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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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police Department. DENNY'S DINE AND DASH Two suspects who are alleged to have stolen tax return funds from a waitress at Denny's restaurant have been arrested. According to police
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4/6/17
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“The men and women of the Johnston Police Department truly appreciate this thoughtful gesture,” Major Joseph Razza said last Friday morning inside The Bridge at Cherry Hill. “The JPD is …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/5/17
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At a special breakfast held last Friday to honor their students' outstanding achievements, Johnston High School announced and celebrated the top 10 students of the graduating class of 2017. I just want to start off by saying this is"
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/3/17
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To the Editor: Is everyone in Johnston ready for their taxes to go up? According to the March 13, 2017 Johnston Town Council Meeting Agenda, Parmelee Poirier & Associates, LLC were to discuss the audit results of 2016. They did not show up. William
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4/3/17
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As part of their school's Feinstein Good Deeds program, the fifth-grade students at Sarah Dyer Barnes Elementary School recently completed a Humanitarians for Hasbro drive that will benefit those patients at Hasbro Children's Hospital who
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By Jen Cowart
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4/3/17
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For the first time in roughly 150 years, herring and other important saltwater fish may be returning to Johnston, and volunteers with the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council (WRWC) are preparing to count them to see if their habitat
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/3/17
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While Johnston continues to undergo substantial economic changes following the Great Recession, with the introduction of new industries and financial institutions making inroads in town, the Johnston High School administration is making
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By Tim Forsberg
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4/3/17
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The Johnston Police Department’s credo – “Working together, Making a Difference” – surfaced in perhaps an all-time high Monday night.
High-ranking law enforcement personnel from …
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By Pete Fontaine
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4/3/17
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