5 Things To Know Today

5 Things: Muscles, Missiles, and Masks

The newest health club in Johnston, a look back 50 years, and Patch Halloween contests chime in on the list of 5 Things to Know Today for Oct. 23, 2012.

  1. Muscles: Planet Fitness recently opened up where Shaw's used-tah-be [Ocean State Job Lot is there, too], and they're offering a $10-per-month membership. You can comparison shop by checking out all of the fitness clubs in the JohnstonPatch Directory.  2. Missiles: You may have heard Bob Schieffer mention the Cuban Missile Crisis in his opening remarks at Monday night's final Presidential Debate — but how much do you really know about this major event? Lucky for you, the Johnston Historical Society is hosting Dr. Gary L. Hylander from Stonehill College for a presentation tonight at 7 at The Little Inn. Admission is free, cash bar before the lecture. 3. Masks: And costumes, and carvings — Patch has two great ways to show off your …

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Your Government Handbook

[VIDEO] How to Get a Voter ID Card

This one-minute video shows you how to get a free identification card that you can use when voting in November.

  For this year's election, scheduled for Nov. 6, all eligible voters will be required to show proof of identification at their polling place — and there's still time to register and obtain a Voter ID card. The accompanying video (running time 1 min.) provides a summary of how to get a free Rhode Island Voter ID card through the office of Secretary of State Ralph Mollis. For more information on the Voter ID card, including whether you need one and how to get one, call the secretary of state's office at (401) 222-2340, TTY 711; email to elections@sos.ri.gov; or visit the Voter ID card web page at sos.ri.gov/elections/voterid Editor's note: This video has been updated with revised information provided by the Rhode Island Secretary of State's…

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Fuoco Takes 2nd Council Term, Petraca Loses House Seat, Lombardo Wins

In the Johnston primary vote, incumbent Town Councilwoman Eileen Fuoco defeated two challengers to retain the Ward 1 seat, while state Sen. Frank Lombardo won and Rep. Peter Petrarca lost.

  As of 10 pm last night, the Rhode Island Secretary of State website reported that incumbent Eileen Fuoco had won the three-candidate Democratic primary for Johnston Town Council Ward 1, and incumbent Sen. Frank Lombardo retained the Rhode Island Senate Dist. 25 seat. Rep. Peter Petrarca lost his re-election bid to Democratic challenger Gregory Costantino in the state House Dist. 44 primary. [The vote tallies are based on 12 of 13 precincts reporting as of 10 pm, or 92 percent of the Johnston vote. Results are unofficial until the Board of Elections counts mail-in ballots and certifies the results.] For the second time in a row, the Ward 1 seat was decided in September among three hopefuls. Fuoco collected 46 percent, or 171, of the votes…

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Campaigns Make Final GOTV Push

Volunteers — and candidates — were at Johnston Democratic Headquarters trying to garner more votes in the last few hours of today's primary.

  The number of voters casting ballots in today's primary in Johnnston crept above 2,000 just before 6 pm today, with volunteers working the phone banks at Democratic Headquarters to get more people out to the polls. "If [people] haven't voted, the phone banks are occupied here with volunteers making phone calls to those identified voters that we know are supporters of the endorsed candidates, and we'll get them out," explained Democratic Chairman Richard DelFino. "Games are won in the fourth quarter, and this is where we think the organization is going to make a difference." As expected in Ward 1, where incumbent Councilwoman Eileen Fuoco is in her second consecutive three-way Democratic primary, the two polling places there reported the …

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Karin Gorman, Candidate for RI House Dist. 43

The Independent is making her second run for the House seat.

Name : Ms. KARIN NINA GORMAN Date of birth : 24 April 1963 Place of residence : JOHNSTON Attended college : Yes College : CCRI, NEWBURY COLLEGE Degree : ACCOUNTING Year of graduation : DID NOT COMPLETE Job titles held : NA Employers : YKSM LTD/SUNSHINE DEVELOPMENT INC. Party affiliation : Independent Running for a: State office Running for position: STATE REPRESENTATIVE Chamber/district: 43 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : 2010- STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 43 Address 1 MIBLURN STREET JOHNSTON RI 2919 Name : Title : Website : www.karingorman.com Facebook : FRIENDS OF KARIN GORMAN EMPLOYED BY YKSM LTD FOR 27 YEARS. EMPLOYED BY SUNSHINE DEVELOPMENT FOR 12 YEARS.

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Snap Poll: Republican, Democratic Political Influencers React to Romney VP Choice

Over the weekend, Patch polled several prominent local Republicans and Democrats in a Patch survey about their thoughts on Gov. Mitt Romney's selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as a vice president selection.

Rhode Island Republican political influencers strongly agree that Gov. Mitt Romney's choice of Rep. Paul Ryan as his choice for vice president will help galvanize the state's Republicans. However, state Republicans are split on whether his choice will help win over undecided voters, according to a Patch snap poll conducted over the weekend. Meanwhile, a majority of Democrats surveyed on the same topic over the weekend feel Romney's choice of the Wisconsin congressman for vice president will help galvanize the Democratic party in the state and help win the votes of senior citizens. Patch sent survey questions to 52 Republicans and 52 Democratic party activists and elected officials within 48 hours of Romney's announcement. Twelve …

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Peter A. Filippi III

10:15 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

There are many factors that need to be considered regarding this survey. First, we need to know the interests of the people involved. There are approximately 29 million civil servants; I believe that also includes retirees, and when you include voters in the same households it equates to approximately 31% of the electorate. Next there is a total of 100 million Americans collecting some form of …   more ›