Politics & Government

Week in Review: Jenna, Delta, Panthers, Marriage, Beach, Subpoena

From the announcement of a car and bike show, to continued success for the JHS baseball squad, to where to find beach passes this summer, we've got your headlines for the week ending May 18, 2012.

Jenna: On Tuesday, we posted our video of the announcement for the , set for June 2 and benefiting Pink Heals and Jenna Jacques, a local 9-year-old girl who's in her second round of chemotherapy.

Delta: First, Mayor Joseph Polisena announced the . Then, Delta replied that it could have saved the town even more — and last Monday, Polisena replied by asking:

Panthers: The Johnston High School varsity baseball team following a 9-0 shutout against Burrillville on May 14, the squad's 12th in a row and 15th win overall.

Find out what's happening in Johnstonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Marriage: One of the bigger stories to emerge from the State House last week [one not involving a former Red Sox pitcher, that we know of] was granted outside Rhode Island.

Beach: Or should that be "bee-ach?" Seems that was the response from readers when they learned that the .

Find out what's happening in Johnstonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Subpoena: ABC6 reported this week that a that gave Recovermat a contract to handle recycling at the Central Landfill — work that was apparently not done properly and led to a $5 million settlement with Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.


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