Johnston Sun Rise
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“This has nothing to do with me,” said Peter Lamb only moments after he was sworn in as Johnston’s new Fire Chief. “This has everything to do about the great men and women of this Johnston …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/16/18
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Providence Water that supplies water to several communities including Johnston has found elevated levels of lead in drinking water in some homes and buildings, according to a press …
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/15/18
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Late last month the coaching staff at George Washington University approached Justin Mazzulla, the freshman guard from Johnston and Bishop Hendricken.
Mazzulla had been coming off the bench for …
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By David Driver
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2/15/18
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In a word, the 2018 Johnston High School Science Fair was impressive.
“We had a total of 214 projects,” said Greg Russo, a JHS teacher who coordinates the annual event, during last …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/15/18
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By PETE FONTAINE
They came in a small box, but were in honor of a huge accomplishment.
They had individual names and numbers, an outline of the state and a blue stone with a soccer ball …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/15/18
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Mayor Joseph Polisena wasn’t about to let Tim McLaughlin leave town after serving as Johnston’s Fire Chief for the past seven years without doing something special..
So the mayor decided to …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/15/18
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More than 2,000 bank employees, family members, and local leaders converged at the Citizens Bank Campus off Greenville Avenue in Johnston Saturday for an open house tour of the more than …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/15/18
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In the 1999 comedy “Office Space,” the main protagonist Peter Gibbons struggles to exist in a bleak corporate landscape while working as a low-level programmer in a large, fictional tech …
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2/15/18
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Seventy percent of jobs in Rhode Island require more training and education than a high school diploma alone, yet only 45 percent of Rhode Islanders have any type of college degree. As the states education
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By Ken Wagner and Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier
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2/12/18
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The Pilgrim Patriots boys’ basketball team rallied back from a slow start and beat the Johnston Panthers, 70-58, Friday night on the road.
Senior and Bryant College baseball commit Matt Woods …
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By Ryan D. Murray
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2/12/18
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Few people, if any, would dispute the theory that “Diane Walsh is one of the most beloved school librarians anywhere.”
“Diane’s energy about reading is contagious,” said Connie …
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2/11/18
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Editor's note: As a member of the First Paris Church in Weston, Mass., Rachel composed and read this Faith Statement to her congregation. To be honest, it's kind of hard for me to put this into words. All my life I've been so
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Rachel Elizabeth Carson
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2/10/18
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Add the title of StormReady to the Town of Johnston’s list of keeping citizens protected and informed of impending weather related incidents that threatens life, limb and property.
Rhode Island …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/10/18
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It takes a lot to overwhelm Christina Rondeau. After all, the Johnston businesswoman has won numerous kick-boxing and boxing championships and is a member of Martial Arts Hall of Fame. There's proof everywhere inside Rondeau's Kickboxing
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/9/18
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Gentian Garden Club
The Gentian Garden Club will hold their February meeting on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at the North Scituate Community House, 546 West Greenville Road, Rt. 116, North Scituate. Their …
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2/9/18
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The students of Brown Avenue School were treated with visits by several local celebrities last Thursday as they celebrated World Read Aloud Day.
“As a reading specialist at Brown Ave., I wanted …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/9/18
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The Ferri Middle School girls’ and boys’ basketball teams recently honored their eighth-grade players, holding special pre-game ceremonies at their respective final regular-season home …
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2/9/18
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DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Patrolman Adam Parkinson along with several members of the department responded to 776 Hartford Avenue on February 1 around 11:45 a.m. in reference to a disturbance at the …
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2/9/18
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More than 150 people turned out last Saturday to celebrate the life of Rachel Elizabeth Carson, the 18-year-old Johnston High School senior who passed away on January 14 following a brief illness. …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/9/18
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By THOMAS GREENBERG All 39 cities and towns in the state are now recognized as storm ready" by the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA). Rhode Island becomes the first state in the country to have all"
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By Thomas Greenberg
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2/9/18
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By JOHN HOWELL The last days of December and the first days of the New Year were painfully cold, with temperatures hovering around zero. At least for the foreseeable future, such temperatures aren't in the forecast. But that doesn't mean natural gas
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By John Howell
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2/8/18
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The Johnston/North Providence Co-op boys’ hockey team snapped its four-game losing streak with a commanding, 6-0 shutout of Narragansett/Chariho Co-op at URI’s Brad Boss Arena on Saturday …
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Matt Metcalf
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2/8/18
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“Ricky was really looking down upon us today,” Stephen W. Placella said Sunday afternoon. “The response from this year’s dinner has been absolutely unbelievable … overwhelming to a …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/18
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By PETE FONTAINE
Like some people, Vince Baccari is cautiously optimistic about the New England Patriots chances in Sunday’s Super Bowl 52.
Baccari, who serves as Johnston’s …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/2/18
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In the rough and tumble world of kickboxing and grueling fitness workouts, Christina Rondeau always shines.
Friday night, however, the highly-decorated world champion and Johnston businesswoman …
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By Pete Fontaine
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2/1/18
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