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Johnston’s Amazon won’t open in 2023. That’s confirmed.
Now the launch has been pushed to a mystery date in 2024.
Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. expects the …
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The giant blue banner across the building seeks new managers. The pay starts at more than $20 per hour.
Raising Cane’s pledges to open its first Ocean State location to start the New Year.
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/9/23
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Johnston voters may decide on a $40 million flood bond to fund stormwater management and sewer upgrades in the wake of four major flood events over the past year.
On Feb. 12, Johnston Town …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/23/24
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Over the past year, Johnston's Town Hall Plaza was vacated and gutted.
While construction seems to have slowed at the site, a nationwide retailer may be considering the empty strip mall for its …
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By RORY SCHULER
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11/9/23
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Johnston’s primary seat in the state Senate will stay empty until after the November election.
Sen. Frank Lombardo III, a Democrat representing District 25 (Johnston) since 2010, died …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/28/24
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Elementary legislators
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On Nov. 1, fifth graders at Brown Avenue Elementary School went on a tour of the Rhode Island State House, and held a mock session in the House of Representatives chambers, and Student Council …
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11/8/12
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Students take top honors in statewide safety contest
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Five students from St. Rocco School were finalists, with two of them winning top slots in a statewide safety contest.
Eighth graders Naja Sasa, Michael Bittner and Daniella Ferranti, and …
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11/8/12
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Forand bazaar a neighborhood tradition
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On Saturday, Nov. 3, a steady stream of shoppers and diners made their way in and out of the Community Room at Aime J. Forand, a development of the Johnston Housing Authority. The annual bazaar has …
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11/8/12
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The “non-renewal” list included the names of 40 Johnston educators.
“Special Educator, Ferri Middle School … Guidance Counselor at Barnes School … Math Teacher, …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/6/24
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Teachers and
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administrators from around the state will gather on Wednesday, March 13 at Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown, for ENVISIONING A NEW ERA (THE VAPE-FREE …
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3/8/24
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Find all your Holiday Bazaars and social events here!
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11/4/13
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Students from 15 Ocean State high schools struck gold, silver and bronze in the 41st annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon held Sunday at Bryant University.
“We ran out of medals,” …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/8/24
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Falling into Autumn
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Meg Fraser
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9/22/11
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The Rhode Island Historical Society will commemorate Black History Month with a full slate of programs in February highlighting the achievements and impact of Black Rhode Islanders, as well as the …
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1/25/24
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The intense heat of the summer of 2022 affected water quality in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams throughout Rhode Island, as well at sites in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. But 2023 was …
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2/29/24
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Warwick and Cranston police officers attended training courses run by an organization now banned in nine states for its advocacy of unethical policing strategies and discriminatory rhetoric.
The …
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
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2/29/24
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Strolling for a better ‘Tomorrow’
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Looking for a better 'Tomorrow'
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5/2/12
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A shadow has been cast on Green Development’s solar project plans in Johnston.
The opposition was nervous. A rumor had circulated through the ranks of Stop Johnston Solar (SJS) that the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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2/1/24
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Judge Francis “Frank” X. Flaherty carried a pair of huge sealed cardboard boxes into Warwick City Hall’s subterranean conference room.
Flaherty, a former Warwick Mayor and …
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By JOHN HOWELL & RORY SCHULER
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3/7/24
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