tessa Roy
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1/19/17
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Emilio John Emo" Sabitoni has seen and done it all during his 45-year plus career with the Johnston Police Department. Sabitoni started his law enforcement career in Johnston in 1968 as a special officer working details at a liquor"
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/19/17
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse had people laughing at a rally to save the Affordable Care Act. The Republicans have already taken the first steps to dismantle it in the wake of Donald Trump's election and their impending control of both the
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By John Howell
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1/19/17
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“There was a horrific accident last month where two teenagers died, and I was there,” said Barbara Carroll Quaranto of Saran Drive during public comments at the Town Council meeting this week. …
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By Tim Forsberg
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1/19/17
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The Johnston Town Council approved a resolution to provide water to a proposed Burrillville power plant operated by Invenergy Services LLC last week. Documents submitted by the company to the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) provide
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By Tim Forsberg
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1/19/17
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DISORDERLY CODUCT Officers Parkinson and Cotoia responded to a John Street residence on December 22 around 12:47 a.m., the second call from the residence within a 10-minute interval, for a tenant dispute. Arriving back on the scene, the officers spoke
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1/13/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Mayor Joseph Polisena, whose opening speech at the inaugural ceremony spoke volumes of many success stories, delivered a power-packed greeting that was included a hint of continued development on Hartford Avenue in the spring and more
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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By PETE FONTAINE They are professionals personified. They are legends who have written their own chapter of Rhode Island's tradition-rich history book. They have motivated many others and epitomize the meaning of the extraordinary female athlete""
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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Saturday’s snowstorm dumped 9½ inches of powdery snow on Johnston.
“As usual, the DPW was on top of its game and did an excellent job,” Mayor Joseph Polisena assessed. “For us, this was …
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Last month, Peter A. Goneconte, president of the Young Pannese Social Club, an Italian-American organization founded in 1912, joined Administrator Gerry Coulliard and Johnston residents Elly and Vinny Palumbo to present Donna Russillo,
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/12/17
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At a short and rowdy special session held Tuesday evening in a small room where people were turned away because the room was at capacity, stood in the hall and chanted “change the venue,” the …
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By Tim Forsberg
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1/11/17
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Few people, if any, enjoy the ever-popular Walk with Cops program more than Marie Conti.
“She enjoys this program as much as the special senior citizens we serve,” Richard S. Tamburini, the …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/30/16
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`Tis the season for mass consumption, and with it comes massive quantities of waste. The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (RIRRC) is prepared for the influx of holiday rubbish at the Central Landfill in Johnston, and they're
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/30/16
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In post-election America, young people, social activists, and municipal leaders across our nation are anticipating doom and see Donald J. Trump’s election to the presidency as a harbinger of an …
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By Christopher Curran
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12/19/16
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By MARY JOHNSON Dylan Laurenzo, 18, of Johnston, and Taylor Reilly, 18, of Coventry, have died of injuries sustained in Tuesday's crash and fire at the Sunoco gas station in Johnston. Laurenzo, who celebrated his 18th birthday last Friday, was a senior
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By Mary Johnson
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12/19/16
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By TIM FORSBERG In a September order of compliance letter addressed the Department of Public Works and the town, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated that they have reason to believe that overflows from Johnston's sewer system
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/19/16
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Morgan Avenue resident Robert Russo is tired of drivers speeding in his neighborhood and has taken matters into his own hands to solve the problem.
“I’m a fifth generation resident, my son is …
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/19/16
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In the first of a series of planned presentations to city and town councils across the state, Assistant Attorney General Joee Lindbeck on Monday provided the Johnston Town Council with a comprehensive view of the state of marijuana in
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/19/16
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By MERI R. KENNEDY At a beautiful home in rural Richmond, 8-year-old Liliana Morse and her 10-year-old brother, Jacob, were decorating the Christmas tree with their family. Christmas music played in the background while they and their four brothers and
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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12/19/16
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ASSAULT On November 21 at approximately 8:30 p.m., Patrolman Arthur Petteruti responded to the Pick N' Pay at 94 George Waterman Road in reference to a simple assault where the suspect had fled the scene. Upon arrival, the officer met with the juvenile
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12/19/16
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It was a year of changes and advancements in the Johnston School District, and Superintendent Dr. Bernard DiLullo, Jr. is optimistic about the future of the town's nearly 3,200 students while recognizing that there are challenges ahead.
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/12/16
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