JOHNSTON – The Town of Johnston and the owners of 30 acres on George Waterman Road that the town is trying to seize through eminent domain have agreed to convert a temporary restraining order into a ...

JOHNSTON – On March 14, the owners of a 30-acre property in Johnston found out the town had transferred the land to itself, following through on threats and a plan by the mayor to block an ...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — In an exclusive interview with NBC 10, Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. said the town is bailing out the school district. “We are going to work with them to give them a ...

JOHNSTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Peach Festival brought the town of Johnston to life Saturday with its annual parade and big celebration. Military members, bagpipers, pageant winners and local school ...

Rhode Island property targeted for condemnation to prevent construction of affordable housing on the site. (PLF) The town of Johnston, Rhode Island is targeting property for condemnation in order to ...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A special meeting was held Tuesday night in Johnston to discuss if the town should use eminent domain to seize property slated to become affordable housing. Mayor Joseph ...

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter focuses on some shocking updates to a Rhode Island eminent domain case we covered last month. As readers might recall, ...

The town agreed to convert a temporary restraining order into a more permanent preliminary injunction A vote is set on April 3 to approve a resolution for the land taking again The last time the town ...

Stays are in place in federal and state court. The property was proposed for an income-restricted housing complex. A federal lawsuit accuses Johnston of using eminent domain just to block a housing ...