Monday Essentials: School Prep, Summer Activities

Back to the work week — kids back to school 8.29.

Summer's End: Labor Day is next Monday, with Johnston schools starting Aug. 29. Find: Bus routes | Summer packets

Library Run! Order the school reads ahead of time. Find: RI Library Catalog. Then, read on...

Pretty Prime: Time your book pick-ups at Marian J. Mohr Library with their two programs this week: Play-Reading Tuesday; Pickling Peppers with Jacavone Gardens on Wednesday for the older crew.

Scam Alert: The utility phone scam hit as close as Smithfield. Find: Utility phone scam in RI.

Sunny and Warm: Continued nice weather in Johnston for Monday, with clear skies and temps in the 80s.

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