On the National Register of Historic Places, the Ochee Spring Quarry in Johnston preserves a record of soapstone bowl-making dating back at least 3,000…
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One Square Mile Johnston: Greetings From Town Hall Lanes
Opened in 1959, Town Hall Lanes is a staple of Johnston. Birthday parties are commonplace, and local bowling teams are there every weekend. In today’s…
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One Square Mile Johnston: A Community Thriving At King’s Tabernacle Church
King’s Tabernacle Church took the town of Johnston to court last year after town officials appeared to be trying to block the congregation from moving…
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One Square Mile Johnston: Wildlife Finds Unlikely Refuge At State’s Central Landfill
In recent years, Rhode Islanders have spotted wild visitors not typically found in the Ocean State: Arctic beluga whales in Narragansett Bay and even…
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The Bottom Line: How Johnston Reeled In Citizens Bank
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment, The Bottom Line. This week…
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One Square Mile Johnston: How They Lived 326 Years Ago
Johnston is home to one of the oldest houses in Rhode Island: the Clemence-Irons House , built in 1691. It’s right on George Waterman Road, but if you…
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One Square Mile Johnston: The Best Chicken In the World?
This week our series “One Square Mile” is getting to know the town of Johnston. And if you’ve ever taken a drive on Greeneville Avenue in Johnston, you…
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One Square Mile Johnston: Students Reflect Country’s Divide Over Trump
All this week we’re hearing stories from Johnston, the Rhode Island town that flipped the most dramatically from blue to red in the presidential election.
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One Square Mile Johnston: A Conversation With Mayor Joseph Polisena
All this week at Rhode Island Public Radio, we’re focusing on the town of Johnston. This suburb to the west of Providence saw the largest change from…
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One Square Mile Johnston: Finding A Safe Space At The Autism Project
Right across from the Johnston Town Hall is the home of the Autism Project, a nonprofit that helps kids with autism spectrum disorder learn to cope with…
