Ever wonder if there was an alternative to sliced hot dog buns? Of course, store bought buns are already cut although it isn’t always the easiest thing to keep a hot dog nestled between the two …
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By John Howell
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4/3/17
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When it comes to cutting the car tax and sending students to college with two years of free tuition, Governor Gina Raimondo’s Deputy Chief of Staff Kevin Gallagher thinks Rhode Island can walk and …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/3/17
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A collaboration between the Community College of Rhode Island, the University of Rhode Island, and the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME proved incredibly exciting for professor Wayne Suits who …
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By Tessa Roy
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4/3/17
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The time it takes to find a good doctor and get relief from a life-threatening brain illness can seem endless, but persistence and the will to survive has been Nikki Batsford's saving grace thus far in her ongoing struggle with
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By Harry Kane
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4/3/17
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For Cranston resident Austin Theroux, a freshman at Bishop Hendricken High School, an interest in complex power Psychology was the motivation for his experiment, “Ganzfeld Telepathy.” German for …
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By Dawn Anderson
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4/3/17
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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 of a Massachusetts woman for suspicion of driving under the
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4/3/17
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Recent executive orders issued by President Trump targeting immigration from countries in the Middle East have drawn significant attention from Rhode Island’s elected officials and community …
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By Tim Forsberg and John Howell
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2/2/17
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Mario “Jim” Maccarone may be Rhode Island’s newest centenarian, but he holds another distinction as one of the Ocean State’s most unique entrepreneurs of all time.
His four children – …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/17
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It’s that time of year when snow causes school cancellations and children get sick with the flu, and Johnston’s schools are taking steps to prepare for both.
“When I hear there’s going to …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/2/17
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By PETE FONTAINE If Christina Rondeau has her way, Rhode Island will have a unique non-profit that will honor women for their many outstanding performances in the sports world. Rondeau, who is an icon in kickboxing and professional boxing arenas as
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/17
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THREE-CAR ACCIDENT On Jan. 19 at approximately 2:20 p.m., Patrolman Remy Mendez along with Patrolman David Galligan and Sargent Megan Boulet responded to the area of 648 Killingly St. for a report of a three-car motor vehicle accident with no injuries.
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2/2/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Editors note: Due to a production error, this story did not run in full in last week's edition. This is an edited version of that story. Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is concerned about the state's youth and their futures. Last
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Sunday's Super Bowl LI will come down to what team wins the battle of the trenches and can fend off any and all arsenals. So, the Sun Rise asked Johnston's real heroes - staffers at the Department of Public Works who certainly face all
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/17
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Editors note: Due to a production error, this story did not run in full in last week’s edition. This is an edited version of that story.
Thanks to an arrangement reached between Mayor Joseph …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/2/17
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By MERI R. KENNEDY From Australia to Alaska, London to Saudi Arabia, Nigeria to Antarctica, pink-knitted hats stretched, as an estimated 4.7 million people from all over the world attended simultaneous, peaceful sister marches" on January 21 to show"
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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1/26/17
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By PETE FONTAINE Tuesday morning, Raimondo held an old-fashioned- rally in the Johnston High School auditorium to drum up support for Rhode Island's Promise, a proposal that would guarantee graduating seniors two free years of college, fees and tuition,
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By Pete Fontaine
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1/26/17
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Thanks to an arrangement reached between Mayor Joseph Polisena and North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi, about 275 students from the neighboring community will soon attend school in …
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By Tim Forsberg
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1/26/17
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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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