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Senate Majority Leader Frank Ciccone III’s side business selling guns out of his house does not prevent him from discussing and voting on an assault-style weapons ban or other gun legislation, …
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By NANCY LAVIN, Rhode Island Current
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5/22/25
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The Johnston School Department is proposing a $69-million budget for the coming fiscal year, marking an increase in total school spending of about $1 million.
The proposed budget, which …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/22/25
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Honza, meet Scout.
Technology met training last week when Honza, the Johnston Police Department’s new German Shepherd, met his robotic counterpart, Scout, at the Citizens Bank …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/22/25
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Johnston High School recently held a college signing event and five Panthers made their decisions official.
Those signing were Manny Rios (baseball, Westfield State); Logan Martins (wrestling, …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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5/21/25
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This sweetheart hasn’t had the best life and we are here to hopefully turn that around for her! She's a little short stack full of love, even after all she’s been through! Shirl …
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5/21/25
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ME-WOW!! Meet Gilbert, Gil, Mr. Gilbert, Gilly, Silly Gilly…he’s got so many nicknames! Just like his many playful traits, he’s got a name to match them all! …
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5/21/25
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Lifelong newspaper man and Warwick Beacon editor (and former publisher) John Howell has always been all about getting the story right. Well, on Saturday, he was the right story, joining eight …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI
Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/15/25
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5/15/25
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Is a Rhode Island bottle bill in the cards this year?
Warwick State Senator Mark McKenney, who introduced the legislation in the Senate, wouldn’t have placed odds on it a month ago. But …
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By JOHN HOWELL
Warwick Beacon Editor
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5/15/25
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As Rhode Island legislators prepare to once again consider a bill to reform payday loan practices in the state, advocates in favor of stricter regulations on short-term lending staged a protest …
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By TARA MONASTESSE
Beacon Media Contributor
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5/15/25
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The Johnston Police Department is pleased to announce it is currently undergoing an assessment process by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®), as part of …
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5/15/25
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Johnston Public Schools participated in a district wide “Green Out” in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. On May 2, each public school in the district came …
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5/15/25
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HIT & RUN
On April 29 at approximately 11:34 a.m., Patrolman Nicholas Defelice responded to a reported hit and run motor vehicle accident without injuries on 107 George Waterman Road.
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5/15/25
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Get ready for some drama in the Ocean State — Bravo’s “Real Housewives” franchise is coming to Rhode Island.
The network announced the latest iteration of the …
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By CHRISTOPHER SHEA
Rhode Island Current
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5/15/25
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President Ronald Reagan once said that “there is nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse.”
Steven Feinberg, the executive director of the Rhode Island Film …
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By MIKE LEVESQUE
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5/15/25
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The town is preparing to launch a statistical revaluation to make sure that local property values remain equitable and up to date with the current real estate market.
The Town Council voted at a …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/15/25
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Long-time School Superintendent Bernard DiLullo will retire at the end of June – much to the dismay of the local school community, particularly School Committee members, who have worked with …
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By BARBARA POLICHETTI, Beacon Media Staff Writer
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5/15/25
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The Johnston High School unified basketball team wrapped up its spring season in style as it took second place in its division in last weekend’s Rhode Island Interscholastic League State …
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5/14/25
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