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WINNING PITCHER: Hendricken’s Griffin Crain deals on Tuesday against Pilgrim. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)
Hawks shut out Pats
The Bishop Hendricken baseball team jumped out to a fast start and never looked back as it cruised past Pilgrim 12-0 in five innings on Tuesday afternoon to remain unbeaten in league play. … more
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POLITICAL ACCESS: On March 17, of last year, Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. announced on Twitter that he had toured the Amazon construction site with US Sen. Jack Reed. He released four photos from the tour. (Photos courtesy Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr.)
Amazon’s first ‘help wanted’ signs in Johnston
Can you operate with “significant autonomy and discretion,” “work all shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays” and “some overnight shifts as necessary”? … more
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HOME RUN: The Pilgrim softball team meets Skylar Hawes at the plate after she hit a home run against Smithfield.
Pats bounce back
The Pilgrim softball team bounced back after dropping its season opener by getting back to back wins to climb above .500. Prout handed the Pats a 5-4 loss in extra innings to start the season. … more
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PACKAGE DELAYED: These images of the Amazon construction site in Johnston, after sunset, were captured by a drone piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services, on Sept. 21, 2022. The illuminated project has been taking shape on the Hartford Avenue hill overlooking Johnston, but its opening date has now been pushed to late 2024.
Amazon renegotiates tax deal with Johnston
Since Amazon has not yet opened for business in Johnston, the mega-retailer has invoked a costly construction clause in its contract with the town. Over the past few months, the company … more
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SITE WORK: The construction site off Atwood Avenue behind Johnston High School is a busy mess. Soon, the mess should give way to a brand new Elementary Center, and eventually, a new High School.
Johnston School Building Committee awards $40M+ in construction contracts for new elementary
The Johnston School Building Committee has so far awarded more than $40 million in contracts to Rhode Island firms for the construction the town’s new elementary center.  “This … more
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CONGRATULATIONS PETE: In this 2017 file photo, Pete Fontaine was presented with a special commendation by Town Councilman Robert Civetti. He was recognized for doing a “great job for the Town of Johnston and the athletes of the town at all levels,” he was honored for his coverage of events of all kinds. That same year, Fontaine was inducted into the Johnston High School Hall of Fame.
PETE FONTAINE (1946-2024) Ink in his veins, heart on his sleeve
Pete Fontaine died an hour after deadline last week. Although he had submitted his final byline several weeks earlier, the Johnston Sun Rise’s faithful freelancer held on until the last pages of the paper were on the presses. The man had ink in his veins. more
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OPENING DAY: Toll Gate’s Adeline Areson
Titans down Pats in opener
The Toll Gate girls lacrosse team took home an eye-opening 16-8 win over rival Pilgrim on Tuesday night on the road. Coming off a one-win season in 2024, the Titans are focused on rebounding and … more
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CHARGED: Scott Avedisian, Warwick’s longest-serving mayor, entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday morning at Kent County Court to charges he left the scene of a car crash.
Ex-Warwick Mayor Avedisian pleads not guilty to leaving scene of fast food fender-bender
Scott Avedisian, Warwick’s longest-serving mayor, entered a not-guilty plea Wednesday morning at Kent County Court to charges he left the scene of a car crash. The fender-bender occurred … more
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Pete Fontaine
Longtime Beacon Communications freelancer Pete Fontaine dead at 77
Sad news to report. Our longtime freelancer Pete Fontaine died Wednesday afternoon. For decades, you've been reading his upbeat stories highlighting community giving. His bylines have regularly … more
BACK TO WORK: Bishop Hendricken’s Griffin Crain last season.
Hitting the diamond
The spring baseball and softball preseason is in full swing this week as Warwick high school teams get geared up for the upcoming season. Here is an early look at where they stand as Opening Day … more
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ON THE SCENE: Around 8:24 a.m., Thursday, March 21, Warwick Police responded to 71 Frawley St. for a reported domestic disturbance. According to a department press release, they “discovered the deceased body of a small child as well as an adult male who was also deceased; having suffered from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
Child shot and killed in Warwick
UPDATED: Warwick Police have identified the victim in Thursday's tragic shooting. more
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MVP: Griffin Crain accepts the Most Valuable Player Award after scoring two goals and two assists.
Four-peat
The Bishop Hendricken hockey team continued its run of dominance, beating Burrillville 6-2 in the state championship on Sunday night at Schneider Arena to clinch its fourth straight title. The … more
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CHAMPS AGAIN: The Pilgrim cheerleading team that won the state title last weekend. (Submitted photo)
Pilgrim cheer wins at states
X By ALEX SPONSELLER The Pilgrim competitive cheerleading team took home its first championship since 2019 last weekend, when it won Division II with a score of 84.5, edging North Providence who … more
PACKAGE DELAYED: These images of the Amazon construction site in Johnston, following the sunset, were captured by a drone piloted by Trevor Bryan, an FAA Licensed and insured drone pilot, the owner and operator of New England Aerial Services, on Sept. 21, 2022. The illuminated project has been taking shape on the Hartford Avenue hill overlooking Johnston, but its opening date has been pushed to late 2024.
Amazon wants to revise Johnston tax deal
Amazon’s looking to re-negotiate their tax deal with Johnston. The estimated opening date of Johnston’s Amazon has been bumped back several times. While the company says … more
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CHAMPIONSHIP CAST: The Toll Gate girls basketball team after winning the Division III title on Monday in Providence. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)
Titans are state champs
The Toll Gate girls basketball team completed its unlikely run to the Division III Championship on Monday at the Amica Mutual Pavilion, upsetting Exeter-West Greenwich 44-39 thanks to a late rally in … more
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SPRAWL: Hendricken’s Lincoln Tiernan, who finished in fourth at 175 pounds.
Warwick grapplers take gold
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League Wrestling State Championships were held last weekend in Providence and a handful of locals made some noise on the state’s biggest stage. It was a … more
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LEGISLATOR LOST: Sen. Frank Lombardo III, 65, passed away early Wednesday morning, Feb. 21. The Democrat representing District 25 (Johnston) in the Rhode Island State Senate, was first elected to the seat in November 2010.
Johnston state Senate seat to remain vacant through November
Johnston’s primary seat in the state Senate will stay empty until after the November election. Sen. Frank Lombardo III, a Democrat representing District 25 (Johnston) since 2010, died … more
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BACK IN CUSTODY: U.S. Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston announced the Feb. 6 arrest of a Guatemalan national charged with child molestation in Rhode Island. The suspect was released from custody last year despite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer.
Accused immigrant’s case a political hot potato in RI
It was a rare, stinging rebuke of state officials by an enforcement wing of the federal government. Then the Ocean State’s Attorney General weighed in, reddening the handprint left behind … more
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STATE CHAMPS: The Warwick gymnastics co-op after winning the state title last weekend. (Photos by Alex Sponseller)
Warwick co-op takes gold
For the second time in three years, the Warwick co-op gymnastics team claimed the Division I State Championship this past Saturday at Rhode Island College, narrowly edging South Kingstown. … more
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‘ONE OF THE KINDEST’ Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio shared this photo of late Sen. Frank Lombardo III, who passed away early Wednesday morning, Feb. 21 at the age of 65.
RI Sen. Frank Lombardo III, of Johnston, dies overnight at age 65 after battle with cancer
Sen. Frank Lombardo III dropped from helicopters to ski inaccessible moguls. Somehow, he balanced business, community service, law-making and family. “Our Senate family is heartbroken with … more
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