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Top Stories Of 2012

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Top Stories of 2012: Schools

Here are the school stories that got the most hits this year.

  Johnston School Bus Routes 2012-13 — JHS, Ferri Middle School Johnston School Bus Routes 2012-13 — ECE, Elementary Schools JohnstonPatch was the first local news outlet to post the bus routes for Johnston schools — and the only one to have them online — a week before the start of school. Parents responded by viewing and downloading them enough to push the bus routes to the top of the chart of most-read school stories. Accused Vandal Won't Face School Disciplinary Action [POLL] When two 18-year-olds were accused of driving over the fields at the town's soccer complex in March, one of the questions that arose was whether Raymond Zinno, then a student at Johnston High School, would face school sanctions. Answer: No. And most people …

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Top Stories of 2012: Police & Fire

Here's the list of the top 5 Police & Fire stories of the year.

  Police Issue Statement on Murder Investigation, Jan. 23, 2012. Early in the year, Johnston Police charged Donald Greenslit with multiple felonies in the death of Greenslit's girlfriend, Stacey Dorego. Police allege that Greenslit killed Dorego and tried to burn her body in a fireplace. Greenslit remains held at the ACI awaiting trial. State Police Report Arrests in Johnston, June 18, 2012. This was one of the first Rhode Island State Police logs we posted this year, and it drew big numbers. The report included a couple of warrant arrests, and one case of marijuana and illegal vicodin possession. Two Arrested After Alleged Prescription Deal, Jan. 14, 2012. We can only hope this doesn't turn into a plot point on "The Family Guy" — two …

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