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CALENDAR CHANCE: Raffle tickets will be on sale until next Friday, Dec. 17.
Mark your calendars, and maybe you'll win big with the Johnston High Student Council raffle
‘Tis the holiday season once more and Johnston Senior High School’s Student Council is hosting its very first 12 days of Christmas calendar fundraiser! Every day, from Dec. 25 to Jan. … more
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FAREWELL AFTER FIVE DECADES: Johnston Police Chief Richard S. Tamburini announced in 2020 that he was retiring after more than 50 years of police work. Tamburini served as police chief in Johnston for 25 years. In his honor, the Johnston Police Headquarters will be renamed the "Richard S. Tamburini Public Safety Complex" in a Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021.
Johnston Police Headquarters will be renamed the 'Richard S. Tamburini Public Safety Complex'
The man gave 25 years of his life to ensuring the public safety of Johnston’s residents. On Saturday, the town will name its police station in his honor. “The dedication this … more
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DUTY PERFORMED, ABOVE AND BEYOND: Johnston Police Patrolmen Michael Protano and Christopher Rotella were honored recently and formally recognized with Community Service Awards for performing above and beyond the call of duty during the recent arrest of a wanted suspect. Johnston police extended “thanks to Bishop Femi Owoyemi and the entire congregation of Kingdom Lighthouse Church, for hosting the ceremony and recognizing the outstanding commitment of both officers,” in a statement on the department’s Facebook page.
ABOVE AND BEYOND: Johnston patrolmen honored for recent arrest
 Johnston Police Patrolmen Michael Protano and Christopher Rotella were honored recently  and formally recognized with Community Service Awards for performing above and beyond the call of … more
PROUD POP: Johnston Police Department Deputy Chief Mark Vieira is joined by his son, Anthony, who was called upon to give the Pledge of Allegiance for the recent Recognition of Excellence Awards Ceremony.
Johnston Police hold recognition night
The class and camaraderie of the Johnston Police Department surfaced in many ways last week inside the nearly-full multi-use room at the Senior Center on Hartford Avenue. From the time Chief … more
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GINGERBREAD STORIES: Ferri students have been asked to build a storybook inspired gingerbread house, using homemade gingerbread, store-bought gingerbread, foam or cardboard for the base. Students can use any kind of materials to decorate the house.
GINGERBREAD HOMESTEAD: Johnston middle schoolers design tasty tale-inspired tiny houses
Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School Librarian Ashley Wheaton and her students built a giant faux gingerbread house out of empty computer boxes salvaged from the school’s new laptops. “It … more
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SANTA STAFF: Toni-Ann Salzillo and her Son Michael and daughter Emma were joined by Santa Claus (Jackson Troxell) at the Advent Calendar booth during Saturday’s highly-successful Johnston PTSO Holly Fair.
56 vendors pack Johnston PTSO Holly Fair
On a scale of 1-to-10 high, the Johnston High School Parent-Teacher-Student Organization’s Annual Holly Fair was a Perfect 56! In short, as first-year President Lance Niles assessed: … more
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SNOW PREP: Johnston town officials want to be ready when snow hits this winter. Preparations were underway at the DPW yard early this week, in anticipation of the season's first significant snowfall. Mayor Joseph Polisena said the town needs to hear from interested private plow drivers.
Johnston, and other RI cities and towns struggle to hire private snowplow drivers
If you have a truck and like working alone during storms, it may be the season to plow in some cash. Some towns and cities in Rhode Island are having a hard time contracting outside vendors to plow streets. more
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STILL KICKING: Sally Hicks, of Scituate, stands by her old old Massey Ferguson tractor. Neither Sally nor the tractor is ready to quit yet.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: The tractor stalled, but Sally hasn’t
The tractor broke down, but Sally Hicks is still kicking. Primed for her fast approaching 83rd birthday, the Providence city girl turned Scituate farmer credits “keeping busy” with … more
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Johnston Public Schools: Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School
Johnston Public Schools: Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School Q1 Honor Roll
This list includes 60 Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School students who earned High Honors, and 200 students who earned Honor Roll distinction in the first quarter of the 2021-22 school year. more
SKY VIEW: A Rhode Island based solar energy company has installed 750 solar panels on the roof of Ocean State Job Lot’s store at 1493 Hartford Ave., in Johnston.
Johnston Ocean State Job Lot’s empty roof now full of energy potential
Ocean State Job Lot had a big empty roof. In fact, the store chain has 147 big empty roofs in New England. Following a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, the 750 solar panels newly installed on … more
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MOTHER PLANT: Kevin Rouleau, who oversees cultivation at OSCB is pictured with one of the plants used for cuttings to start new plants. He said lights in the growing rooms are kept on 24-7. When the plants reach maturity they are moved to another room where they get 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness that promotes them to flower. At the end of the cycle, the flowers are harvested.
Marijuana cultivation a growing business
While there aren’t prominent signs to indicate their presence, almost half of the state’s 68 licensed marijuana cultivators operate out of Warwick. According to the Rhode Island … more
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Johnston residents have been capturing images of the possible neighborhood thief from home surveillance cameras. If you capture suspicious footage, contact the Johnston Police Department (email crime tips to tips@johnstonpd.com, or call police to report a crime, at 401-231-8100).
To catch a thief in Johnston
Lock your car doors. But first, remove the keys and valuables. Then lock the doors. Lock them every night. Lock them, because a stranger might check. Thieves roaming Johnston’s … more
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