Rhode Island Energy’s “advanced metering” proposal will cost the Ocean State nearly $200 million and require the manual replacement of approximately 525,000 electric …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/30/23
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While empty Amazon warehouses litter the nation, the online mega retailer insists their Johnston distribution center will open as planned. And the company plans to hire “more than 1,500” local job-seekers.
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/30/23
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PJ’’s Pub will hold its 14 year anniversary celebration with a DJ, ice cream bar, ice luge and more on April 1 from 7 p.m. till 1 a.m.
Though it opened its doors in November and not …
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By Ed Kdonian
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3/29/23
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A stamped envelope can tell a lot of stories.
Chet Browning, photographer for former Gov. Bruce Sundlun, knows. He found the prize of his stamp collection on e-Bay. It’s an envelope that …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/29/23
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With the third largest swimming pool in the country as a backdrop, Mayor Ken Hopkins disclosed Monday a plan to redesign Budlong Pool and his intention to put the $3.5 million necessary for phase one …
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By Ed Kdonian
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3/29/23
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Johnston’s local newspaper has been trying to land a tour of the Amazon construction site for more than a year.
The Sun Rise received its first official rejection from Amazon on Jan. 18, …
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Johnston’s lane time has expired.
The town’s lone bowling alley will soon close.
Although an exact date has not been released, Town Hall Lanes will cease operation in several …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/23/23
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Have you swiped your bank card at this automatic teller machine (ATM)?
Hours after Johnston Police discovered a “skimming device” attached to a Killingly Street ATM, they were looking …
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By RORY SCHULER
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3/22/23
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The Park Theater at 848 Park Ave. will be hosting a “Comedy for a Cause” event to raise funds needed to help purchase a new wheelchair accessible van for community activist Tina Pederson …
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By ED KDONIAN
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3/22/23
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Chef Walters Cooking School doesn’t look like much from the outside, but upon walking into the quaint little house at 162 Mayfield Ave. visitors find a fully fledged commercial style kitchen, …
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By ED KDONIAN
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3/22/23
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After pressure from the City Council to speed up renovation plans for Budlong Pool, Mayor Ken Hopkins has agreed to reduce the plans for renovation to just the pool and bathhouse which was announced …
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By ED KDONIAN
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3/22/23
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Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey brought his campaign to make Americans aware “we are leaving no future for our children” to the Ocean State Friday.
His Rhode Island stop — …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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3/22/23
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