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CAT’S IN THE TRUCK: Warwick resident and wildlife enthusiast Arthur Dunn spotted this dead bobcat on the side of Interstate 295 in Johnston. He picked it up to take to RI DEM scientists, hoping they could learn something about the animal. Bobcat sightings are on the rise in Rhode Island, and researchers are looking into the reasons why.
RI DEM: ‘Bobcat sightings are a rare and exciting event’
Driving through Johnston, Art Dunn looked left to the breakdown lane and his gaze met the animal’s dead eyes. It was a bobcat, freshly killed by a passing vehicle; intact and mostly … more
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WHICH CAME FIRST: Adam Baffoni holds one of his six pet hens. He was gifted a half-dozen baby chicks by a few fraternity boys. The six chicks bloomed into two Rhode Island Reds, two Barred Rock hens and a pair of Leghorns.
Counting chickens before they hatch
In 1935, Giuseppe Baffoni founded a chicken farm in the heart of Johnston, and 88 years later his great grandson’s still tending the flock. Adam Baffoni walked out his farm store and down … more
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EGG-CEPTIONAL: Baffoni Poultry Farm in Johnston has several more than century-old two-story chicken houses. The farm has about 20,000 chickens. Of those, around 7-8,000 are egg-laying hens, according to owner Adam Baffoni. The chickens lay approximately 3-4,000 eggs per day.
Waiting for the market to crack
You can still get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant – but you might pay a slight upcharge for eggs. "This is the first time in quite a while that we’ve had to raise menu prices,” said owner Catherine Fonesca (the titular Alice is her dog).  “In this business, you just have to go with the flow as prices bounce on eggs, meat, coffee – everything, really.” more
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FOUNDING FATHERS: Signing Local 1950’s fist Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Town of Johnston were, from left, Secretary-Treasurer William Almeida, Vice President Stanley Heywood, Town Administrator and later Mayor Ralph aRusso, President Clayton Quick and Richard DiBenedeto.
From 8 to 89: Looking back at Johnston’s Local 1950 Firefighters Union
Back on March 16, 1970, eight men founded and signed Local 1950’s first-ever contract with the Town of Johnston. Since then, the Johnston Association of Firefighters Local 1950, which is … more
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GET IN LINE:  More than a dozen Johnston residents lined up, all speaking in favor of a town ordinance intended to pause solar development in Johnston’s residential neighborhoods. A motion was made by Town Council Member Robert J. Civetti, but died for lack of a second. The entire audience booed the decision and mocked the council members who would not second the motion. Without a motion, the council did not vote on the ordinance.
Shining sunlight on Johnston’s solar projects
Solar projects have created a dark fissure in Johnston. On one side of the issue, whole blocks of Johnston residents have banded together to fight solar expansion in their mostly rural … more
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NEW JUDGES: Joseph Polisena Jr. swore in three judges on Inauguration Night, Jan. 9: Judge of the Johnston Municipal Court, David aRusso; Frank Manni as Auxiliary Judge; and Priscilla Facha DiMaio, Probate Judge. Town Council member Robert Civetti is seated on the right, watching the oath delivered following his vote against the appointment of aRusso, now-former Judge Jacqueline M.  Grasso’s replacement.
Johnston judge swap follows political split
“Judge Jackie” is no longer on the bench. In Johnston, your robe may hang by a thread if your father holds the wrong sign on Primary Day. “I’ve got just one … more
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Johnston Police Department
‘Overtired’ Amazon worker, asleep behind the wheel, charged with DUI
An Amazon construction site worker was arrested after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his vehicle, stopped in the middle of a Johnston road. Around 6 a.m., Dec. 16, Johnston Patrolman … more
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GET IN LINE:  More than a dozen Johnston residents lined up, all speaking in favor of a town ordinance intended to pause solar development in Johnston’s residential neighborhoods. A motion was made by Town Council Member Robert J. Civetti, but died for lack of a second. The entire audience booed the decision and mocked the council members who would not second the motion. Without a motion, the council did not vote on the ordinance.
Johnston solar ordinance dies for lack of second
For just a moment Tuesday night, Town Council chambers fell silent. Town Council Member Robert J. Civetti made a motion to approve an ordinance crafted to temporarily halt solar development in … more
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NEW MAYOR: Joseph Polisena Jr. took the oath of office on the evening of Monday, Jan. 9, becoming Johnston’s new mayor. His father, the now former mayor, swore-in the mayor-elect. His mother adjusted his boutonniere prior to the ceremony.
Introducing Johnston's new Mayor Joseph Polisena
A standing room-only crowd estimated at more than 450 people packed the Johnston High School auditorium to see long-time Mayor Joseph Polisena pass the town’s leadership torch to his son, … more
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Johnston Police Department
AG: Jury finds Johnston man guilty of physically abusing 4-month-old son in 2017
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Thursday morning that a Johnston man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of physically abusing his four-month-old son in … more
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COUNCIL UPDATE: Then Johnston Police Deputy Chief Mark Vieira (who has since been sworn in as Chief) and Major Matthew G. LeDuc (now Deputy Chief), attended the Dec. 12 Town Council meeting to announce progress in the move toward body-worn cameras (BWCs) in Johnston. Former Mayor Joseph M. Polisena introduced them during the meeting, to announce the expected rollout of body-worn cameras for officers patrolling Johnston.
Johnston police receive first body-worn cameras
The technology is starting to arrive, and soon Johnston police expect to be recording interactions with the public while on duty. By April, uniform-worn cameras may be rolling and the state will … more
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I THINK I CAN: Bernie Pavia kneels down to play with his trainset in his newly remodeled living room. The Korean War veteran’s Johnston home was nearly totaled when a tree fell on it last Christmas. A small group of dedicated workers helped salvage the house, and Pavia’s spirit.
Packed with memories, veteran’s Johnston home saved
Earlier this week, Bernard “Bernie” Pavia kneeled down to play with his trainset. He laid the track out in a circle at the trunk of his bright white Christmas tree, and crawled up … more
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