Friday, June 1, 2012
A great event to help a great cause and a block party at Rondeau's Kickboxing are among this weekend's highlights in Johnston.
Team Jenna: There's a bike run and motorcycle and car show scheduled tomorrow from 10 am to 4 pm at ACI Customs, at the corner of Killingly Street and Oakdale Avenue. [Sound familiar? We had a video of the announcement recently.] Rain date is Sunday; check out www.acicustoms.com for more info. Rondeau's: While you're down at the Team Jenna event, stop at nearby Rondeau's Kickboxing for their block party, open house, and yard sale. Arts and craft vendors, raffles, kids crafts and much more. Clean-up: Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is hosting another of its Eco-Depot collection drives for household hazardous waste (HHW) tomorrow from 8 am to noon. Appointment required. To learn more or to make an Eco-Depot appointment, visit http…
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Home Depot
100 Stone Hill Rd, Johnston, RI
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Rondeau's Kickboxing
12 Sunnyside Ave, Johnston, RI
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Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
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 ACI Customs bike and car show and motorcycle run, 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 town had saved money from switching from Delta Dental to Blue Cross. Then, Delta replied that it could have saved the town even more — and last Monday, Polisena replied by asking: "Why didn’t they give us [the savings] before?" Panthers: The Johnston High School varsity baseball team maintained its hold on first place in Division II-North following a 9-0 shutout against Burrillville on May 14, the squad's 12th in a row and 15th win overall. Marriage: …
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Johnston Town Hall
1385 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI
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Rhode Island Division of Parks and Recreation
2321 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
ACI Customs of Johnston has chosen Rhode Island Pink Heals and local resident Jenna Jacques as beneficiary of the scheduled June 2 event.
A local 9-year-old girl who is fighting her second battle with brain cancer is this year's beneficiary of the ACI Customs 6th Annual Bike and Custom Car Show, scheduled for June 2 at the bike shop, located at the corner of Killingly Street and Oakdale Avenue. Jenna Jacques and her family attended a recent press conference with members of Rhode Island Pink Heals and Anthony Ferranti Jr., owner of ACI Customs and Anthony's Auto Body to announce this year's event. It's the latest in a recent series of ties among the groups and the town — last year, Mayor Joseph Polisena ceremonially donated a retired police cruiser to Pink Heals, and ACI Customs hosted a bike and car show to help Pink-Surance, a nonprofit organization started by Johnston …
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Johnston Memorial Park
Hartford Ave & Memorial Ave, Johnston, RI
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Friday, May 27, 2011
ACI Customs of Oakdale Avenue is sponsoring the bike run and car show to raise funds for the breast cancer awareness charity.
ACI Customs of Oakdale Avenue is scheduled to host its fifth annual Bike and Car Show and second annual Bike Run on May 29 to benefit Pink-Surance, a nonprofit organization founded by Johnston resident Marissa Levesque to cover the costs of genetic testing for women who are at risk of breast cancer. While there are sure to be many superb motorcycles and cars on display, the centerpiece of the event will be the official unveiling of the Pink-Surance themed chopper. You can see past articles and video about ACI's work to build the Pink-Surance bike here and here. Registration for the bike run starts at 9 a.m. at ACI Customs; motorcycles will roll out to Johnston Memorial Park at 10 a.m. Car Show registration begins at 10 a.m. at Memorial …
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Johnston Memorial Park
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Monday, May 9, 2011
The theme motorcycle is due for its television debut on May 10.
Five weeks ago, we saw the beginning stages of the Pink-Surance custom chopper being built by ACI Customs on Oakdale Avenue — and with the clock ticking until its television debut on May 10, we found the ACI team hard at work getting the motorcyle completed. Fox TV's The Rhode Show is expected to show the finished product on May 10. The first of the accompanying videos shows a behind-the-scenes look at Anthony Orsorio's airbrush work and the planning of the final touches for the tank's art. Johnston resident Marissa Levesque, founder of Pink-Surance, speaks about the work that's gone into getting the bike ready — almost three weeks ahead of its original schedule of May 29 — in the second video. We've also included a gallery from the recent…
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Friday, March 25, 2011
ACI Customs at the corner of Killingly Street and Oakdale Avenue has started work on a themed chopper that will benefit the charity begun by Marissa Levesque.
There's something in the works at ACI Customs at the corner of Killingly Street and Oakdale Avenue — the family-owned custom motorcycle shop has begun work on a theme chopper to benefit Pink-Surance, the nonprofit organization founded by Johnston resident Marissa Levesque. The goal of Pink-Surance is to raise funds that will help women pay for cancer screening tests that are not covered by medical insurance, and to raise awareness of the genetic mutations known as BRCA1 and BRCA2 that cause breast cancer. Providing women with the means to get the tests can empower them to make the decision to "pre-vive," Levesque explained — undergoing surgery early, instead of facing years of painful chemotherapy and other measures later. This year, …
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Paul Levesque
12:26 am on Sunday, May 29, 2011
by the way happy birthday riss love always dad and lisa It is Marissas bday this sunday at the event wish her such. more ›