Housing Authority Gets New Commissioner
Martha Church was appointed to the local board on Oct. 11 at town hall.
In a brief ceremony this morning at Johnston Town Hall, Mayor Joseph M. Polisena formally appointed Martha Church to the position of Resident Commissioner for the Johnston Housing Authority. Church succeeds longtime commissioner Mary T. Grant, whose term recently expired. "This is a bittersweet day," JHA Executive Director David M. aRusso said in a statement, noting the outgoing Grant's award of a Thomas Anton Award for Exemplary Service to Public Housing by the Public Housing Authority of Rhode Island three years ago. “Mary served the needs of her fellow residents with zeal and energy through her term on the board, [and] Martha will be a great resource to her fellow commissioners and a strong voice for the 728 Johnston residents that …
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