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ARRESTED: Manuel A. Coradin, 43, of 37 Ryder Ave., Cranston, has been held without bail following an arrest for narcotics and weapons offenses stemming from a joint investigation between the RISP High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and Cranston Police Department Special Investigations Unit.
Cranston man arrested; 3 kilos of meth seized
Following a joint city and state police operation, a Cranston man is behind bars with no bail and more than three kilos of methamphetamine have been taken off the street. On Friday, Rhode Island … more
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Hannah Calabro
Lady Panthers start 3-0
By ALEX SPONSELLER The Johnston girls basketball team is off to a nice start in the new Division IV this winter season as it won its first two league games to improve to 3-0. The Panthers … more
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CLASSIC CONTRIBUTORS: Mayor-elect Joseph Polisena Jr. (center), whose idea it was to reinvent Rainone Gym, is joined by major donors Jay Baccala, Rico DiGregorio, Michael Sabitoni and Joseph Vinagro during Saturday’s special re-dedication ceremony.
Johnston's Chief Rainone Gym resurrected
Few towns or cities in Rhode Island have human resources like Johnston, who always band together, especially when it comes providing first class sports and recreational facilities. Which is why … more
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WARM WELCOME: During his table-to-table trek, Mayor-elect Joseph Polisena Jr. enjoys a lighter moment with Patricia Baxter and Evelyn Cedroni during the JSC’s Christmas Party.
Johnston Senior Center hosts Christmas Party
The Hub! That’s what Richard J. DelFino Jr. has plans to make the Johnston Senior Center during his tenure as Executive Director of the nationally accredited facility at 1291 Hartford Ave. … more
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CAPTURE THE SUN: Applicant Revity Energy LLC wants to build solar fields on seven Central Avenue lots at 1252-1262 Central Ave. The land is zoned R-40.
Solar field pitched for Central Avenue neighborhood in Johnston
UPDATED at 10 a.m., Dec. 22, 2022 Another solar project has been pitched for a residential Johnston neighborhood. Now Town Council plans to hold a public hearing on a proposed solar ordinance on the same night as the Planning Board public hearing on the solar field's preliminary plan. more
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GRAND GIVERS: Johnston Firefighter Ryan Richer, Capt. Craig Stevens, Battalion Chief Richard Boehm and Firefighter Derek Sousa are all smiles while presenting gift cards to Thornton School Teaching Assistant Beth Guisti and Social Worker Selene Clark that will help families in need for Christmas.
Johnston Fire Department gives more back to the community
To say that Local 1950 — the union for the Johnston Association of Firefighters — is perhaps the most unique non-profit when it comes helping those in need would be an understatement. … more
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PIEBALDS: This little piebald deer, a relative genetic rarity, lives with his spotted family near Warwick City Park. City resident and wildlife enthusiast Art Dunn has been photographing members of the family, but unable to catch them all together in a single frame. (Photo submitted by Art Dunn)
Rhode Island whitetail harvests on-track for year packed with venison feasts
His sparkling white tail bounced up and down a Warwick city street like the lone working tail light of a small vehicle hitting speed humps at nearly 40 miles per hour. The spike buck avoided the … more
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BIG SNOW DUDE: Gary Marandola walked around his Atwood Avenue yard, adjusting snow-caked inflatables. For years, the Johnston man has worked hard to make his front lawn a holiday spectacle. He estimates the display has “around 50,000” lights — none of those “imported Italian twinkle lights.” This week, he added a new giant “pièce de résistance” — a 20-feet high inflatable snowman now rules Atwood Avenue.
Johnston's SNOWMAN SHOWMAN
Gary Marandola walked around his Atwood Avenue yard, adjusting snow-caked inflatables. He walked next door and shook the snow off his neighbor’s inflatable snowman, which had buckled under the … more
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NEW DIRECTOR: Richard J. DelFino Jr. has been appointed Johnston Senior Center Executive Director.
Johnston Senior Center director fired
Johnston’s Mayor-elect has axed the Senior Center director and filled the role with the town’s soon-to-be-former Democratic Town Committee chairman. “During the transition … more
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CLASSIC CONDUCTOR: Taunton Chorus Director Christopher Hoskins, who did his student-teacher training at JHS, thanks accompanist Jan Navarro with the combined group in the background.
