Crime & Safety

July 23: Name Your Favorite Businesses

Welcome to July 23, 2012. Here are your 5 Things to Know Today.

 

1. Your Choice: We're kicking off a new round of Readers' Choice polls today, with . Polling continues until Aug. 17, so make sure you help your favorite spot earn the title.

2. Showers: Mostly cloudy with a 50-percent chance of rain today and highs in the 80s. Possibility of precipitation persists through Tuesday, partly sunny and 80s on Wednesday.

Find out what's happening in Johnstonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

3. Persistence: In case you missed it, you just have to read our feature on Johnston's Terry Rajsombath, who in Providence recently.

4. Election 2012: Four of Johnston's six General Assembly seats will be contested this year — but after a couple of candidates couldn't gather the required number of signatures, .

Find out what's happening in Johnstonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

5. Good Eats: How's this for a deal? Sample the best of six area restaurants — and get a lift to each — . Call the North Central Chamber of Commerce at (401) 349-4674 for tickets.

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