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The new Marian Mohr Library is one of the town buildings being affected by the insurance policy. Community groups face fee to use town buildings
As construction continues on the new Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library, community groups are facing unexpected costs at the library’s current Memorial Avenue facility. Based on a policy by the Rho...
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Mitigation workshop tackles town disaster priorities
On Monday, Aug. 30, the Johnston Senior Center will host the second in a series of Hazard Mitigation Workshops at 7 p.m. The center is located at 1291 Hartford Avenue. After the first meeting on ...
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Villa gets wings for family outing
The Villa at Saint Antoine in North Smithfield has planned a fall fundraising trip to South Deerfield, Mass., to visit Magic Wings Butterfly Museum and Yankee Candle. The trip is scheduled for Sa...
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A WITCHING READ: Andrew Theitic (center), who publishes “The Witches’ Almanac,” takes cover from the rain at the Project Pagan Pride Day in Johnston Memorial Park. He’s flanked by Don Walters (left) and Owen Roley (right). Johnston Memorial Park bewitched by Pagan Pride
There were a host of exhibitors who set up their wares underneath canopy-covered booths that filled much of rain-soaked Johnston War Memorial Park on Sunday. Underneath one such canopy stood a C...
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Citizens gets area kids ready for school
by Meg Fraser
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With the first day of school just around the corner, Citizens Bank has distributed 6,000 backpacks filled with new school supplies to children around the state. Last week, more than 1,600 of them...
Church of Annunciation gears up to go Greek
by Pete Fontaine
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Some people call it a “rite of summer.” Others will say it’s an institution unlike any other, as far as ethnic food, drink and entertainment are concerned. And for the past quarter century, the...
Historical Society forced to cancel second annual Scavenger Hunt
by Pete Fontaine
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It was 10:45 on Sunday morning. Rain was coming down in buckets and the visibility was decreasing by the minute. Meanwhile, Christopher Martin, the corresponding secretary of the Johnston Histori...
Blood Center, Cold Stone 'Hope Cake' promotes donor education
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The Rhode Island Blood Center and Cold Stone Creameries have teamed up to promote hope throughout Rhode Island. The “Hope” cake is being offered by the Cold Stone Creameries in support of blood don...
24 Johnston students advance their education with Tri-Town
by Pete Fontaine
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“Helping people. Changing lives.” Those were the words that appeared on the cover of the Tri-Town Community Action Agency’s GED graduation program last week. It was an appropriate sentiment f...
Blue Cross looks to transform the way medicine does business
by Russell J. Moore
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Picture this: two doctors perform the same surgery on two different patients. One doctor performs the procedure perfectly, and the patient goes home happy a few days later. The other doctor, ho...
From humble beginnings, Silva makes robot a reality
by Patrick Trouve
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Your neighbor may have a dog or a cat, or any other average household pet. Your neighbors probably aren’t the Silvas. Joe and Christin Silva have a robot living with them in a shed alongside ...
Business and pleasure mix at After Hours
by Pete Fontaine
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How about a game of nine-ball? Eight ball partners, perhaps? How’s business? All of those queries will be answered tonight when the North Central Chamber of Commerce presents its August Busines...
Food Bank enters final summer stretch
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The Rhode Island Community Food Bank’s Summer Food Drive has entered its final stretch. With just four weeks remaining, the Food Bank is hoping for an additional push of donations that will help th...
Bus drivers ratify contract at First Student Metro West
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Bus drivers, aides, and monitors ratified their first contract at the First Student Metro West statewide yard. The bus yard workers, which formed a union with 1199 New England SEIU in November, mov...
Defenders of Animals honors their heroes
by Pam Tcath
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The Governor Sprague Mansion in Cranston was the setting last Saturday evening for the 16th Annual Homeless Animals’ Day and Candlelight Vigil. Dennis Tabella, director of Defenders of Animals,...
Civil War Living History Encampment set at Sprague Mansion
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Elisha Dyer Camp 7 Rhode Island Dept. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in cooperation with the Cranston Historical Society will hold a Civil War Living History Encampment on the grounds of t...


 
 

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