There was a unique and unusual pre-holiday happening last Thursday inside Mayor Joseph Polisena Stadium in Johnston.
First, dozens of Johnston High School students paid $1 — a big buck as …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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4/21/22
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“In your Easter bonnet, with all the thrills upon it,” so starts Irving Berlin’s legendary song, “you’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.”
Those words …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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4/21/22
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It’s tough being a kid. In 2022, experts warn, it seems to be getting tougher.
As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, and we approach the endemic stage, mental health …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/20/22
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By PETE FONTAINE
The Johnston Memorial Cancer Events Memorial Golf Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, May 7 at famed Connecticut National …
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4/14/22
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On Monday, Jan. 31, the Johnston Prevention Coalition was one of 178 community coalitions honored during a graduation ceremony at CADCA’s (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) 32nd Annual …
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4/14/22
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Storm clouds rolled across the sky Tuesday, and fat droplets started to fall on the windshield of Johnston Police Officer Matt Leveillee’s sport utility cruiser.
He was watching the traffic …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/14/22
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The debate on whether to allow the demolition of 325 acres of woodlands and former farmland for the construction of solar panels in five residential neighborhoods has been myopically and …
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Wayne J. Forrest, of Johnston
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4/14/22
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At 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2021, a Johnston Senior Center employee tried starting one of the center’s transportation vans, but it made a loud, unusual noise.
Upon inspecting the undercarriage, …
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By ALEX MALM and RORY SCHULER
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4/14/22
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“B-I-N-G-O!”
That’s the name of an ageless game of chance with cards and numbered squares — played by people of all ages in countless social settings — and often …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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4/14/22
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Every child is unique; every human being distinctive.
People, however, don’t always celebrate our differences.
Johnston children’s book author Katie Hevey hopes a tale about a …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/13/22
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UPDATED: The Johnston School Department needs nearly $1.4 million to balance next year’s budget.
Last year, facing a similar situation, Johnston Town Council approved a tax hike.
How will Johnston balance the school budget this year?
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/8/22
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The Johnston Zoning Board has decided to postpone a decision on five new solar fields in town.
The board was set to weigh the merits of a special use application by Cranston-based Green …
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By RORY SCHULER
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4/8/22
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