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FAMILY CELEBRATION: Marcia Sprague (center) celebrates her 100th birthday surrounded by family at the Briarcliffe Retirement & Assisted Living facility. (Johnston SunRise photos by Ryan Doherty)
Celebration of her Century — Marcia Sprague of Johnston turns 100
She grew up in Providence and graduated from Mount Pleasant High School. She shares a birth year with Jimmy Carter, Marlon Brando and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. When she was born, a … more
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LAST YEAR’S RUN: Goodfellas Motorcycle Club President Derek Duffy stood behind the club’s philanthropic donor Bruno Ramieri and organizer Cal Calabro during registration for the group’s 7th annual run.
Goodfellas start their engines for 8th annual Johnston bike run
It would be a difficult task to find another group of motorcyclists with the same passion, dedication and generosity for raising money to fight childhood cancer as Johnston’s Goodfellas … more
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IN PRINT: Johnston resident Louis B. Ribezzo Jr. recently published his first novel “Roadkill,” a horror-suspense thriller following the haunting adventures of Daniel Lewis, a truck driver and former U.S. Marine.
In debut novel 'Roadkill,' Johnston author Louis B. Ribezzo Jr. tackles the unknown
Johnston resident Louis B. Ribezzo Jr. recently published his first novel “Roadkill,” a horror-suspense thriller following the haunting adventures of Daniel Lewis, a truck driver and … more
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TOWN CHAMPS: The Russo Law team after winning the Johnston Town Championship. (Submitted photos)
Russo Law wins Town Championship
Russo Law, coached by Gary Rianna, John Amaral and Joseph Lopez, won the 2024 Johnston Jr/Sr League Town Championship. In the best-of-3 championship series, Russo Law swept its opponent Johnston PD, … more
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OCEAN STATE HALLWAYS: The hallways inside the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Johnston are lined with more than 130 oversized color prints featuring Ocean State landmarks.
A LOOK INSIDE: Johnston’s new hospital
Two of the 50 private rooms inside the new hospital across Hartford Avenue from Amazon will cater specifically to morbidly obese patients. Inside the pair of specialized rooms await a … more
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Rambo
Rambo
Listen up!! This boy is all ears and ready to listen to the sounds of a happy forever home! Rambo is a playful pup, just over a year old so fun puppy energy. He likes other playful pups, no kitties … more
Hospitalized Cranston man faces multiple charges after 39 West shooting
Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula. Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama. The drama escalates … more
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Johnston Police Department
Johnston Police respond to fatal crash on Hartford Avenue
A Greenville woman died from injuries suffered in a crash on Hartford Avenue during heavy rain on Thursday night. Around midnight, Thursday, July 18, Johnston Police responded to the vicinity of … more
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SIGNS AGAINST CHANGE: Keri Dennison-Leidecker, who lives at 200 Shun Pike, noted all the yellow signs around the proposed site. “Notably, the signs displayed throughout our entire neighborhood express a collective sentiment against this development,” she told the Johnston Planning Board last week.
Shun Pike single-family homeowners in Johnston square off against affordable housing condo developer
They learned to live with the solar fields and sky-scraping windmills. But 32 condos — 16 restricted to low- and moderate-income households, and 16 market rate units —neighbors … more
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EMPTY REGISTERS: On Tuesday evening, the Stop & Shop at 11 Commerce Way in Johnston was nearly empty, except for employees. The grocery store chain announced last week that the store will be one of 32 “underperforming stores by year-end.”
Johnston’s Stop & Shop chopped
On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., the long row of registers at Stop & Shop in Johnston was empty. There were clearly more employees than customers in the store. By early November, the … more
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Ken
Ken
Attention Husky lovers!! This handsome boy appropriately named Ken because he is a doll, is ready to join your family! Ken is a year and a half old with the brightest blue eyes you've ever seen! He … more
CHECKING THINGS OUT: Beltone Cranston Hearing Care Practitioner Sara Andreozzi, looking at a patient’s ear
Hearing aids helping to increase life expectancy
For many, hearing aids are necessary to communicate. The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California did a study on the effect of hearing loss in relation … more
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DOMINATING MYRTLE: The Gershkoff 14-U team last week at Myrtle Beach. (Submitted photo)
Gershkoff wins at nationals
The Gershkoff/Top Notch Lightning Elite 14-U baseball team traveled down to Myrtle Beach for the Youth Baseball Nationals Tournament series, and came back champions. The tournament included the top … more
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NO CONTEST: Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach property.
Warwick City Councilwoman pleads no contest, gets a year suspended sentence and probation
Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach … more
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Susana Cuellar-Daza
Johnston Republican Town Committee member reappointed to town's BOC
A member of the Johnston Republican Town Committee has been reappointed to the town’s election board. “We are delighted to announce that the Johnston Town Council had unanimously … more
SIG PARTY: From left to right, attendees at the Johnston Republican Town Committee (JRTC) Candidates’ Signature Party included: Dr. Steven Corvi for CD2; Lauren Colannino; Sandra Taylor, Chair of the JRTC; Walter “Otto” Thierfelder; Karin Silva Gorman for SD25; Richard Fascia for State Rep District 42; Peter Trementozzi III for State Rep District 44; and Nicola “Nick” Grasso for State Rep District 43.
Johnston Republican Town Committee sponsors Candidates’ Signature Party
On Saturday, July 6, the Johnston Republican Town Committee (JRTC) held a Candidates’ Signature Party at Brewed Awakenings, Cherry Hill for the Republican candidates running for office. … more
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All eyes on RI state office for Johnston voters
This November’s election won’t lead to many changes — if any — to Johnston’s Town Council and School Committee. Only one candidate, Karen A. Paquin (I), is … more
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OVER THAT HILL, BUT KEPT GOING: Senator Jack Reed (left) shakes hands with Henry Polichetti, the second oldest veteran in the country and oldest veteran in Rhode Island. He turned 109 years young last week. Below, the pair share a laugh. (Cranston Herald photos by Barbara Polichetti)
BORN ON THE THIRD OF JULY
Special to the Herald “Don’t make a fuss — it’s just another day.” That was my dad’s comment just before his birthday last week, but we couldn’t … more
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T.F. Green sets screening record over July 4 weekend
T.F. Green Airport saw its largest number of people traveling through security checkpoints of 2024 on July 7. The airport saw 8,260 individuals screened, according to Transportation … more
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Johnny Gosselin
JLL All-Stars wrap up district races
The Johnston Little League All-Star teams wrapped up their summers this past week as they fell in their respective district brackets. The JLL 12’s fell to North Providence 12-0 on Tuesday night … more
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