Fire Union Vs. Mayor, Girls Softball, And Summer Recipes

JohnstonPatch keeps an eye out for articles in the two weekly papers that publish in Johnston, the Sun Rise and the Johnston Insider.

Here's a look at stories posted for the week of April 29, 2011:

Johnston Sun Rise:

A report on the back-and-forth between the firefighters union and Mayor Joseph Polisena on appointments to the recently-formed Retirement Board: Mayor, firefighters union square off over Retirement Board appointments, by Editor Meg Fraser

Johnston Police located a babysitter on April 23 who had gone missing with the child she'd been watching: No kidnapping charge made for missing child, by Reporter Joe Kernan

The Johnston High School softball team eked out a late win against Pilgrim on April 22: Seventh-inning magic lifts JHS past Pilgrim, by Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Pomeroy

Johnston Insider:

The towns of Johnston and North Providence may combine their CDBG efforts: Johnston mulls teaming with North Providence on CDBG applications, by Reporter Beth Hurd

Tasty recipes using asparagus: Springtime is asparagus time, by Editor Elizabeth Wayland-Seal.