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Follow our daily adventures on Facebook and Twitter FREE May 30 - June 12, 2014 Home Isn’t a Place. It’s a Feeling in Your Heart. 1073 & 1081-R Mineral Spring Ave. N. Providence, RI 02905 401.475.1000 www.DarlingtonLiving.com Joanne Clukey 401-378-4906 [email protected] • Oversight of and transportation to medical appointments and errands • Daily Housekeeping • Laundry Services • Beauty Salon with Hairdresser • Activities, social events and outings • Cable in resident rooms • Air conditioning Vieira Family Franchise 81 Newport Ave. Pawtucket, RI 02860 105 Cedar St. Pawtucket, RI 02861 1414 Newport Ave. Pawtucket, RI 02860 223 Newport Ave. Rumford, RI 02916 192 Division St. Pawtucket, RI 02861 SERVING JOHNSTON AND SURROUNDING TOWNS CONTINUED ON A4 Johnston Be sure to see our DINING GUIDE on Pages 10 & 11 Cherry Hill Manor is always looking for volunteers Please call Lorraine DiLorenzo at 401-231-3102 presents SATURDAY NITE “DINNER & A SHOW” Pasta & Rock & Roll Sponsored by: Starz Entertainment & D. Palmieri Bakery Saturday, May 31, 2014 Dinner at 6:00 pm, Show at 7:30pm Tickets: $25.00 each Join us for our annual fundraiser at 1291 Hartford Ave., Johnston, RI 02919 For tickets please contact Marie at 944-3343 More events and trips on page 5 Johnston students receive leadership awards On Friday, May 9th, 2014 Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis held the annual Civic Leadership Awards on the North Plaza of the State House. Johnston High School students who were honored at the event were Al- exandra DiRaimo and Jordan Vil- lella. Photo submitted Regular Features Financially Speaking................ Page 6 Magic Garden.......................... Page 7 Dining Guide ................. Page 10 & 11 Calendar................................ Page 12 Hints from the Hill ................. Page 13 Crossword ............................ Page 13 Kids’ Corner .......................... Page 14 P-Bruins Fan Club .................. Page 15 The 411 is now available online for download By DANA BROWN For The 411 Concealed in forest green leaves sits an orange, geometric tiger. Sim- ple shapes combined minimally in the mixed media painting created by Averi Senecal, student of kindergarden at the Early Childhood Center in Johnston. Senecal's was the poster piece for an exhibit that featured over 285 works from 15 school districts and 4 charter schools from all over Rhode Island. The gallery had paintings, portraits, Picasso faces, splatter art, pop art, three dimen- sional book art, bizarre technicolor alien masks, photography and sculp- tures –– all in the atrium of URI's Fein- stein Campus in downtown Providence. Nine works, contributed by students from the Johnston school district, were added to a permanent collection of youth art at the college campus. Three from each tier: elementary, junior and senior high. The evening of reception and presentation was Thursday, May 15. The Paff Auditorium's stage had nine easels on display, a platform for kids to get their work viewed by a general au- dience. The students received a certifi- cate for their achievements, a point of Johnston students’ works of art added to collection

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Page 1: The Johnston 411 - May 30, 2014

Follow our daily adventures on Facebook and Twitter

FREEMay 30 - June 12, 2014

Home Isn’t a Place.It’s a Feeling in Your Heart.

1073 & 1081-R Mineral Spring Ave.N. Providence, RI 02905401.475.1000www.DarlingtonLiving.com

Joanne [email protected]

• Oversight of and transportation to medical appointments and errands• Daily Housekeeping• Laundry Services• Beauty Salon with Hairdresser• Activities, social events and outings• Cable in resident rooms• Air conditioning

Vieira Family Franchise81 Newport Ave.Pawtucket, RI 02860

105 Cedar St.Pawtucket, RI 02861

1414 Newport Ave.Pawtucket, RI 02860

223 Newport Ave.Rumford, RI 02916

192 Division St.Pawtucket, RI 02861

Serving JohnSton and Surrounding townS

CONTINUED ON A4

JohnstonBe sure to see ourDINING GUIDE on

Pages 10 & 11

Cherry Hill Manor is always looking for volunteers

Please call Lorraine DiLorenzo at401-231-3102

presents

SATURDAY NITE “DINNER & A SHOW”Pasta & Rock & Roll

Sponsored by: Starz Entertainment & D. Palmieri BakerySaturday, May 31, 2014

Dinner at 6:00 pm, Show at 7:30pmTickets: $25.00 each

Join us for our annual fundraiser at1291 Hartford Ave., Johnston, RI 02919For tickets please contact Marie at 944-3343

More events and trips on page 5

Johnston students receive leadershipawardsOn Friday, May 9th, 2014 Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis held the annual Civic Leadership Awards on the North Plaza of the State House. Johnston High School students who were honored at the event were Al-exandra DiRaimo and Jordan Vil-lella. Photo submitted

Regular FeaturesFinancially Speaking ................ Page 6Magic Garden .......................... Page 7Dining Guide .................Page 10 & 11Calendar ................................ Page 12Hints from the Hill ................. Page 13Crossword ............................ Page 13Kids’ Corner .......................... Page 14P-Bruins Fan Club .................. Page 15

The 411 is now available online for download

By DANA BROWNFor The 411

Concealed in forest green leaves sits an orange, geometric tiger. Sim-ple shapes combined minimally in the mixed media painting created by Averi Senecal, student of kindergarden at the Early Childhood Center in Johnston.

Senecal's was the poster piece for an exhibit that featured over 285 works from 15 school districts and 4 charter schools from all over Rhode Island. The gallery had paintings, portraits, Picasso faces, splatter art, pop art, three dimen-sional book art, bizarre technicolor alien masks, photography and sculp-

tures –– all in the atrium of URI's Fein-stein Campus in downtown Providence.

Nine works, contributed by students from the Johnston school district, were added to a permanent collection of youth art at the college campus. Three from each tier: elementary, junior and senior high. The evening of reception and presentation was Thursday, May 15.

The Paff Auditorium's stage had nine easels on display, a platform for kids to get their work viewed by a general au-dience. The students received a certifi-cate for their achievements, a point of

Johnston students’ works of art added to collection