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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The shipping, boating, commercial and recreational fishing industries have asked NOAA Fisheries and partners to identify new and better ways to track and avoid collisions with all large ocean …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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1/24/24
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2/14/24
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The Johnston boys basketball team rolled past Toll Gate 76-44 last week to extend its unbeaten record to 9-0, however, fell to Lincoln the following game to take its first league loss in a potential …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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1/24/24
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When in the wild as a picker, there is nothing more exciting (while simultaneously frustrating) than an estate sale. In all honesty, I personally hate them. The thought of waking up at 2:00am or even …
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2/28/24
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WARWICK SHOWCASE
SHE CAME TO ME * * * ½ (Quirky Black Dramady)
If you are tired of formula movies and want something that is just a bit outlandish, funny and …
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10/11/23
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To: Laura Saucier 2 Knollridge Dr North Smithfield RI. A public auction will be held at 100 South st Johnston RI on March 23,2024 at 900 am. The vehicle a 2004 Chevrolet 1GCJK33274F187656 belonging …
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3/14/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Redlining is widely thought of as the practice that prevailed in a lot of American cities in the mid-20th century, imposing racial segregation and depriving worthy borrowers of the …
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10/5/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: It’s an old political axiom: don’t help your opponent get a leg up in a campaign. That helps explain why CD1 Democrat Gabe Amo — who would have gone to the …
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10/11/23
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League Division I hockey season is also underway along with basketball. Division I hockey is always one of the most competitive fields in the whole sports season, but …
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12/7/23
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10/5/23
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After writing a few articles about our live-fire studies of Revolutionary War-era arms, one was shared on an archaeology social media page and a question was asked about flints: Were the flints being …
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3/6/24
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The defending Division II champion Johnston boys basketball team is back in action and gearing up to defend its title this winter season. The Panthers return some key players from last year’s …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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12/6/23
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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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The Johnston girls tennis team has been in the thick of a playoff hunt as it approaches the midway point of its regular season schedule and is eyeing not only a postseason berth, but a late-season …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/4/23
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