Town notes mark 25 years of town events
The column recalls past anniversaries 25 15 and 10 years ago detailing civic actions bids on land sales new court appointments bread distributions and school updates. Notable items include the BTA shooting win James Meiggs re-elected tru ant officer and local infrastructure plans amid a busy civic stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.T.A
Battery C
Hambrick
James F. Meiggs
Benjamin F. Lindemuth
Fifth District Court
Frank H. Hammill
Gaetano Caizza
Kid Hope's All Stars
Bristol County
Charles B. Rockwell
Collins and Aikman Corp
Wardwell Lumber Co
Rockwell
Bradford Street
Thames Street
George T. Ingram
Colt High
Attilio Topazio
E. S. Mapes
James Sylvia
James
Cpl
Nelson G. Beals
Army Air Force
Carol Ann
Roger W. Pigeon
Weekend Gardener Urges Rhode Island Land Preservation
In a Rhode Island opinion piece, the author cites Liberty Hyde Bailey and Bernard De Voto on preserving natural beauty. He urges planned, scaled tree planting, aging street trees replacement, community planting programs, and reference to Cadick’s Bulletin No. 46 for future tree selection. He notes limited successes in Kingston and advocates broader action across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Christopher
University of
Rhode Island
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Holy Earth
Harper’s
Bernard DeVoto
New England
Kingston Village
Professor Caddick
Suzanne Brown Chosen for National Scout Roundup
Suzanne Brown a Bristol High sophomore and Mt. Hope Girl Scout member has been selected to attend the National Senior Girl Scout Roundup in Michigan next summer. She is among eight Mt. Hope area girls forming a patrol with scouts from Providence Newport Westerly and South Kingstown. An overnight at Camp Hoffman South Kingstown December 29 30 kicks off prep activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Brown
Michigan
A. Paul Brugge
Mt. Hope
Camp Hoffman
South Kingstown
Local youth basketball league rosters announced
The Beechnuts Grapenuts Cocoanuts and Walnuts squads list captains and players: Stephen Mascena leads the Beechnuts with Murgo Thorn Ruggiero Pine Almeida Allaire Salzano De Luca. Ronald Menezes leads Grapenuts with Bucclo Travers Sicignano Del Toro Almeida Poissant Meyer. Joseph O Gara leads Cocoanuts with DiPerro Caruso Bisbano Castigliego Silva Almeida Medeiros Cabral. William Rusty Correira captains the Walnuts with Ramos Gilbert Furtado Eckersley Fortin Squatrito Meyer DeFusco. Massa invites other interested players to contact him at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beechnuts
Stephen Mascena
Stephen Murgo
Paul Thorn
Anthony Ruggiero
Joseph Pine
Arthur Almeida
Robert Allaire
James Salzano
James de Luca
Ronald Menezes
Richard Bucclo
Roger Travers
John Sicignano
John del Toro
August Almeida
Roland Poissant
James Meyer
Cocoanuts
Joseph O’gara
Anthony DiPerro
Frank Caruso
Joseph Bisbano
Raymond Castigliego
John __Silva
George Almeida
Manuel Medeiros
Kenneth Cabral
Walnuts
William “Rusty” Correira
Richard Ramos
Joel Gilbert
John Furtado
Joseph Eckersley
Archie Fortin
Jerome A. Squatrito
Terry Meyer
Ames DeFusco
Massa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Campanella
Upper Hope Street
Sam
Clifford
Tupelo ST
Staples Coal CO
Water St
Warren Cheiry
Phoenix
Cutler St
Warren
Sor
Daniel Green
Chico Mocs
WELCO
BASS
Weejuns
Ballou’s
Barrington Bootery
Tel
Nash
American Motors
Berretty A Motor Sales, Inc
Hope St
Disterland
Abc-Tv
Sof
Scout
J. W. Lafazia
A A.ecole
Schwartz Lumber
Broadway
Fall River
Bristol County ‘Movers
Silvix’ and Sons
TOPSY
Swansea
Providence
Market ST
Newport Cutoff
Hope Street
Carl H. Witherell
Angelo J. Pozzi
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
McWhirr
Enterprise
Kitche
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