It would be a difficult task to find another group of motorcyclists with the same passion, dedication and generosity for raising money to fight childhood cancer as Johnston’s Goodfellas …
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By GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the SunRise
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7/25/24
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Russo Law, coached by Gary Rianna, John Amaral and Joseph Lopez, won the 2024 Johnston Jr/Sr League Town Championship. In the best-of-3 championship series, Russo Law swept its opponent Johnston PD, …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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7/24/24
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Two of the 50 private rooms inside the new hospital across Hartford Avenue from Amazon will cater specifically to morbidly obese patients.
Inside the pair of specialized rooms await a …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/24/24
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Modern-day public altercations tend to follow an increasingly familiar formula.
Tensions escalate. A circle forms. Cell phones, cameras lit, turn toward the drama.
The drama escalates …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/22/24
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A Greenville woman died from injuries suffered in a crash on Hartford Avenue during heavy rain on Thursday night.
Around midnight, Thursday, July 18, Johnston Police responded to the vicinity of …
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Johnston SunRise Staff Reports
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7/19/24
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Shun Pike single-family homeowners in Johnston square off against affordable housing condo developer
They learned to live with the solar fields and sky-scraping windmills.
But 32 condos — 16 restricted to low- and moderate-income households, and 16 market rate units —neighbors …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., the long row of registers at Stop & Shop in Johnston was empty. There were clearly more employees than customers in the store.
By early November, the …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/18/24
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The Gershkoff/Top Notch Lightning Elite 14-U baseball team traveled down to Myrtle Beach for the Youth Baseball Nationals Tournament series, and came back champions. The tournament included the top …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/17/24
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Warwick City Councilwoman Donna Travis pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges that she filed a false document connected to the illicit acquisition of a next-door slice of Oakland Beach …
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This November’s election won’t lead to many changes — if any — to Johnston’s Town Council and School Committee.
Only one candidate, Karen A. Paquin (I), is …
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By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the SunRise
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7/11/24
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The Johnston Little League All-Star teams wrapped up their summers this past week as they fell in their respective district brackets. The JLL 12’s fell to North Providence 12-0 on Tuesday night …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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7/10/24
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The megalithic building is crawling with little blue robots. The creatures roam, coasting smoothly behind red warning tape strung between steel girders and heavy machinery.
Human overseers watch …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/9/24
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The holiday ended tragically following a large brawl in Cranston which resulted in a teenager with a stab wound and another man run over and killed.
Shortly after midnight July Fourth, around …
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By RORY SCHULER
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7/8/24
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Former Ward 6 Cranston City Councilman Matthew Reilly has been indicted on multiple child molestation counts, according to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/28/24
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On Saturday, Johnston native Nick Raposo was called up to make his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Raposo was …
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By GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the Herald
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6/27/24
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UPDATED
The Cranston police officer ran to the suspects’ car. She opened the door and ordered a man and a woman out of the vehicle. Instead, they sped away, allegedly running over the officer's foot, and the officer fired at the vehicle.
Cranston Police have released the name of the officer involved in a shooting last Sunday evening, as well as her body-worn camera footage from the incident.
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/21/24
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What could you do in 15 minutes?
Melissa Guillet, creative director of 15 Minute Field Trips (15MFT), has wrestled with this question for years. Guillet, who worked as a full-time teacher, said …
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By RYAN DOHERTY/Special to the SunRise
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6/21/24
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Johnston taxpayers will likely see little change in their tax levy if Mayor Joseph M. Polisena Jr.’s proposed $134,342,201 budget passes the scrutiny of Town Council on June 26.
The …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/21/24
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The head waiter was young but efficient.
Brayden Blackmar, 6 and ½ years old, filled out his first job application with clear, bold letters.
Under “positive qualities about …
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By RORY SCHULER
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6/19/24
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As heat indexes rise to near triple digits, Johnston residents have been breaking a sweat trying to stay cool. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory from noon Wednesday to 7 p.m. Friday …
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By RYAN DOHERTY & GRETA SHUSTER/Special to the SunRise
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6/19/24
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