Johnston Sun Rise

The Johnston Little League Senior All-Stars.

The Johnston Little League senior team recently took home the District 1 Championship when it defeated Cranston East in back-to-back games. Johnston picked up a 10-3 win in Game 1. Dylan … more

By ALEX SPONSELLER | 7/7/22

WARM WELCOME: Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena presents an Official Town of Johnston Commendation to Jim Hallenbeck, owner-operator of Broadway Tire located at 1307 Hartford Ave. and is joined by his son Town Council Vice President Joseph Polisena Jr. during the recent ribbon cutting ceremony.

Broadway Tire opens in Johnston

It was vintage Mayor Joseph Polisena on a recent Thursday morning at 1307 Hartford Ave. in Johnston. Although rain was coming down in buckets, as the old adage goes, Polisena declared … more

By PETE FONTAINE | 7/7/22

Johnston Police Log, June 30, 2022

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following police log information has been taken from public record police incident and arrest reports provided by the Johnston Police Department. more

7/7/22

LOCAL MVP: Procter & Gamble’s VP of Grooming, North America, John Claughton (far left), Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft and Patriots and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Tippett congratulate Michael Crawley of Cranston, for being selected as a 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award winner. During the June 8 luncheon, the Kraft family, the Patriots Foundation and Gillette awarded $275,000 in grants to 26 New England nonprofits. The Freiderich’s Ataxia Research Alliance received a $10,000 grant in honor of Crawley’s volunteer efforts.

Patriots donate $10,000 to Johnston native’s cause; best friend wins Community MVP Award

He lost his best friend to Freiderich’s Ataxia (FA) a year ago. Vowing to continue the fight they waged together, Michael Crawley kept plugging away, and helped Matthew DiIorio’s … more

By RORY SCHULER | 7/5/22

Pair indicted on multiple felony counts following fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Warwick

Police say they found 30-year-old Aramis Segura hiding under his girlfriend’s bed following the fatal New Year’s Eve crash that claimed the life of an East Greenwich … more

RORY SCHULER | 6/29/22

Johnston High students: 'Let’s save lives!'

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 … more

By Talia Laflamme/Special to the Sun Rise | 6/24/22

NEW GARAGE: Johnston plans to build new garages for DPW, police and fire vehicles with the bulk of nearly $9 million in ARPA funds.

How will Johnston spend nearly $9 million in ARPA funds?

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 … more

By RORY SCHULER | 6/24/22

CUT A RUG: The Johnston State Pre-K classroom at Over the Rainbow Learning Center celebrated the end of the school year during a show for family and friends on June 17. Youngsters took turn break-dancing.

LITTLE DIPLOMAS: Johnston's Over the Rainbow Pre-K class celebrates graduation with break-dancing

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 … more

By RORY SCHULER | 6/23/22

SUPER STAFF: Among the many teachers and staff that made the last day of Winsor Hill School’s 2021-2022 year special was: Susan Parillo, Judy Centracchio, Donna Pingitore, Margy Aiello, Nicole Moccia, Melinda Izzo, Dina Needham and Doreen Hudson.

A special last day of school at Winsor Hill in Johnston

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 … more

By PETE FONTAINE | 6/23/22

RIBBON SNIPPED: BBBSRI Chief Financial Officer Jack Blatchford, Johnston state Rep. Deborah Fellela, and Johnston Town Councilwoman Lauren Garzone attended the ribbon-cutting for a new donation center at 629 Killingly St. in Johnston.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island opens new donation centers in Johnston and Cranston

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 … more

6/23/22

KIND KIDS: Winsor Hill students Owen Botelho (left), took second place in the school’s Friendship Poster Contest while Finley Shavlier was first and Noah Guimmaraes placed third.

Johnston's Winsor Hill becomes ‘Kindness Certified School’

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 … more

By PETE FONTAINE | 6/17/22

SENIORS NO MORE: Around 147 Johnston graduates flipped their tassels last Friday night. The Johnston Senior High School Class of 2022 celebrated commencement during a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence.

JOHNSTON SENIOR HIGH CLASS OF 2022: Dandelions and Terminators … Embracing the future

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 … more

By RORY SCHULER | 6/17/22

BANNERS UNITED: Members of Warwick’s Tri-City Elks Lodge held flags from throughout the American experience. From the original “Stars & Stripes” to an “MIA/POW” flag, patriotism was on full display during the Flag Day ceremony held at the Johnston Senior Center.

‘Cause I’m mighty proud of that ragged old flag’

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 … more

By RORY SCHULER | 6/15/22

Chargers upset Panthers

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 … more

By ALEX SPONSELLER | 6/13/22

TOO SOON: Joseph Pingitore III passed away suddenly last October at the tender age of 60 years.

Vintage Haulers remember late leader at Johnston truck show

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 … more

By PETE FONTAINE | 6/9/22

LAW DAY: Rhode Island Superior Court Associate Justice Joseph A. Montalbano, Johnston Town Council Vice President and mayoral candidate Joseph Polisena Jr., and Johnston Police Chief Joseph P. Razza stood in the Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School Library, facing a large group of civics students on Law Day last month.

Guns, cannabis discussed during Law Day event at Johnston middle school

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 … more

By RORY SCHULER | 6/9/22

CHALLENGE COIN: Col. Ron Barnes, Commander of the Pawtuxet Rangers, holds a challenge coin. Barnes presented a similar coin to Britain’s Consul General for New England Dr. Peter Abbott OBE, during an announcement event for an underwater search for the Gaspee’s remains. If Barnes challenges Abbott to show the coin while out for drinks, and Abbott can’t produce it, the tab’s on the Brits. If he challenges and Abbott produces the coin, drinks are on the Pawtuxet Rangers.

Johnston man serves as Gaspee Days Parade Grand Marshal

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 … more

By ALEX MALM | 6/9/22

GOODBYES: Specialist Connor Wood from Killingly, Connecticut, says goodbye before deployment. The Rhode Island National Guard hosted a departure ceremony for Alpha Company, 1-182nd Infantry Battalion, nicknamed “Attack” Company, at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Quonset Air National Guard Base on Memorial Day.

Rhode Island National Guard 'Attack Company' deploys to Southeast Asia

The Rhode Island National Guard hosted a departure ceremony for Alpha Company, 1-182nd Infantry Battalion, nicknamed “Attack” Company, at the Army Aviation Support Facility on Quonset Air … more

6/6/22

GRECO’S GRAND GROUP: ECC Teacher Linda Greco stands behind her all-day kindergarten class that put on an extraordinary event for upwards of 50 people, including proud parents, grandparents, friends and family members.

At Johnston’s ECC, ‘kindness is contagious’

The message “Kindness is Contagious” was everywhere inside Linda Greco’s well-decorated Early Childhood Center classroom. Those words were prominently displayed on a huge … more

By PETE FONTAINE | 6/6/22

Panthers playoff run ends in EP

The Johnston girls lacrosse team returned to the playoffs and would get a 9-5 win over Classical in the play-in game last week. Unfortunately for the Lady Panthers, their run would come to a close … more

By ALEX SPONSELLER | 6/3/22

June 10, 2023