Unholy alliance targets school committee leadership coup
School committee members including Joseph Vento and John Biancuzzo backed by Republicans move to oust Chairman Fred D. Ferris in a closed session. Lack of notice prompts questions of legality as the board schedules a special meeting at Andrews School library to decide leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vento
Fred D. Ferris
Mr Vento
John Biancuzzo
Thomas Barr
J. Roderick Eaton
Frank T. Canario
Canario
Vento
Edward
Oliver
Biancuzzo
Andrews School
Ferris
Regionalization debated as study panel backs present policy
A special study committee on regionalization recommends the school department maintain its current cooperative approach and not commit to Warren regionalization now. It urges monitoring projected enrollment declines over five years and revisiting regionalization with more data, while Supt Travers presses ahead with combining sparsely enrolled secondary classes.
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Warren
Edward P. Travers
Bristol’s Paula Ferreira Debut as Little Leaguer
Paula Ferreira becomes Bristol’s first female little leaguer stepping to the plate as Chips fall 2 1 to Hydes in her debut this week highlighting a historic first for the team and league.
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Paula Ferreira
Bristol
Chips
Hydes
Budget battle ends as Pitman and Alegria abandon drive
Joyce Pitman abandoned her effort to restore the 1975-76 school budget cut by the town council after failing to reach the 475 signatures needed for a social financial town meeting. Council Chairman Richard Alegria dropped his petition to cut the budget further, citing hostile reactions and insufficient volunteers.
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Joyce Pitman
Richard Alegria
Pitman
Social Financial
Alegria
Fred) Ferris
Pake
Memorial Day speaker leads town ceremony in Burnside Building
Memorial Day exercises in Bristol feature Manny Correira's memorial tone with John J. Affleck of the state Dept of Social and Rehabilitative Services as principal speaker. The parade starts at 9 am from American Legion Kearney Post, with a brief service at 9:15 and a 9:30 parade departure. Route includes Franklin, High, Guiteras School dedication of the Liberty Tree, Washington, Hope, and North Burial Ground, ending at the Burnside Building for main exercises. If rain, events move to 11 am at the Kearney Post Home. A Veterans Council church visit occurs at St Elizabeth's Church at 9:30 am.
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Manny Correira
John J. Affleck
Dept of
Burnside Building
Mr Affleck
Barrington
Providence College
Boston University School of Social Work
US Naval Reserve
American Public Welfare Association
National Association of Social Workers
United Fund of Southeastern New England, Inc
Child Welfare League of America
National Rehabilitation Association
National Conference On Social Welfare
AI Conference of Social Work
American Society For Public Administration
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Council of State Governments
Affleck
Dionne
William Butler
Bristol High School
Gettysburg
American Legion
Washington St
Hope St
North Burial Ground
Kearney Post Home
Veterans’ Council
St Elizabeth’s
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Parent
Dutto Alegria
Ief
Staff Sea
Rge C Lima
Thomas H. Byrnes, Jr
Oswald Thomas
M.P. Co. R.la.r.n.g
Anthony Q. Almeida
Veterans of Foreign Wars
M.C. Silvia
Kearney
American Legion Jr
Angelo Palumbo
Anthony M. Cappuccisi
Armand Certazzo
Bristol Barracks
John J. Perry
Bristol High School Marching Band
Veterans Home
Veterans
Rhode Island
John J. Affiech
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