It was a SADD event to remember on a recent Friday morning inside Johnston High School’s famed Edward L. DiSimone Gymnasium.
A total of 115 Proud Panthers – all of whom had been excused from …
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By Pete Fontaine
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3/2/18
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The approximately 1,800 residents and businesses connected to the Johnston Water Authority will soon find that an anticipated charge on their water bill has been dropped.
Since 2008, Johnston …
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By Tim Forsberg
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3/1/18
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What weighs four pounds and has a nose for the weather? Schmitty the Weather Dog.
Along with NYC Meteorologist Ron Trotta and NYC children’s book author, Elly McGuire, this furry celebrity pup …
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3/1/18
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The third grade students of Mrs. Lee Silverman at Winsor Hill Elementary school are being honored for their writing talents as their poetry submissions will soon be published for all to …
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By Tim Forsberg
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3/1/18
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Are you in the market for a new mattress?
If that’s the case, all you have to do is show up at the Johnston High School cafeteria Saturday and you just might find what you’ve been looking …
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By Pete Fontaine
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3/1/18
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“As mayor, it is always an honor to recognize special individuals in our town,” Joseph Polisena, the Town of Johnston’s top elected official, recently told a standing room only audience inside …
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By Pete Fontaine
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3/1/18
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The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police, Rhode Island State Police and other departments.
SHOPLIFTING
On February 16 at approximately 9:54 a.m. Patrolman David …
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3/1/18
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Botelho joins BayCoast BayCoast Mortgage Company, LLC (www.BayCoastMortgage.com), formerly known as NFC Mortgage, with offices in Westford and Swansea, Mass., and a service area including all the East Coast from New England to Florida, is pleased to
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2/28/18
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JOHNSTON ZONING BOARD AGENDA
February 22, 2018
Notice is here by given that the Zoning Board of Review will hold its monthly meeting on February 22, 2018 at 6:30 pm, at Johnston Senior Center, …
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2/27/18
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Johnston Planning Board
March 6, 2018
Agenda
The Johnston Planning Board regular monthly meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Johnston Senior Center located at …
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2/27/18
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Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a tragedy before meaningful changes are made that could have prevented such a tragedy in the first place.
In reference to the tragic Station Night Club Fire, …
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2/27/18
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The only string act of its kind, these beautiful women will rock you with blistering violin solos and unique arrangements of hits from Queen, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Prince, The Beatles and more. They've performed with the likes of Beyonc , Shakira and
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2/25/18
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is accepting applications for new and renewed commercial fishing licenses through Wednesday, February 28. A limited number of new commercial fishing licenses will be made available this year;
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2/23/18
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By MERI R. KENNEDY -- Cranston resident, Michelle Parenteau, owner and lead designer for Michelle Lee Designs in Johnston, held an Art Opening called “Occupied Circles” at the Cranston Public Library on Feb. 4.
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By Meri R. Kennedy
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2/23/18
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FIFTY SHADES FREED * * (Last of the pornographic trilogy) The hour and 45-minute movie opens with Ana (Dakota Johnson) and Christian Jamie (Dornan) getting married and whisking away in his private jet for their honeymoon, coming home to all sorts of
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By Joyce & Don Fowler
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2/23/18
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In light of the recent horrific school shooting that killed 17 students and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Johnston’s school administrators, police and elected …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/22/18
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To the Editor: The State of Rhode Island is experiencing a budget shortfall and one of the ways by which the state intends to close the gap is by adjusting" the rates it is paying providers of residential care for youth involved with the Department of"
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2/21/18
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People who attended Monday nights Johnston School Committee meeting wondered what item number three on the nights agenda was all about.
After all, its not often that youth groups, especially …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/21/18
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Perhaps never before has the Johnston Police IBPO Local 307 gone above and beyond the call of duty like it did Sunday in Cranston.
For starters, Local 307’s first-ever Game Dinner was a complete …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/20/18
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PETER RABBIT * * * (Beautiful animation with violence) Beatrix Potter's tale of Peter Rabbit is told with beautiful drawings, pastel colors and the combination of live action and animation. The kids and adults will love the animal characters, most
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By Joyce & Don Fowler
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2/19/18
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Debra Ramm’s office is housed at the Graniteville School, in the same classroom where she used to teach fourth grade, but you’d be hard-pressed to find her sitting in there these days for very …
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By Jen Cowart
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2/19/18
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The Johnston Lady Panthers basketball team clinched its second straight Division II-North title with a 55-30 win over the Pilgrim Patriots on Tuesday night at Johnston High School on what was an …
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By Joe Russo
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2/18/18
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Just minutes after he had been confirmed as Rhode Island’s new State Fire Marshall during a Senate and Advice and Consent Hearing, Warwick resident Timothy P. McLaughlin was walking to his car with …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/16/18
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The first grade students of Brown Avenue Elementary recently celebrated their 100th day of the school year by holding a food drive to benefit the pantry at St. Robert Bellarmine Church. Students from …
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2/16/18
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While Sims Metal Management has made progress in addressing residents’ complaints of explosions, environmental concerns and quality of life issues, restrictions placed on the company’s recycling …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/16/18
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