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SENATOR ANDREW DIMITRI
Dimitri’s animal abuse bill advances
As a lawyer who does prosecutorial work for a couple of communities, state Senator Andrew Dimitri says that the some of the most disturbing cases he sees involve animal abuse. He says it always …
Members of the Johnston Police Department gave some wheelchair users a hand – and made sure they stayed under the speed limit.
Walk With Cops hits stride in the park again
You don’t need a badge to walk the beat. At least not when you’re on a Walk With Cops. The annual program, hosted by the Johnston Police Department since 1995, has been inviting …
Rhonda Brewster, second from right, advocated alongside other activists at the State House for stricter gun storage laws following her son’s death.
Bill would rename safe firearms storage law
After losing their son to gun violence in 2022, two Johnston parents dedicated themselves to advocating for stricter gun storage regulations. Now, a year after Rhode Island passed the Safe Storage …
Johnston Senior High School Top 10
LUCAS ANDERSON Submitted photo #1 Lucas Anderson (Valedictorian) Future Plans (education) : Undergraduate: (Triple Major) …
Brenda Reid of Pawtucket, Melanie Loesch of Glocester, Sharon Gentry of Glocester & OSDRI Staff Member George Luttge (Left to Right) joined Operation Stand Down Rhode Island’s Executive Director Erik B. Wallin to present to OSDRI a donation of $60,816.75.
OSDRI receives $60k donation
On Thursday, June 12, Operation Stand Down Rhode Island received a donation totaling over $60,000 from the former Smithfield Avenue Congregational Church, which sold its property earlier this year. …
Johnston Police Log
DRIVING WITH SUSPENDED LICENSE On May 29 at approximately 6:22 p.m. during a fixed post on Killingly Street, Officer Matthew Murphy observed a maroon Honda Accord traveling northbound on …