By TIM FORSBERG Johnston's agreement to resell water from the Providence Water Supply Board to Invenergy for the potential Burrillville power plant has hit a legal snag. The Conservation Law Foundation, Inc. (CLF) has filed a lawsuit against Clear River
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/20/17
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The case of Aaron Andrade could be a turning point in Rhode Island, but we are years away from knowing. Last week, the 25-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Kristen Coutu. Andrade was given a 40-year sentence,
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4/19/17
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Johnston Planning Board
May 2, 2017
Agenda
The Johnston Planning Board regular monthly meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at the Johnston Senior Center located at …
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4/19/17
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The Atwood Avenue Washington Trust branch held a free shred day on Saturday, where customers and non-customers alike supported the Food Bank by bringing a jar of peanut butter to donate to their annual peanut butter drive. More than 100
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4/18/17
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IDENTITY FRAUD Officer Timothy Kenyon was dispatched to a Sweetfern Road residence on February 13 for a report of a fraud. At the scene he met with the victim, who stated she had received a notice from GC Service Limited Partnership, a collection agency,
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4/17/17
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Curiosity may have killed the cat, but that ageless adage opened a can of worms - and created quite the query - for women like Kathie Lombardo, Sheila Manney and Helen Antonizio. On Saturday, the trio who volunteer for the Friends of
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/17/17
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There was a rather unusual birthday celebration last Friday inside the Johnston Senior Center. However, there was only one cake, featuring just two candles, as officials, guests and volunteers honored two members of the JSC's popular
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/17/17
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It’s a rite of spring unlike any other that offers interesting items ranging from an old-time school desk, a manual typewriter, Olde Thompson salt and pepper shakers to pieces of a funeral …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/14/17
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April is Autism Awareness Month, and students in each of Johnston's schools brought attention to the cause last Friday through their Autism Awareness Day. Students, faculty and staff dressed in blue to celebrate the day, and raised funds
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/14/17
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While the state considers legalizing marijuana, and with Gov. Gina Raimondo recently referring to Rhode Island’s growing heroin and opioid problem as a “crisis,” Johnston’s public schools …
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/14/17
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Although the Pannese Society of Rhode Island is small in numbers, the Johnston-based Italian-American non-profit is now the state's leader in International Student Cultural Exchanges. That became fact Tuesday when four Johnston High
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/14/17
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Within the span of 30 minutes, the Johnston Police Department gained a wealth of knowledge and experience Monday morning when Mayor Joseph Polisena swore in two new probationary officers. This is a lateral move that will prove very"
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/14/17
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Abigail Heiser has been in the Sun Rise several times as a member of the Johnston Police Department's Explorer program, but she's hoping that she'll soon appear in the paper as the winner of the Miss Rhode Island Teen USA pageant. My mom"
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/14/17
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From “Frog City” in Johnston to Fairmont, West Virginia.
That’s the career route Johnston native Joe Mazzulla, who grew up playing basketball in Rainone Gymnasium, has taken during his …
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4/14/17
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Johnston's offense couldn't solve La Salle's Ryan Ramos in its season opener on Saturday afternoon, as the Rams' senior right-hander tossed a complete-game shutout in a 5-0 La Salle victory. Panthers' ace pitcher Zack Clesas
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By Matt Metcalf
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4/13/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston and Rhode Island State Police Departments. ABANDONED DOG The Johnston Police Department is seeking the public's assistance after a dog was abandoned in the Pet Smart parking lot in Johnston
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4/13/17
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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 …
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/13/17
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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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