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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1975
Page
11
Editorial notes the passing of Vasta Ruggiero a bold civic leader devoted to community service. She defended projects she believed in assisted those less fortunate and supported culture local history and charity efforts with relentless energy.
Bristol town council, after a lengthy hearing, reads a new conflict of interest ordinance drafted by Emilio Iannucciello to protect rights of former Town Officials Balzano and Borromeo amid charter violations. A second reading is slated for January 22, with full investigatory transcripts provided for the upcoming hearings.
A steamer is to be built at Mr Herreshoff's boat works for a Savannah Georgia owner. The winter trade has been slow. Free to all YMCA rooms list treasures. St Mary's Church reports four thousand eight hundred twenty dollars income in ten months with debt reduction of three thousand four hundred ninety two dollars sixty cents. Firemen elect officers. Denver's growth outlined from a frontier village to a rail hub with water works and abundant employment.
A Providence Jan 2, 1975 article prompts Bristol residents to organize humane action for suffering animals. Donors include the Cleggs with a $25 check to a fund chaired by Town Administrator Augustine Nunes. A second letter laments Bristol’s dying trees, alleged political favoritism blocking a new tree warden, and calls for qualified local stewardship.
Bristol Phoenix established 1837 publishes weekly on Thursdays. Publisher R S Bosworth Jr oversees operations with Geoffrey Davis as news editor and Doug Fellow as managing editor. Subscriptions cost 7.50 per year. Second class postage paid at Bristol R I 02809.
Rep Gaetano D. Parella cites Metacom Avenue as a transportation priority and urges high priority status for Metacom repairs and a traffic light at Bay View and Metacom in Bristol. He emphasizes urgency for safety and asks officials to place the proposals on a high priority list.
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