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 …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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10/25/23
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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.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/19/23
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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 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/19/23
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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 …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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10/19/23
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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 …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/18/23
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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 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/17/23
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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 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/12/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. Look for part three in next week’s edition. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/12/23
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Johnston resident and Italian-American Raena Calisi stood at the juncture of the tiny bridge and the small island in the center of the pond in War Memorial Park.
“He was an …
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/12/23
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If there is one football game a high school or collegiate team MUST WIN it is Homecoming! “Don’t want to disappoint the ol’ grads and alums” is a statement often tied to all …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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10/11/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a series looking at the newest iteration of the proposed Winsor Avenue solar farm. Look for part two in next week’s edition. The series is expected to conclude following the Nov. 2 continuation of the Zoning Board special use permit hearing.
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By RORY SCHULER
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10/5/23
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The Johnston girls tennis team has been in the thick of a playoff hunt as it approaches the midway point of its regular season schedule and is eyeing not only a postseason berth, but a late-season …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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10/4/23
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JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices.
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By Amanda Milkovits, Globe Staff
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9/28/23
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Providence College has announced that it is making a second gift of $100,000 to the Diocese of Providence Catholic School Office (CSO) to support Catholic education in Rhode Island through its …
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9/23/21
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St. Robert’s Bellarmine will be holding a Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 30 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
The church, at 1804 Atwood Ave., Johnston, would like to invite the public to the event, which …
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9/23/21
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Matthew Newell was playing on the St. Rocco School playground on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.
The carefree 9-year-old heard a teacher calling his name. The fourth-grader, wearing his …
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By RORY SCHULER
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9/17/21
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Our Lady of Grace Church’s annual feast and festival, which is named in honor of La Madonna della DiFesa, was a fun and food-filled event that featured many MVPs (Most Valuable Parishioners) …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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9/17/21
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Armed with 140-plus volunteers, “Team Our Lady of “Grace” will present the Roman Catholic Parish’s 101st LaMadonna della DiFesa Feast and Festival that officially opened last …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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9/10/21
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It’s a feast and festival unlike any other, an event that’s been going on for decades at Our Lady of Grace Church in Johnston. And it will be back beginning next Thursday, Sept. 9, and …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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9/3/21
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Team Saint Rocco’s 81st Feast and Festival is now in the books and as Co-Chairman Richard Montella offered Monday afternoon: “This was one to remember; for as long as I have records, this …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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8/23/21
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