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CLOSE CALL: Pedestrians attempt to cross Atwood Avenue outside St. Rocco Church following the school’s Veterans Day prayer service on Friday. A driver narrowly missed several people in the crosswalk after failing to yield. Johnston Police cited the driver, based on video captured by the Johnston Sun Rise.
Prayers for Sister Daisy and pedestrians everywhere
Look both ways and say a Hail Mary. Crossing the street in the Ocean State can be tricky, at best — and deadly, at worst. Last week, a teacher (and nun) was seriously injured while … more
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EMPTY PLAZA: Completion of Town Hall Plaza is anticipated by April 2024, according to a spokeswoman for Grieco Auto Group. Who will occupy the prime piece of real estate along Atwood Avenue, next to Johnston’s Town Hall?
What store’s in store for Johnston's Town Hall Plaza?
Over the past year, Johnston's Town Hall Plaza was vacated and gutted. While construction seems to have slowed at the site, a nationwide retailer may be considering the empty strip mall for its … more
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WATCH OUT ABEL: Raising Canes expects to open its new Johnston location in early January 2024. They’ve promised the first 20 guests “Free Canes for a Year.”
Raising Cane's Johnston confirms January opening
The giant blue banner across the building seeks new managers. The pay starts at more than $20 per hour. Raising Cane’s pledges to open its first Ocean State location to start the New Year. … more
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PACKAGE DELAYED: These images of the Amazon construction site in Johnston, following the sunset, were captured by a drone piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services, on Sept. 21, 2022. The illuminated project has been taking shape on the Hartford Avenue hill overlooking Johnston, but its opening date has been pushed to 2024.
Your Amazon may arrive by Christmas 2024
Johnston’s Amazon won’t open in 2023. That’s confirmed. Now the launch has been pushed to a mystery date in 2024. Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. expects the … more
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HAUNTED HALL: Marco and Anthony Vieira, sons JPD Chief Mark Vieira, were among the first children to check out the new Haunted House during Monday night’s Trunk or Treat.
Johnston Police Department parking lot haunted night before Halloween
Trunk or treat! The air was filled with Halloween spirit — and spirits — for two hours Monday night during the Johnston Police Department’s third annual Trunk or Treat event, … more
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Is anyone fighting for the ‘right to learn’ in RI?
Should Rhode Island’s children have a constitutional right to an education? The U.S. Constitution doesn’t actually guarantee Americans the right to an education, according to legal … more
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FROM JOHNSTON TO THE BOOT: Spirit of Hope founder Louis J. Spremulli poses with Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr. following their review of the “Sister City” agreement with Panni, Foggia, Italy.
Two new mayors consider reinvigorated Sister City pledge
A group of Johnston residents planned a trip to Italy for a few weeks. Louis and Carla Spremulli and the group visited their hometown of Panni, Foggia, Italy. The Sister City was celebrated in 2015, … more
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A HIT WITH KIDS: Clad in his gold jacket, Alan Shawn Feinstein addresses Aldrich Junior High students in this photo from 2014. (Warwick Beacon photo)
$1M school program may be last Feinstein oversees
The Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation announced last week that $1 million is being earmarked to schools in the Feinstein Leadership program. Alan Shawn Feinstein, who leaves a legacy of urging and … more
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CHARGED: Michael A. Jones, 33, of 25 Queen St., Cranston, was arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son on Halloween morning.
Child shot in Cranston, father arrested
A Cranston man has been arrested and charged following the “accidental” shooting of his four-year-old son, according to Cranston Police Chief Col. Michael J. Winquist. The child was … more
CHOOSE TO INCLUDE: Clockwise, from top left, Jonathan Jillah participates in Unified Field Day at Barnes Elementary School. Fifth- grader Michael D'Elia and first-grader Ayden Freeman created a heart puzzle piece project together to learn more about each other at Brown Elementary. The Special Olympics visited Ferri Middle School in March and the entire student body wore “Choose to Include” T-shirts to show their support. And at Johnston High, Unified Athlete Alexis Rivera and her teammate Ava Waterman, discuss the upcoming unified volleyball season schedule.
Johnston scores Unified School haul
Of the eight Rhode Island schools admitted to the “Class of 2023 National Banner Unified Champion Schools” list, four hail from Johnston. more
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PASSING TIME: Tri-County facilities director Joe Russo now helps maintain the Calef School, the same building where he attended the fifth grade. Here's the class photo from Miss Templeton’s class.
