Kinder urges change in town tree care bidding
Bristol tree warden Joseph C Kinder told the Town Council his firm should not be allowed to bid on work he assigns, seeking to avoid conflicts of interest as decades of practice with Samuel Kinder & Brother give way to bids and reform. The discussion followed recommendations by Town Administrator Anthony Agatiello to resolve ongoing tree care disputes and ensure bids are used for jobs over $1,000.
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Joseph C Kinder
Bristol
Kinder
Mr Kinder
Samuel Kinder
Anthony Agatiello
Agatiello
Bristol Schools Superintendent Vacancy Stalls Progress
The Bristol School system remains without a superintendent four months after Edward P Travers’ death in August. Two School Committee members say a citizen search committee will be formed to set job qualifications and screen candidates, but finding willing volunteers has delayed appointments. One member expects the panel to be finalized next month, under state guidelines advocating broad advertisement.
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Bristol
Edward P Travers
Roderick Eaton Frank Canario
Eaton
State Department of Ed
Early skater tests slap shot at Fesser's Pond
A lone skater becomes one of the first on fall ice at Fesser's Pond as warm weather prompts public works to test ice thickness with an auger. Officials warn unsafe ice will be posted while winter officially nears next week. See East Bay Window for more pictures.
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Fesser’s Pond
Public Works
Dept of Public Works
East Bay
Bristol prepares for 300th tercentennial in 1980
Bristol plans its September 1980 tercentennial celebration with a mammoth parade pageants fireworks feasts concerts and athletic events. Town Administrator Anthony Agatiello aims to recruit a planning committee and publish a commemorative book detailing the town history and plans, echoing past 1880 1930 and 1955 jubilees.
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Judy Gerling
Bristol
Anthony Agatiello
Agatiello
Hope St
John Walley
Nathaniel Byfield
Stephen Burton
Nathaniel Oliver
Phoenix
Charles A Greene
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