Like many children on summer vacation before them, Isabella Parrillo and Alyssa Alviti set up a lemonade stand this week. But instead of reaping the benefits for themselves, the friends decided to … more

With sea gulls swooping to take crackers she had spilled on the ground at Conimicut Point in Warwick Sunday evening, Morgan Johnson felt like flying herself. Her brother, Garen, was ready to try it, too. And their mom, Jamie, whose hand is pictured, was ready to see they had a soft landing. The family is from Johnston. more

Eileen Fuoco made the rounds at St. Rocco Feast Thursday, greeting constituents with one hand, the other arm wrapped around her grandson Kyle. This part of politics – talking to constituents – is … more

The hours are counting down until 12:01 a.m. Sunday, at which time Johnston will no longer send mutual aid rescue calls into the city of Providence. At the end of May, Mayor Joseph Polisena, … more

The Johnston Senior Center was filled with people and the sounds of Vini Ames, who belted out familiar tunes that Fats Domino and Dion made famous. Meanwhile, a host of volunteer staffers, headed by … more

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 20,000 people in Rhode Island and 5 million in the United States. It cannot be prevented, cured or slowed. But a new registry at Rhode Island Hospital funded … more

Rhodes on the Pawtuxet was filled with motivational breast cancer survivors, uplifted community members and about 100 pink balloons during an inspirational kickoff breakfast for the American Cancer … more

For the third consecutive year, Johnston resident Aimee Marsland and her closest friends, known as the Pink Wolfpack, walked 60 miles in three days and raised $13,800 for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for … more

The run raises money for Meeting Street School … more

The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Parks and Recreation will administer surf and non-surf lifeguard certification tests, beginning on Aug. 6, to certify lifeguards for the year … more