Public Meeting Secrecy Stirs Debate Over Water Franchise
A Bristol area debate centers on a private meeting between town council and the Bristol County Water Company about a new franchise. Officials and press faced limits on disclosure, while observers question whether transparency serves the public, noting water as a public utility and thousands of consumers affected. The article later cites Keith Funston on investment needs to support growth, underscoring tension between secrecy and public accountability.
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Weather forecast warns of cold trend across the northeast
The Weather Bureau cautions that upper air currents and the westerlies may keep temperatures well below normal through the coming month. Meteorologists acknowledge uncertainty while noting the need for more research as storms and hurricanes threaten southern states and the Canadian border region.
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Fragmented OCR note hints at vaccine and health records
The readable text mentions vaccines, Sars, SARS CoV 2, and health related terms with scattered references to March, May, and various abbreviations. Names, dates, and places are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Bars
Town Clerk Office Extends Hours For Public Access
The town clerk Anthony J. Dennis Jr announces the office is open until 6 o'clock on Wednesday evenings in its second week of the new hours. He notes that extending daily hours to 5 pm did not help residents who work out of town and could not reach the office by 5. He cites a survey of those who came in between 4 and 5 pm showing no improvement from the prior extended schedule.
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Anthony J. Dennis, Jr
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Waste paper drives and social events listed in January schedule
A scanned notice lists events from January including collections of waste paper for charity, rag drives by the “Bugle” and Drum Line, a card party by Bristol Narrows Improvement Ass'n, a jam and bean supper by the First Baptist Church choir, and several fundraisers for polio and nursing groups. It also discusses a book collector and references to a historian, with notes on other nonessential chatter about collectors and exhibits.
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