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Is anyone fighting for the ‘right to learn’ in RI?
Should Rhode Island’s children have a constitutional right to an education? The U.S. Constitution doesn’t actually guarantee Americans the right to an education, according to legal … more
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FROM JOHNSTON TO THE BOOT: Spirit of Hope founder Louis J. Spremulli poses with Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. following their review of the “Sister City” agreement with Panni, Foggia, Italy.
Two new mayors consider reinvigorated Sister City pledge
A group of Johnston residents planned a trip to Italy for a few weeks. Louis and Carla Spremulli and the group visited their hometown of Panni, Foggia, Italy. The Sister City was celebrated in 2015, … more
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A HIT WITH KIDS: Clad in his gold jacket, Alan Shawn Feinstein addresses Aldrich Junior High students in this photo from 2014. (Warwick Beacon photo)
$1M school program may be last Feinstein oversees
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and … more
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Alexia DiLorenzo
Panthers look to get job done
The Johnston girls soccer team is gearing up for another Division IV playoff run as it enters this week’s postseason as the second seed with a 10-2-1 record. Much of last year’s core … more
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CHARGED: Michael A. Jones, 33, of 25 Queen St., Cranston, was arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son on Halloween morning.
Child shot in Cranston, father arrested
A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist. The child was … more
Laney
Laney
Laney means "bright shining one" and she is just that! This young pup is just ten months old and has been happily living in a foster home but is really ready for her forever home! She plays well with … more
CHOOSE TO INCLUDE: Clockwise, from top left, Jonathan Jillah participates in Unified Field Day at Barnes Elementary School. Fifth- grader Michael D'Elia and first-grader Ayden Freeman created a heart puzzle piece project together to learn more about each other at Brown Elementary. The Special Olympics visited Ferri Middle School in March and the entire student body wore “Choose to Include” T-shirts to show their support. And at Johnston High, Unified Athlete Alexis Rivera and her teammate Ava Waterman, discuss the upcoming unified volleyball season schedule.
Johnston scores Unified School haul
Of the eight Rhode Island schools admitted to the “Class of 2023 National Banner Unified Champion Schools” list, four hail from Johnston. more
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PASSING TIME: Tri-County facilities director Joe Russo now helps maintain the Calef School, the same building where he attended the fifth grade. Here's the class photo from Miss Templeton’s class.
Tri-County breathes new life into an old Johnston school
The tiny backpack hooks are as empty as the hallways. Old classroom decorations still hang on the walls, crafted by students and teachers who’ve long since walked out of the building … more
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OCEAN STATE DATA: According to state data, only one in 10 Johnston MLL students are meeting or exceeding expectations in reading — and only one in 20 scored proficient in math.
Johnston’s MLL population soars
In 2015, Johnston schools counted just 113 multilingual learners (MLL) in the district. Eight years later, that number has more than doubled, to 270 MLL students in 2023, and that number continues to … more
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EMPTY-HANDED: Ken Block, left, talks with Warwick Rotary Club member Tony Bucci. He said after extensive research of voting data he concluded there was not a sufficient amount of voter fraud to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. (Warwick Beacon photo)
THE VOTING BLOCK
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s campaign paid a software engineer and former third party Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate $750,000 to scour the 2020 presidential election results … more
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The JHS Athletic Hall of Fame's 2023 class. (Photos by Pete Fontaine)
JHS inducts 42 Panthers into athletic HOF
As the classic credo that Johnston High School’s new athletic director Justin Erickson, who has pumped new life into the Blue and White’s storied sports program goes: “It’s a … more
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Jackie
Jackie
This beautiful girl is in search of a foster or forever home! Jackie is a two year old mixed breed who loves people and children. She is currently in a home with two other dogs, one she gets along … more
PACKED HOUSE: Residents packed the Johnston Senior Center last Thursday night. They’re back to fighting a large solar development once again proposed for a residential neighborhood in town.
When you don’t plan for solar, solar plans for you
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing. more
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Are we safer off now than when during the Cold War?
STORY OF THE WEEK: In 1997, when Jack Reed first joined the U.S. Senate, the Cold War had ended and 9/11 had not yet happened. A quarter-century later, the world is a very different place, with a … more
MEMORY LANES: Retired U.S. Army Sgt. John Tammelleo and Corp. Mario DeAngelis, both of Johnston, are bowling buddies and Vietnam War era veterans. On Sunday, they’ll be among 55 Ocean State veterans aboard a RI Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
BOWLING BUDDIES: Johnston men, both Vietnam veterans, make Honor Flight pilgrimage to memorial wall
The Johnston man, a Vietnam veteran, held a small scrap of paper up to the bowling alley’s fluorescent lights and neon. On the handwritten list he scrawled five names of friends who fought by … more
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RIDE has released of the 2023 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) results.
RICAS RESULTS: Student scores on the rise
The release of the 2023 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) scores saw improvements for Warwick to the tune of  a 4.3 percent improvement in math and a 2.1 percent improvement … more
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Andre Amato (Photos by Leo van Dijk/rhodyphoto.zenfolio.com)
JHS soccer building numbers, foundation
The Johnston boys soccer team is nearing the end of its regular season and has been grinding through a rebuilding year, fielding a roster with nine freshmen and 18 underclassmen overall, as well as … more
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Molly
Molly
Meet Momma Molly! This stunning girl was found outside with her kittens trying to fend for herself and them! Luckily, they were trapped and brought inside to a warm loving foster home where she … more
BEHIND BARS: Police have arrested and charged Ramon Abreu, 44, of Whittier Avenue, Providence, with a long list of charges following a shooting last week at City Limit Auto Sales on Hartford Avenue.
Task force and JPD nab alleged Johnston auto shop shooter
Johnston Police and the state's Violent Fugitive Task Force made an arrest in last Wednesday’s shooting at City Limit Auto Sales on Hartford Avenue. “Our main objective is to protect … more
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HAPPIER TIMES: Former Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Sr. and his son Joseph M. Polisena Jr. posed with then-Lt. Gov. Dan McKee at the younger Polisena’s first political fundraiser in 2019. McKee went on to become Rhode Island’s governor and Polisena succeeded his father as mayor. A fissure seems to have formed between the pair of former political allies and “family friends.”
The Mayor Vs. The Governor
When the mayor fights the governor, who wins? Probably not Johnston’s taxpayers. Hostilities have been building between the Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr., who has been in office … more
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