Council denies zone change for Metacom Ave parcel
Town Council denied Joseph Cabral the rezoning of his Metacom Ave land to business a move backed by Thomas J Russell who sought a wholesale janitorial supply site Neighbors opposed spot zoning warning property values would fall and council urged locating a business in a district zoned for commerce Three members voted against the change one voted yes and council chair did not vote leading to the rejection
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Joseph Cabral
Metacom Ave
Cabral
Metacom Manor
Thomas J Russell
Russell
Zoning and Planning Boards
Arturio Topazio
Richard Travers
Richard Alegria
Planning board reshuffle sparks GOP criticism
Planning Board Chairman Manuel Prenda was reappointed as John Rego left the board and Raymond Almeida, a local building contractor, was added. Republican leader Robert Kreher accused increasing builder influence on town boards, while Councilman Richard Travers questioned potential conflicts of interest.
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Planning Board
Manuel Prenda
John Rego
Raymond Almeida
Almeida
Republican Town Committee
Robert Kreher
Kreher
Mr Kreher
Richard Travers
Richard) Alegria
Alegria
Prenda
Rego
Resignations Topic at RWC Faculty Meetings
Roger Williams College faculty plan to meet next Wednesday to decide actions over President Virginia Sides resignation and related trustee resignations. The sessions with former trustees explored events, governance procedures, and fundraising amid differing accounts, with no action taken yet.
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Roger Williams College
Virginia Sides
Sides
Wilde
Replacement costs necessary police say
Four town police union members criticize the mandatory vacation replacement clause in the police contract. They argue it ensures minimum patrols but heightens costs, with Chief Brown predicting substantial overtime and a looming budget shortfall.
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George Seyer
Paul Borges
Richard Almeida
Richard Sousa
Phoenix
Frank Brown
Reynolds Northrup
Michael Balzano
Brown
Coal drilling resumes near Veterans Hall in town field
Weston Observatory at Boston College conducts drilling in a field behind the VFW Hall on Hope Street. Early results show a small amount of coal after two weeks, with the hole reaching about 485 feet and planned to 1,000 feet. Previous summer finds on Thames Street were the basin’s thickest and highest quality. Researchers note center-town mining unlikely due to population, with plans to explore Bristol beds to the north and extend drilling to Warren and Barrington.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Hope St
Bristol
Town
Warren
Barrington
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Roger- Williams College
Anthony Agatiello
Agatiello
Northrup
VFW
Thames St
Boston College
Weston Observatory
Narragansett Basin
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