Welfare recipients placed in public service jobs
Public Welfare Director Phyllis Perry reports nearly half of town welfare recipients in the new special employment projects have been placed in positions aligning with their interests and abilities. Fifteen general public assistance recipients will start mandatory jobs next week, with 15 to 20 more to be placed. some have dropped from the rolls for regular employment or not needing welfare. Placements include the public works department the school department the YMCA and the Bristol Scholarship Fund thrift store.
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Town Welfare Department
Public Welfare
Phyllis Perry
Mrs Perry
Public Works Department
YMCA
Bristol Scholarship Fund
Council Debate Over Conflicts of Interest Continues
The town council weighs action after November review found no charges due to unclear state law. Attorney Richard Israel urges pursuing remedies under local ordinances, while council members discuss charter reforms and potential ordinances to address past weak points.
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Richard Israel
Israel
Sees
Gablinske
Balzano
Te Aes
Verna Sai Holmes
Ale
Delays Hit Town Director of Community Development Search
Town Administrator Augustine Nunes says interruptions slow the search begun last December for a new director of community development. He cites complexities in the federal job program deadlines for Nike site property and ongoing employee contract negotiations as reasons. Interviews could begin within two weeks after screening 21 applicants, with 13 top candidates to be interviewed. Nunes praises the high calibre of applicants.
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Augustine Nunes
Nunes
Nike
Metacom Ave
Nunes ordered to fire Tappero over pre selection claim
Bristol R I S report states Town Administrator Augustine Nunes was informed by the state Department of Employment Security that he must terminate administrative assistant Jean Tappero for pre selection. Nunes plans an appeal at 10:30 a.m. in Providence while disputing the decision and noting four other applicants were considered. A fifth applicant, an unemployed disabled veteran, was denied the post, with a DAV representative lodging a related complaint.
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Department of Employment Security
Augustine Nunes
Jean Tappero
Joseph Bruno
Nunes
Providence
Bruno
Tappero
Labor Department
CETA
Board Authorizes Fire Chief Exam Planning Amid Vacancy Debate
The personnel board proposes an exam for fire chief while delaying ruling on vacancy, drafting rules with Town Administrator Nunes and Town Solicitor Iannuccillo set to finalize. Critics charge political motives, noting chief Borges supports Nunes’ predecessor and argues the move targets retaliation rather than charter implementation.
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Augustine Nunes
Nunes
Frank D Balzano
Democratic Town Committee
Raymond V Corona
Balzano
Gregory L Kohlweiss
Ie Nunes
Burnside
Borges
Michael J. Balzano Jr
Ineligible for CETArs fires Thomas Murray
Thomas Murray of 18 Mason Ave was hired under the CETA program Feb 3 and fired Feb 14 after state officials ruled him ineligible. He was employed full time as a Lloyd Manufacturing lab technician and had been furloughed Dec 20. The town administrator, Augustine Nunes, was informed by Vincent Marzullo of the Office of Manpower Affairs that Murray did not qualify as unemployed at hire and is deemed ineligible for a federally subsidized jobs program.
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Thomas Murray
Mason Ave
Murray
Augustine Nunes
Vincent Marzullo
State Office of Manpower Affairs
Marzullo
Lloyd Manufacturing
Warren
Lloyd
Phyllis Russell
CETA
Miss Russell
Murr
Status Co
Thomas J. Finn Jr
Glenview Drive
Town Recycling Center Shuts Down Amid Slump
Augustine Nunes says the town recycling program died last fall after paper prices collapsed. The center halted in December, with all refuse now dumped at the landfill. Public works chief Arthur Langelo notes bottle pickup stopped due to lack of suitable equipment and prices fell to $2 a ton last year.
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Augustine Nunes
Building Inspector Pushes for Local Control in Statewide Code
Building Inspector John Murgia argued for local control of building regulations at a Feb 6 public hearing. He favored a provision preserving local control when in the public interest but was told that weakening the uniform statewide code could reduce federal housing funds to the state as the measure nears passage by the Federal Assembly.
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John Murgia
Murgia
Federal Assembly
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St Eli Tegical School
RI Junior College
Warwick
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Bristol
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