Tri-County breathes new life into an old Johnston school
The tiny backpack hooks are as empty as the hallways. Old classroom decorations still hang on the walls, crafted by students and teachers who’ve long since walked out of the building … more
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OCEAN STATE DATA: According to state data, only one in 10 Johnston MLL students are meeting or exceeding expectations in reading — and only one in 20 scored proficient in math.
Johnston’s MLL population soars
In 2015, Johnston schools counted just 113 multilingual learners (MLL) in the district. Eight years later, that number has more than doubled, to 270 MLL students in 2023, and that number continues to … more
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EMPTY-HANDED: Ken Block, left, talks with Warwick Rotary Club member Tony Bucci. He said after extensive research of voting data he concluded there was not a sufficient amount of voter fraud to alter the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. (Warwick Beacon photo)
THE VOTING BLOCK
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s campaign paid a software engineer and former third party Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate $750,000 to scour the 2020 presidential election results … more
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Warwick-08/16/2023 The new mayor of Johnston, RI, Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. demanded that the publisher of the Johnston Sun Rise newspaper, John Howell fire his editor, Rory Schuler after he has written critical stories about his administration. Howell looks over a layout of the front page of the Warwick Beacon newspaper near stacks of the newspapers in the office. JohnTlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)
In a small town, a big issue about the First Amendment
JOHNSTON, R.I. — As small local newspapers struggle with dwindling circulation and shrinking revenue, public officials unhappy with critical news stories are hitting where it hurts — yanking away their contracts to advertise legal notices. more
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CATHOLIC LEARNERS: Taken on the front steps of St. Pius V. School in Providence, students posed for a photo on Wednesday, Sept. 15. Back row: Chris Weber, principal of Blessed Sacrament School, Sister Josemaria Pence O.P., principal of St. Pius V School, Janet Rufful, principal of St. Augustine School. Middle Row: Gina Hand, principal of St. Rocco School, Father Kenneth Sicard O.P., president of Providence College, Msgr. Albert Kenney, Vicar General, Diocese of Providence. (Photo/Stew Milne)
Providence College renews commitment to Catholic Education
Providence College has announced that it is making a second gift of $100,000 to the Diocese of Providence Catholic School Office (CSO) to support Catholic education in Rhode Island through its … more
St. Robert’s Bellarmine in Johnston will be holding a Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 30 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Trunk or Treat at St. Robert Bellarmine in Johnston
St. Robert’s Bellarmine will be holding a Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 30 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. The church, at 1804 Atwood Ave., Johnston, would like to invite the public to the event, which … more
LOOMING SYMBOLS: The American flag flapped high above the crowd gathered outside St. Rocco School for last Friday’s “Prayer for Peace and Healing on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11.”
St. Rocco School in Johnston pauses to remember those lost on 9/11
Matthew Newell was playing on the St. Rocco School playground on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. The carefree 9-year-old heard a teacher calling his name. The fourth-grader, wearing his … more
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SPECIAL SCRAMBLE: Andrea Aiello (lest) and Olivia Miele enjoy a brief stop during this ride in Rockwell Amusements famed Scrambler.
Johnston's Our Lady of Grace celebrates 101st Feast
Our Lady of Grace Church’s annual feast and festival, which is named in honor of La Madonna della DiFesa, was a fun and food-filled event that featured many MVPs (Most Valuable Parishioners) … more
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PLENTIFUL PRIZES: Our Lady of Grace Rev. Peter J. Gower (left), Joe Andreozzi and Normand Bessette enjoy a lighter moment while standing near some of the more than 50 prizes that people will win from now until Sunday at Festival Field in Johnston.
Our Lady of Grace celebrates 101st Feast and Festival in Johnston
Armed with 140-plus volunteers, “Team Our Lady of “Grace” will present the Roman Catholic Parish’s 101st LaMadonna della DiFesa Feast and Festival that officially opened last … more
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SEASONAL SIGNS: This is the large banner draped across the fence at Our lady of Grace Church  on George Waterman Road in Johnston, which also features 40 sponsorship banners for the Roman  Catholic parish’s 101st Feast and Festival.
Johnston's Our Lady of Grace Church set for 101st Feast and Festival
It’s a feast and festival unlike any other, an event that’s been going on for decades at Our Lady of Grace Church in Johnston. And it will be back beginning next Thursday, Sept. 9, and … more
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