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PROUD PRESENTERS: Members of the Goodfellas Motorcycle Club are standing behind a table topped with special tee shirts for the bikers in their 7th annual run. The group includes Ryan Connolly, Joe Ratte Jr., Derek Duffy, Cal Calabro, Nick Demetropoulos, Bill Pryor, Kevin Marandola, Ray Chase, Kevin Hart and Ryan Koscielnak.
Goodfellas Motorcycle Club’s Johnston bike run revs up $40,000 for Hasbro Childrens Hospital
The Goodfellas Motorcycle Club, which has an unmatched love for helping children who have been stricken with cancer, enjoyed another special success story on a recent sun-splashed Saturday morning … more
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HELPING HANDS: OLG Pastor Rev. Peter J. Gower joins and thanks Biagio Micheletti, Mecca Domenico and Louie Raso for their help last week when the Beer Garden was set up under the now 600-seat big top.
OLG Feast of La Madonna della DiFesa runs through Sunday in Johnston
Extraordinary expansion! Those two words best describe preparations for The Feast of La Madonna della DiFesa that begins tonight and continues through Sunday at a famed Festival field on … more
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BACK TO SCHOOL: From left to right Brandon Melgar, John Abutu Jr. and Edison Mercardo are hoping you stop by to see them at one of Grieco Automotive Group’s dealerships in Johnston, East Providence, Middletown or Seekonk to donate school supplies.
Grieco Automotive Group hosts School Supply Drive through Aug. 12
Grieco Automotive Group dealerships in Johnston, East Providence, Middletown, Rhode Island, as well as Seekonk, Massachusetts, have been collecting new backpacks and school supplies to benefit the … more
FIGHTING FOR FOOD: On May 19, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed visited Johnston’s Bami Farm. Julius Kolawole, founder of the Rhode Island African Alliance, considers Reed an ally in the global and local food fight.
Johnston's Bami Farm harvests help sustain community
It's only two miles from the farmers market at Memorial Park to Bami Farm. Talk about farm to table. If you buy Bami Produce, your food will likely have never left Johnston. Even so, it’s … more
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JFD WINS: The Johnston Fire Department accepted SPAAMFAA’s prestigious National Preservation Award from Richard Quetta, a North Providence resident and president of the Rhode Island Antique Fire Apparatus Society last week at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick.
Johnston Fire Department wins National Preservation Award
Of the 108 vintage vehicles that were recently on display at The Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA) 2023’s National Convention … more
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HISTORIC HAPPENING: Eight members of the Tri-city Elks carried these flags into the JSC’s all-purpose room during the Flag Day ceremony.
‘I’ve been ripped, kicked, torn and even burned’
Old Glory was everywhere on a recent Wednesday at 1291 Hartford Ave. in Johnston. Her stars and stripes seemed to have a special sparkle and were prominently displayed everywhere from around the … more
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DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS: The four award winners in the Rhode Island Press Association ‘S 2022 Distinguished Journalist category: from left to right, Honorable Mention, Ethan Shorey, The Valley Breeze;  Third Place Nancy Lavin, Providence Business News; First Place, Rory Schuler, Johnston Sun Rise; and Second Place, Jamie Coelho, Rhode Island Monthly.
Johnston Sun Rise editor wins Distinguished Journalist award
The Rhode Island Press Association presented 153 awards to journalists throughout the state for writing, design and photography in its editorial contest for 2022. Johnston Sun Rise Editor Rory … more
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