Johnston will host a public hearing and special meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The town’s residents have been eagerly awaiting details regarding “Project Schooner,” a … more

The Johnston Market Basket will open its doors to the general public for the first time at 7 a.m., Friday, Aug. 20. The store chain hired more than 400 new employees to staff the store on Hartford … more

Cranston police have identified the driver who lost his life in an early morning crash in the city last week. The driver killed in the fatal crash on Aug. 12 on Laten Knight Road has been … more

More kids in Rhode Island are getting sick. The newest COVID-19 data for children, and an emerging statewide public school mask mandate, will require Johnston to revisit last week’s … more

It was 5 o’clock Monday evening and Jeremy Bousquet had just finished climbing a ladder and began hammering nails into a corner of two pieces of long lumber when someone asked: “What are … more

Cranston Police Chief Colonel Michael Winquist has announced that the department’s Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday morning on Laten Knight Road. On Aug. … more

For years, residents in states south of New England have been on a mission to squash the spotted lanternfly (SLF). For the first time, the winged pest has flown its way to Rhode Island, a single … more

Will developers build an Amazon in the jungles of Johnston? The timeline has yet to be settled, but Johnston’s mayor expects details will soon emerge. “I don’t know the date … more

As Jeff Bezos shot into space, the company he founded attempted to land a new retail distribution facility on a 196-acre Johnston woodland parcel. The agenda for Tuesday night’s Johnston … more