Postman Tom Byrnes Retires After 35 Years Service
A Bristol based postman Tom Byrnes retirements marked by a fond farewell sign at Hope and Byfield Street last Friday. The 35 year veteran, 30 of them in Bristol, plans to relax and enjoy jogging in retirement as he completes his final route and makes his last stop on Union Street.
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Tom Byrnes
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Byfield St
Postal Service
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Bristol
Byrnes
Union St
Bristol Board Rehires Supt Travers for 1927-78 Year
Bristol School Committee votes four to one with two abstentions to rehire Superintendent Edward P Travers for the 1927 78 school year. J Roderick Eaton dissented. Joseph Vento and Louis Annarummo abstained. Campagna Edler Canario Oliver and Chair Campagna supported the move. Eaton and Vento had opposed him last year, citing budget and performance concerns.
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Bristol
Edward P Travers
J Roderick Eaton
Joseph Vento
Louis Annarummo
Barbara Edler
Frank Canario
Edward Oliver
Frank Campagna
Travers
Campagna
John Biancuzzo
Eaton
Vento
Thomas Barr
Ed Travers
Five RWC trustees resign in protest over president
Five Roger Williams College trustees resign in support of departing president Virginia Sides. The board members Marshall Fulton Robert Miller Gerald Harrington Elwood Leonard Jr and Claiborne Pell cite confidence in Sides and dissatisfaction with their own influence. They state the welfare of the college should be first and resign effective immediately.
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RI Supreme Court
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Miss Virginia V Sides
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