Zoning changes eyed for Bristol industry expansion
Editorial notes a Monday town meeting on an amended zoning ordinance to designate manufacturing zones near Metacom Avenue. It discusses Minturn Farm and bordering land, the Dixon Corp site, and calls for halving the M strip to protect residential areas while encouraging industry and avoiding small lots. The piece backs the council’s aim to attract jobs and reduce parcel fragmentation.
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Reynolds School
Metacom Avenue
Pearson Corp
Minturn Farm
Metacom
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Carr Manufacturing Corporation
Dixon Corp
Bristol
New English Bible Adoption Hearts English Clergy
Letter writer notes widespread use of the New English Bible in England. Describes Maundy Thursday at Rochester Cathedral with the Duke of Edinburgh reading, Easter service at St Pauls, Salisbury Cathedral, and positive remarks from seminary students about the new Bible opening a new world. Concludes that American lay readers may soon share the enthusiasm.
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The
Phoenix
England
Rochester Cathedral
Duke of Edinburgh
St. Paul's
London
Salisbury
Rochester
Town Meeting Call Urges Voters to Attend Zoning Vote
A letter urges taxpayers to attend Monday night town meeting amid debate over rezoning Minturn Farm, sewer grants, garbage collection funding, and a proposed Bristol County incinerator. The author criticizes scheduling, favors paper ballots, and cautions against hastily approved developments.
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David Wilson
Minturn Farm
Bristol County
Metacom Avenue
Civil War Era Sketches From Bristol July 1861
A Bristol column recalls Civil War events from July 1861. Union regiments under Burnside march toward Richmond, Rhode Island troops and captured flags at Fairfax are noted. Kit Carson serves as a lieutenant colonel. El Paso hosts rebel activity. Notices include gas shutoff, a new rifled cannon trial by Corliss & Nightingale, and balloon mishaps for Rhode Island volunteers.
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Burnside
NY Tist
Annapolis Junction
New Hampshire 2Nd
Fairfax
Rhode Island
Court House
Gov Sprague
Beauregard
Manasses
Charles H Alden USA
Fort Garland
New Mexico
Ft Filmore
Arizona
Kit Carson
el Paso
Texas
Nayatt
Providence
Corliss & Nightingale
Alexandria
J. N. Burgess
Barrington
Oliver Street
High Street
Jonas Minturn
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