Johnston Sun Rise
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If movie producers were in Johnston last Friday night for the Winsor Hill Holiday Bonanza, they’d probably come up with some sort of title like “A Christmas Classic!”
After all, Santa Claus …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/14/17
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Eric Palmieri of D. Palmieri’s Bakery on Killingly Street is making pizzas that look too good to eat.
About five years ago, Eric made a basic American Flag pizza for the Fourth of July, with …
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/14/17
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Joshua Jean-Louis looks like an average middle school student. He's athletic, loves basketball and is a devoted Boston Celtics fan who often dreamed about going to famed TD North Garden and meeting his favorite player, Isaiah Thomas.
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/14/17
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By mid-afternoon Saturday, it was snowing everywhere in Johnston and that set off an alarm of sorts for Lt. Jon Pistacchio, who serves as Vice President of the Association of Firefighters Local …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/14/17
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The Rhode Island Mobile Maker Lab pulled into Johnston High School last Wednesday and for two days, eight to ten students at a time had the opportunity to visit the lab and participate in a variety …
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Jen Cowart
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12/14/17
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DRIVING UNDER
THE INFLUENCE
On Nov. 22 at approximately 11:03 p.m. Officers Jedidiah Pineau and Timothy Marshall started following a 2010 black Kia being driven by Christopher Cesario, 22, of …
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12/14/17
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By LAUREN CIVETTI
As the weather starts to cool down, activities inside the Johnston High School gymnasium begin to heat up. In addition to the ever present boys’ and girls’ basketball, ice …
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12/13/17
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While by no means has manufacturing in the United States recovered to its former glory, there is hope that a slight resurgence in the trade may be beginning, at least in Rhode Island. The commitment towards the craft in the state can certainly be seen,
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12/13/17
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The Johnston/North Providence Co-op hockey team held off West Warwick/Exeter-West Greenwich Co-op in a high-scoring tilt at the Rhode Island Sports Center, 8-6, on Saturday evening.
Standout …
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By Matt Metcalf
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12/13/17
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By PETE FONTAINE
People were sitting – and standing – in just about every available space inside the storied Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School Gymnasium Tuesday afternoon.
A playoff game …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/12/17
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Richard Therrien is spending this holiday season dressed as Santa and making appearances at the Artists’ Exchange in Cranston, the Trudeau Center in Warwick, and private homes.
He’s spent the …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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12/11/17
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Warwick ranked as the third safest city in the United States by the independent financial analyst company Wallethub, behind only South Burlington, VT and Nashua, NH, according to their “2017’s …
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/10/17
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By PETE FONTAINE
If you’d like to hear some extraordinary musical works, plan on being inside the Johnston High School Auditorium tonight anytime after 6:30 p.m. for what promises to be the best …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/10/17
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The Second Annual J-DAPA Jingle Bazaar will be held at Johnston Senior High School on Saturday, December 9 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event will be held at Johnston Senior High School and will …
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12/10/17
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With a few minor electrical and fire alarm adjustments, the East Greenwich Animal Protection League’s new home at 44 Worthington Road in Cranston is ready to start operations. EGAPL has been …
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12/9/17
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By this time next year, many of those Benny’s stores that closed this year will have re-opened as restaurants, coffee shops, retail operations and, quite possibly, supermarkets and some office …
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By John Howell
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12/9/17
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The land line inside Glenn Carroll’s Johnston home was ringing off the hook, almost as though the telephone call was urgent. So, Carroll, who had just arrived home from a business trip, picked up …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/9/17
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police, Rhode Island State Police and other departments.
FIERY CRASH
A Johnston man was arrested last night on drunk driving …
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12/9/17
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“I want to reconnect with my fans and thank them for sticking with me all these years,” Billy Gilman, Hope Valley’s favorite son, told me on the day his photo came out on the cover of Rhode …
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By Don Fowler
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12/8/17
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The storefront at 560 Killingly Street in Johnston has housed many different business in recent years, most notably The Cookie Lady and Zoe’s Café.
Now, the location is the new home of a rather …
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12/8/17
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It’s been an amazing year for the Woonasquatucket River, which was recently topped when Johnston’s own Jean Lynch was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding dedication to …
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By Tim Forsberg
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12/7/17
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There’s a group of Goodfellas in Johnston that in no way, shape or fashion resemble those often-called bad guys or even anything close to wise guys.
Just ask Michele Branigan, the …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/7/17
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Even the Winsor Wizard was impressed with the goings-on inside the Johnston cafeteria he watches over day in and day out.
Prior to last week’s Thanksgiving recess, the children of all four first …
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By Pete Fontaine
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12/3/17
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Throughout the years, Johnston Senior High School’s National Honor Society has contributed a great deal to the community, helping those that are less fortunate.
With this being said, throughout …
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By Aley Blakney, Student Contributor
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12/2/17
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To the Editor: Many of my writings have praised Rhode Island for its primacy in such positive spheres as religious liberty, political independence, and industrialization. However, the current controversy regarding the sexual misconduct of Minnesota
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12/2/17
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