Thursday, July 26, 2012
Just one day to go before the start of the 2012 Olympics — here are your 5 Things to Know Today for July 26, 2012.
1. Celebrate the Olympics: Okay, so opening ceremonies for the 2012 Olympics in London is tomorrow — why not make some plans today for how to celebrate? Patch has teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama [we don't mess around, you know] for Olympic Fun Day on Saturday. Click the link for more information. 2. London Calling: Be sure to watch for our coverage of tomorrow's opening day celebration at Cherry Hill Manor, which is expected to include Mayor Joseph Polisena carrying a torch from the Johnston Police Department. 3. London Weather: All right, Anglophiles, I know London isn't all gray weather and clouds — but Johnston will be for the next couple of days, unfortunately. 4. New Project: In case you missed it, we covered yesterday's …
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Mayor Joseph Polisena, and officials from Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation and Narragansett Bay Commission gathered this morning for a ceremonial groundbreaking.
With a ceremonial toss of sand in the shadow of the I-295 overpass on Central Avenue, state and local officials this morning marked the beginning of Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation's $4 million sewer line project. Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Mayors Joseph Polisena of Johnston and Charles Lombardi of North Providence, state Sen. Frank Lombardo III, and town council members Eileen Fuoco (D-Dist. 1) and David Santilli (D-Dist. 3) joined officials from RIRRC and Narragansett Bay Commission, which will now handle the wastewater from Resource Recovery and other businesses located near the Central Landfill. RIRRC Executive Director Michael OConnell called the new project a "win-win-win-win all the way around," helping all the entities …
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Good morning, Johnston! It's July 25, and here are your 5 Things to Know Today.
1. Johnston's 'Big Dig'?: Well, it may not be on the scale of the recent project in Boston, but a $4 million sewer line project on Central Avenue is scheduled to get a formal kick-off, including appearances by Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Mayor Joseph Polisena, this morning at 10 am at the I-295 overpass. 2. Stay Tuned: Was the note above the first time you've heard about the planned groundbreaking? You could have been among the first to know by signing up for our email newsletters. Follow the link and register now, so you don't miss future updates. 3. Pay Up: Do you own a car, house, or business (or combination thereof) in Johnston? Tax bills went out last week — and we've had some lively discussion about how the town taxes property and …
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Johnston Town Hall
1385 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Mayor Joseph Polisena are expected to join officials from Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation for tomorrow's groundbreaking ceremony.
Government officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee and Mayor Joseph Polisena, are expected to attend a groundbreaking ceremony tomorrow morning at 10 am for a $4 million sewer project funded by Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation. The Central Landfill operator announced last year that it was planning to end its use of the Cranston wastewater system and switch to Narragansett Bay Commission by building the new sewer line along Central Avenue. RIRRC is paying for the work, which will also allow some 80 homes and businesses to use the new line, Polisena explained during a recent interview at Johnston Town Hall. "It allows the people in Central Avenue and other homes up there, including Briarcliffe Manor, to hook up to the line, …
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1385 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI
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Peter A. Filippi III
8:47 am on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Our town wastes millions annually in outrageous insane provisions. If we only paid town workers wages and benefits that reflect the private sector including allowing for school vouchers, that would save millions more, our town would have the best economy in the state in which all our needs would be dealt with, Republican Mayoral Candidate Peter A. Filippi III more ›