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The race for mayor has gotten ugly early, with charges of
lies and allegations that family members are getting dragged into the
mudslinging. But both Mayor Joseph Polisena and challenger Ray Acciardo say
they want a clean race that focuses on the issues.
A round of ads appearing in the Sun Rise triggered the
latest exchange.
Point-by-point, Polisena refuted claims in last
Thursday’s Acciardo back page advertisement that claim as a member of the fire
department, Polisena had received a promotion although he failed the test, that
he receives a pension as a former member of the state Senate, that he and Town
Solicitor Christopher D. Colardo are business partners and that the company,
JMP Investments, generated $600,000 in sales last year.
Polisena also called on the newspaper to check out
claims, although they are part of paid political advertisements, before they
are published. Read More...
Diagnosed with a brain tumor in August of 2007,
11-year-old Cameron Wheeler’s life was turned upside down. Formerly a student
at Brown Avenue
School, he was supposed to move on to Ferri Middle
School, but has been home-schooled since his
treatments began.
Less than a year later, Cameron was on the mound, playing
for the 11 to 12-year-old Johnston All Stars, where he pitched a no-hitter on
Sunday, July 13, at Johnston
Memorial Park. The game
was called in the fourth inning; the score: 10-0, Johnston.
“He also got the winning hit,” said his mother, Kelly
Wheeler. “He’s doing really well, much better, he’s playing baseball, so he’s
happy,” she added.
Wheeler’s doctors were hesitant to let him play. Cameron
had surgery in March, but efforts to remove the brain tumor, located on his
hypothalamus, were unsuccessful. Read More...
Avoid long lines with new online tax system
By Meg Fraser
Tax bills are in the mail, but Johnston residents might not have to endure
the lines and long wait that have become customary during this busy season at
Town Hall.
In anticipation of the bills being sent out this past
Monday, Mayor Joseph Polisena installed a public computer in the lobby of Town
Hall last week where residents can pay their taxes online.
“We’ve had about half a dozen people use it today,”
Polisena said of the bills, which have been filling mailboxes as early as
Tuesday. “They can come in, go online and pay their tax bill online.”
Polisena and Finance Director Joseph Chiodo describe the
system as very user friendly with explicit directions, and said it is a
valuable option for taxpayers with full schedules. Read More...
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