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The Johnston Little League Expos team took home the league Majors championship back in June, and they haven’t slowed down as they recently headed to town hall to make an appearance with Mayor …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/31/24
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The CLCF-CWLL softball team stole just about every sports-related headline in Rhode Island this week, and for good reason.
For the first time since 2015, a Rhode Island team will be representing …
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7/31/24
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The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament ended Sunday, July 28 with a winning striped bass measuring 47.5-inch caught by Chris Benin of team “Vamoose.” For the second year in a row, …
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7/31/24
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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, …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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7/24/24
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It was great to hear Thursday that bonito had arrived. Jeff Sullivan of Lucky Bait & Tackle, Warren, said, “We now have bonito being caught off Newport and I understand they are pretty good …
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7/24/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League football schedules have been released for the upcoming season, and although I will be diving in much deeper as we get closer, I do have a few initial thoughts, …
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7/24/24
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There is still time to register for the Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament which takes place within the 3-mile limit around Block Island.
“We made online registration easy and there …
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7/17/24
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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 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/17/24
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Monday night marked the annual Major League Baseball Home Run Derby and Tuesday was the All-Star Game. For those who know me, I cannot stand these antiquated traditions.
I was weary of writing …
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7/17/24
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This week marks my return from paternity leave. My wife and I welcomed our second child to the world on June 21. Reese, our baby girl, was 7 pounds, 0.5 ounces and arrived happy and healthy at 1:16 …
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7/11/24
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The Renegade Wrestling Alliance returned to the Johnston Indoor Rec Center to hold its annual charity event in front of a packed house, raising money for Special Olympics RI. Climbing through the …
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7/10/24
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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 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/10/24
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On June 27, 29 and July 2 Atlantic Right Whales were spotted by offshore wind farm observers and via the Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey. These sightings have kicked in voluntary slow …
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7/10/24
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The Edgewood Sailing School in Cranston is set for another busy summer as it looks to provide top-notch instruction and opportunities to sailors old and new.
The school recently began its youth …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/4/24
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Last week I volunteered at the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers fishing camp and wrote about it below. While giving campers my standard safety talk when they boarded my vessel it reminded me of how …
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7/4/24
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The Rhode Island Interscholastic League held a banquet as the RI Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association unveiled its postseason awards for this past spring season and many locals were recognized. …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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7/4/24
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Tom Brady will be entering the booth in the upcoming NFL season as he signed a contract to be an analyst for Fox Sports.
It seemed like the general public was skeptical of the deal. Sure, …
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7/3/24
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On Saturday, Johnston native Nick Raposo was called up to make his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Raposo was …
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By GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the Herald
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6/27/24
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NOAA’s recreational catch and effort program, the Marine Recreational Information program (MRIP), engaged a major effort to reinvent itself earlier this year with a envisioning process. …
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6/26/24
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In recent news, the Florida High School Athletics Association voted to approve athletes to profit from NIL, becoming the 36th state to do so.
For those not familiar with what I am talking about, …
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6/26/24
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