San Francisco trip halts school board dispute
Key district leaders Travers Bisbane and three school committee members traveled to the national school board convention in San Francisco delaying debate on Travers’s status. The group used personal funds. the trip was approved 4-3, with Barr, Biancuzzo, Vento, and Barr opposed.
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San Francisco
Edward P Travers
Travers
Ennis Bisbane
Joe Vento
John Biancuzzo
Fred Ferris
National School Board
Bisbane
Texas
Hawaii
Thomas Barr
Barr
Biancuzzo
Vento
Barrington
Aften
Portsmouth
Town maps clean up plan for 1776 Park area
In the Bicentennial year residents urge action to clean up 1776 Park off Annawamscutt Drive as trash accumulates and rats appear. A swan on Leahy Pond highlights a local wildlife count with the town reporting its largest pair population in memory.
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1776 Park
Annawamscutt Drive
Leahy Pond
Town to Buy Five New Police Cars After Budget Delay
Town officials declared a state of emergency over aging police vehicles. Bristol County Dodge of Warren won the contract after multiple bid rounds. Police Chief Brown cited worn cars and high repair costs, with one cruiser frequently at the Public Works garage. The town administrator defended delays, prompting criticism from the council. Please turn to page 9.
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Bristol County Dodge
Warren
Augustine J Nunes
Nunes
Alegria
Frank Brown
Town in talks on abandoned waterfront railroad sale
Providence reports council chair Richard Alegria said a tentative state town deal may sell 13 acre Thames Street parcel to the state Department of Transportation for about half the previously planned 162000 price. The agreement, not yet signed, could affect a broader Conrail pact and preserve a 30 foot right of way while allowing town access.
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Penn State
Central RR
Richard Alegria
State Department of Transportation
Providence
Alegria
Conrail
Alegria Saveieet
Penn Central
East Providence
Bristol
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