Like fine wine, the annual Primavera at Our Lady of Grace Church gets better with age.
This year’s 8th Annual Primavera, which promises to be a food and wine tasting unlike any other, will be a …
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By Pete Fontaine
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5/1/17
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THE LOST CITY OF Z * * * * (Joyce) * * * (Don) (True exploration story) The true story of British soldier/explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) begins in 1905 when the Royal Geographic Society entices him to travel to Bolivia to map out uncharted
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By Joyce & Don Fowler
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4/30/17
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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 …
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4/29/17
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There was the traditional Opening Day Parade proudly protected by the Johnston Police and Fire Departments. There was the introduction of dignitaries and 141 girls ages 4 to 16 - and their super sponsors - who will make up the Johnston
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/29/17
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While the Greenville Avenue Big Dig takes place in town, students in Johnston High’s Chem Club have taken big steps to ensure their school offers a clean and environmentally-friendly water supply. …
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/28/17
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Dreams can become reality with the right kinds of financial tools, and Citizens Bank is showing consumers how through its new Fund Your Dreams" Giveaway. Consumers who submit a 30-second video or a 150-word essay (with photo) describing a dream that"
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4/28/17
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During the past three years, Johnston Street Machines (JSM) has raised thousands of dollars for important charities throughout Rhode Island. That terrific trend, which last year totaled $6,578.30 the JSM donated to five different
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/28/17
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Trout fishing 101. In essence, that's what dozens of children will take part in on Sunday if they show up at the pond inside Johnston War Memorial Park. The event - the Johnston Parks and Recreation Department Youth Fishing Derby - will
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/28/17
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Mayor Joseph Polisena (top holding the ball) is the proud sponsor of this Johnston Girls Softball League Instructional Division team that participated in Sunday’s 2017 opening day ceremony at …
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4/28/17
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While some residents have been challenged with inconvenient route detours and longer travel times, work on the Narragansett Bay Commission's (NBC) sewer and water line extension project on Greenville Avenue continues on schedule. There"
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/27/17
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Never before in the storied history of the 55-year-old Johnston Little League has Opening Day been as special as it was Saturday morning at Kennedy Field.
After all, how often does the Governor of …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/27/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments. BREAKING AND ENTERING Officers James Provuncher and Kevin Brady responded to a Johnston residence on April 18 at approximately 4:49 p.m. in
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4/27/17
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It was good old-fashioned hospitality - hosted by Mayor Joseph Polisena - at its very best Monday inside the lower level of the Municipal Courthouse. For starters, the guest list included such notables as Rhode Island's U.S. Congressman
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/27/17
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Could it be that Rhode Islanders don't believe what they would like to believe? That would be our conclusion after the recent Bryant Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership poll that looked at the two proposals concerning the elimination or reduction
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4/26/17
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To the Editor,
There appears to be a war being waged across the U.S. regarding mandatory vaccination targeted at our youngest and most vulnerable and also our healthcare and childcare workers. Now …
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4/25/17
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On Jan. 16, 1790, Articles of Agreement were signed by six town residents living in the Belknap/Manton area, and one North Providence resident. They agreed to build a schoolhouse for their children, located between the dwelling house of
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By Louis McGowan
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4/24/17
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The Friends of Cricket Field and the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) recently turned out in force for their annual Spring Clean Day to continue their restoration efforts at historic Cricket Field off Riverside Avenue. Part
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/22/17
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Highlights of the decisions made, and items discussed, at the Johnston Town Council Meeting on Monday, April 10. Status on Public Hearings An ordinance amending Section 340-33 of the Town of Johnston code of ordinances entitled Parking or Storage of"
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4/22/17
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Just a week after the Pannese Society of Rhode Island held a special send-off for four Johnston High School students who are visiting Italy for two weeks as part of the historic …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/21/17
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A resolution introduced by Mayor Joseph Polisena and approved during this month's Town Council meeting objects to the sale of the Providence Water Supply Board by the city of Providence and commits to taking any and all steps to prevent
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/21/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments.
PURSUIT
On April 18 at 2:29 p.m., Johnston Police attempted to conduct a motor vehicle …
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4/21/17
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History came alive last Thursday at Winsor Hill Elementary School as the fifth-grade students bridged the past, present and future during the school's second annual Living Wax Museum History Fair. The event culminated a 2 -month project
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/21/17
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The Johnston Panthers were taken out by the East Providence Townies, 7-3, at Pierce Memorial Stadium on Monday. East Providence freshman Cole Poissant had two hits and three RBIs.
Johnston led 3-0 …
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By Ryan D. Murray
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4/20/17
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By TIM FORSBERG The sky is the limit for students at Sarah Dyer Barnes Elementary School thanks to a recently approved outdoor classroom program. During last week's Johnston School Committee meeting, the body unanimously approved a collaborative
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/20/17
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The introduction of four bills seeking to limit state authority and restore exemptions regarding vaccinations has given further opportunity for parents and advocates to express opposition to a mandate issued in September by the Rhode Island
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By Tessa Roy
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4/20/17
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