‘Baby It’s Cold Outside,’ but warm in the auditorium
The Johnston High School Music Department’s annual Winter Concert had just ended when School Superintendent Dr. Bernard DiLullo offered: “I am so proud to be working with these very … more
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DIRE WARNING: Dr. Laura Forman, chief of emergency medicine at Kent Hospital, provided broadcast updates during the earliest days of the pandemic. As medical director of the Cranston field hospital site in November 2020, she warned Rhode Island that COVID-19 had “pressed us to the brink.” This week, Dr. Forman said we still don’t know what COVID might do next. (SCREENSHOT / CAPITOL TV)
‘Weary of what winter might bring’
Are you sick and tired of being sick? Maybe you should stop reading. By now you’ve probably heard of the looming “tridemic,” or triple-pandemic. Get ready for the next scary … more
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EMERGENCY MANAGER OF THE YEAR: Johnston Police Chief Joseph Razza is presented with the Emergency Manager of the Year Award by Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency Director Marc Pappas and Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos for excellence, dedication and accomplishment in emergency management.
Johnston Police Chief Joseph Razza named RI Emergency Manager of the Year
In recognition for excellence, dedication and accomplishment in emergency management, Johnston Police Chief Joseph Razza was recently presented with the Emergency Manager of the Year award by the … more
ARRAY OF PRODUCTS: Danielle Horn who works for RISE out of state was in Rhode Island to help coordinate the opening of recreational sales from the RISE store in Warwick. The store offers 22 products. She was excited to see the state, visiting Rocky Point Park and planning to see Newport. (Warwick Beacon photos)
Customers line up to buy recreational cannabis legally in Warwick
Russ Matuszek sat behind the wheel of the Canna-Bus, a free-wheeling trolley parked outside the RISE dispensary. “If they need us, we’re here,” said the driver, leaning forward … more
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27 MILL ST: According to town officials, nine businesses at 27 Mill St. were found to be operating without a town business license. Six appeared before Town Council last month. Three more will appear at the next meeting.
Johnston cracks down on 9 ‘illegal businesses’ operating at 27 Mill St.
Future Case Corp. has been there long enough for rust to form and leak from the bracket and onto the business’s white sign hanging in front. The mill building’s been there for about … more
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CLEVER CREATIONS: The Johnston High School’s 11th Annual Holly Fair will be hosted by the Johnston High School PTSO (Parent Teachers and Student Organization) this Saturday, Dec. 3. The 11th annual fair will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in and around the JHS cafeteria. 
Johnston PTSO hosts Holly Fair on Dec. 3
Now that much-ballyhooed Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the books, if you’re still looking for unique gifts and bargains for that … more
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APPALACHIAN STRINGS: JHS senior Domenic Whitten will be strumming his banjo next Wednesday night during the JHS Holiday Concert.
Johnston High School Music Department’s to hold Winter Concert Wednesday, Dec. 7
There will be a special seasonal showcase of talent next Wednesday night — Dec. 7 — inside the 500-seat auditorium at Johnston High School. For a small general admission fee of $5, … more
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Derek Salvatore
Salvatore commits to St. Joe's
Johnston standout basketball player Derek Salvatore made his college decision official, committing to play for Division III St. Joseph’s in Maine. Salvatore has been one of the … more
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CEMETERY 43: In the middle of Salisbury Farm, a tiny graveyard survives — the former resting place of Col. Israel Angell, and final resting place of Arnold Fenner, who was struck by lightning.
Grave Responsibility
Arnold Fenner and a horse dropped dead, struck by a lightning bolt in 1796. His father, standing nearby, was unharmed. Their Johnston barn burned to the ground. The only evidence, “a … more
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SUPER SUPORTERS: Among those officers of the JHS Chapter of SADD (Students Against Dangerous Decisions) and their classmates who made the annual Food Drive a special success are from left: Dylan Robbins, Vice President Nicki Aucone, Hailey Brown, Secretary Michelina Irons, President Emily Klein and Faculty Advisor Greg Russo.
Johnston High SADD group helps stock parish food pantry shelves
SADD (Students Against Dangerous Decisions) made sure the Parish Food Shelves at St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic Church are again full. Johnston High School undergrads like Emily Klein, … more
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The Pre-Teen champion Panthers.
Panthers win Pre-Teen title
On a cold, blustery late fall Sunday afternoon , with a raucous crowd, the Johnston Youth Panther JV football team won the 2022 state championship 8-0 over perennial powerhouse North … more
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