Johnston Senior High School is hosting its annual summer blood drive on June 28, from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The blood drive will take place in the school’s cafeteria. Our region is currently in a …
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By Talia Laflamme/Special to the Sun Rise
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6/24/22
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Johnston expects to receive nearly $9 million in federal funding following the pandemic.
How will the town spend the money? The short answer: three large garages and athletics field …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/24/22
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The youngsters took turn breakdancing.
They fed a hungry caterpillar.
They used their little diplomas as telescopes.
The Johnston State Pre-K classroom at Over the Rainbow Learning Center …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/23/22
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Something super special happened last Thursday morning on Theresa Street in Johnston.
When the nearly 400 students who attend Winsor Hill Elementary School — which was recently honored for …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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6/23/22
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The new locations — at 993 Oaklawn Ave. in Cranston and 629 Killingly St. in Johnston — provide a convenient place for local residents and community members to drop off their gently-used …
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6/23/22
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Many people will tell you that Johnston’s Winsor Hill Elementary School may have written “The Best Public School Story of the 2021-22 Academic Year.”
As proof, Dr. Amy Burns …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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6/17/22
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There was a time when a small mess of dandelions possessed the same potential as a patch of blooming roses.
As a little Winsor Hill Elementary School pupil, Glorianna Crichlow sat in the grass …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/17/22
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Perhaps the “Man in Black” summed it up best, when he sang his 1974 ballad “That Ragged Old Flag.”
“So we raise her up every morning,” sang …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/15/22
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The visiting No. 6 Chariho baseball team held off No. 2 Johnston 3-1 in the Division II Quarterfinals last Saturday at War Memorial Park to end the Panthers’ season.
Down 3-1, the Panthers …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/13/22
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Never before — at least not in recent memory — has an annual Ocean State Vintage Haulers event been filled with as much love, respect and memorials as there were during Sunday’s …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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6/9/22
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Earlier this year, Johnston Police heard rumors circulating around the school system, regarding possible drug use among high school students.
On Law Day, Johnston Police Chief Joseph P. Razza …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/9/22
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When Ron Barnes was a high school student at Cranston East, he marched in the Gaspee Day Parade as a member of the band. Since then, he has marched in the parade almost every year as a member of the …
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By ALEX MALM
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6/9/22
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