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The town’s tax rate for Fiscal 2026, which begins this July 1, will raise the annual tax bill on the median single-family home by about $89. This takes into account a widely utilized 20% …
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6/12/25
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DUI
On May 27 around 8:45 p.m., Officer Patrick Gendreau observed a white sedan traveling southbound on George Waterman Road at an excessive rate of speed while traversing a corner. After …
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6/12/25
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A bill signed into law last Friday requires all golf courses in the state to have automatic external defibrillators, or AEDs, available on their premises.
Known as the David Casey Act, the bill …
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By TARA MONASTESSE, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/12/25
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A $5.4-million transfer from Johnston’s municipal reserve fund will erase the School Committee’s budget deficit, says Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr.
Polisena first revealed the bailout in …
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By TARA MONASTESSE, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/12/25
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Michael Abbruzzi
Melissa Aguilar
Temitope Ajayi
Logan Akins
Saad Alam
Christopher Alves
Eva Alves
Lucas Anderson
Mya Angell
Nicki Aucone
Tavian Bear …
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6/12/25
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Before hard-earned diplomas were handed to the graduating students of Johnston Senior High School last Thursday, Vice Principal Amy Ricketson had a simple request: that the audience members hold …
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By TARA MONASTESSE, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/12/25
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Puppies!! Have you been searching for a new pup to join your family? Well Brownie is just one of the adorable pups waiting for their forever home at the Heart of RI. They have several litters of …
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6/11/25
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For the second straight season, the Bishop Hendricken baseball team is Rhode Island’s Division I state champion after sweeping the Cumberland Clippers in two games in last week’s title …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/10/25
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The Town Council last week approved Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr.’s proposed $137.9-million budget for Fiscal 2026, the financial year that begins July 1 of this year.
The budget – which …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/6/25
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Donation Drive for Central High School Alumni Association
The Central High School Alumni Association of Providence will be holding a donation drive on June 7 at Central High School, 70 Fricker …
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6/5/25
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A budgetary item in President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget may spell the end for public libraries in the country. Here in Rhode Island, they are fighting back.
The budget …
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By ROSEGALIE CINEUS
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/5/25
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The Senate approved two bills on May 22 introduced by Sen. Matthew L. LaMountain (D-Dist. 31, Warwick, Cranston) that would protect college savings plans and savings accounts for disabled Rhode …
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6/5/25
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Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore recently honored 130 high school students from across the state who have earned 2025 Civic Leadership Awards. The award is given annually to high school …
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6/5/25
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There is an old saying, everything is better times three. This week the Johnston Senior Center shines on three members, the Signore triplets, who celebrated their birthday here at the Johnston …
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6/5/25
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Forty-five students were honored last week in a completion ceremony for the New England Institute of Technology’s Early College Program – a group more than three times larger than the …
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By TARA MONASTESSE
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/5/25
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The 2025 KIDS COUNT Factbook, released on May 5, has identified affordable access to housing, education, health care and nutrition as continued top priorities when it comes to supporting children and …
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By TARA MONASTESSE, Beacon Media Contributor
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6/5/25
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The Coffee Grinder in Gov. Francis Shopping Plaza was the spot where State Sen. Matthew LaMountain, right, met John Howell, president of the RI Academic Decathlon to present a $5,000 legislative …
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6/5/25
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DRUG POSSESSION
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, Patrolman Matthew Lonardo observed a black Kia exiting the parking lot of the Ocean State Job Lob at 1493 Hartford Ave without …
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6/5/25
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As Johnston continues to work toward updating its Comprehensive Plan, town officials must decide how to address decades worth of zoning inconsistencies, according to Town Planner Thomas Deller.
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By TARA MONASTESSE, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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6/5/25
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