By JACOB MARROCCO The Rhode Island Republican Party chose former East Greenwich Town Council President Sue Cienki as its next chair during an election at the Marriott Omni Hotel in Providence on Saturday. Cienki was one of four candidates running for more

Celebrate our world at Party for the Planet at Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, April 16 and 17. This year's event will highlight the Zoo's conservation and animal care while also giving guests the opportunity to join the zoo in engaging more

By PETE FONTAINE There's a rather warm and wonderful love story still unfolding inside Suite 10 at 1450 Place on Atwood Avenue in Johnston. It involves two enthusiastic entrepreneurs, young business owners who only opened their doors a few months back more

By MERI R. KENNEDY Tomorrow Fund Stroll The Tomorrow Fund Stroll will mark its 17th year on Sunday, April 7, at Garden City Center in Cranston. Check-in begins at 8:45 a.m. and the stroll takes place at 10 a.m., with festivities continuing until noon. more

By PETE FONTAINE The St. Joseph's Table at Our Lady of Grace Church has never been more full than it was late Saturday afternoon inside Fioretti Hall. It was Our Lady of Grace's annual St. Joseph's Day celebration, which is usually held on March 19. It more

By JACOB MARROCCO Dozens of Brown Avenue Elementary School students piled into the cafeteria on Thursday morning for a special visit from Mayor Joseph Polisena, who had a message for them as part of National Nutrition Month. It's important to stay away" more

The Police Log is a digest of reports provided by the Johnston Police, Rhode Island State Police and other departments. DUTY TO STOP On March 19, Patrolman Merrick A. Cook responded to a report of a hit-and-run incident involving a RIPTA bus and another more

By JACOB MARROCCO Deanne Gagne is no stranger to overcoming the odds. Gagne was born with cerebral palsy, and doctors did not give her a high chance of survival. That was prior to starting work as a coordinator for Advocates in Action, the state's more

By JACOB MARROCCO Johnston Public Schools Superintendent Bernard DiLullo presented his proposed district budget plan for the coming fiscal year, totaling approximately $57.2 million, during a special School Committee workshop Tuesday night at Ferri more

By JACOB MARROCCO The Johnston Fire Department is continuing to seek donations for a firefighter and his family who lost their Glocester home in a fire last week. Local 1950 President Keith Calci told the Sun Rise Tuesday afternoon that the department more

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has filed a regulation proposing to raise camping fees for the first time since 2002. This would put these fees more in line with the rates charged by public and private campgrounds both in more

Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up seven cents this week, according to AAA Northeast. Since February 18, prices locally have jumped 24 cents per gallon. AAA's March 25 survey of prices in Rhode Island finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging more