Bristol Seeks HUD discretionary funds for 21 Rhode Island towns
Bristol among 21 Rhode Island towns eligible to apply for up to 100000 in HUD discretionary funds for projects chosen by August 15 state deadline and September 30 Boston area deadline. Discretionary grants fund small towns lacking entitlement status and require one combined application.
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Bristol
Rhode Island
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Gerard Oswald
Mr Oswald
Oswald
Boston
Highway Department
Tanyard Brook
Birthday milestone for Bristol centenarian Mary Milton
Mary Milton celebrated her 102nd birthday at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol with a cake and a nurses gift bear. Records show a recent move from Manchester Nursing Home Teena, but her prior residence and relatives are unknown. Local friend Earl Stewart recalls a Scottish origin and a 15 year Providence stay, noting a past Clover Farm grocery ownership in Tiverton. He says she is unmarried with no known relatives in the United States.
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Mary Milton
Silver Creek Manor
Bristol
Mary
Providence
Manchester
Teena
Earl Stewart
Tiverton
Scotland
Clover Farm
Main Rd
Quaker Ave
Stewart
Garage expansion cuts cost of town highway shop
Town officials report original $165,000 estimate for a new highway department garage could drop by nearly a third thanks to a CETA funded labor pool. The 117 by 66 foot addition will house two lifts and a complete repair shop, with steelwork and major labor covered by the town, and a bid for roof and minor tasks forthcoming.
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New Town
Highway Department
CETA
Augustine Nunes
Highway Dept
Arthur Langelo
Mr Langelo
Shawmut Metal Co
Bristol
Langelo
Gablinske fined for boat life jacket violation
Town Council vice-chairman Douglas Gablinske was fined five dollars in Warren District Court on Friday for riding in a boat with one missing life preserver. The Phoenix later noted an error regarding the license number DWG-1 from his July 19 accident not appearing in current tax records.
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Douglas Gablinske
Warren District Court
the Phoenix
Gablinske
Shirley Gablinske
Bristol bilingual program faces funding rejection and critiques
The Bristol bid for a larger bilingual education program fails to meet minimum funding thresholds as two readers award 104 and 70 points from 225. URI evaluator Diaz urges more Portuguese instruction while Saucier cites favorable Rhode Island review. Officials argue costs are high and Congress would need supplemental funds for a reapplication.
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Saucier
Bristol
University of Rhode Island
Richard Diaz
URI
Dr Saucier
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HUD
Ceta Task Force
Tte
The
Phoenix
Nelson H. Vieira
Brown Bilingual Institute
Miller
Congress
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