Politics & Government
Week In Review: Promotion, Valentine's, Remembrance, Chases
It's your look back at news on JohnstonPatch for the week ending Feb. 10, 2012.
Promotion: On Monday, we posted a video of local police officer Joseph Salvadore's promotion to sergeant. Salvadore was the officer who stopped two robbery suspects at the Bread House in September.
Valentine's: We're getting ready for Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 with an entire topics page dedicated to the "day of love." Click here to see it.
Remembrance: Johnston resident Dave Kane sent us an Op-Ed on the upcoming ninth annniversary of the Station Nightclub Fire, asking, "What next?"
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Record Chasing: Senior Ryan Anderson went into Wednesday night's game against Mount St. Charles needing 23 points to reach the 1,000-point plateau for his career at Johnston High. He finished with 11, giving him the chance to reach the millenium mark on Tuesday night.
He Tried to Run — But Failed: A Providence man outran three Johnston Police officers on Feb. 3, only to be picked up by Providence Police the next day.
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On TV: Mayor Joseph Polisena taped a new edition of his 'Keeping You Informed' program on Tuesday morning. If you missed the premiere on Wednesday night, it'll run quite a few more times between now and April.
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