Mini tours of Bristol buildings on National Register
Two small tours of downtown Bristol buildings on the National Historic Register will run Saturday at 16 am and 2 pm. The walks start at the Historical Society on Court Street with a slide show and refreshments, guided by volunteers along the route. The old Customs House on Hope Street, now the YMCA, is included. See related story on Page 9.
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Bristol
Historical Society
Court St
Customs House
Hope St
YMCA
Town council grapples with July Fourth vendor contract
Providence vendor Dog-So-Long Ltd challenged exclusive rights granted to the Fourth of July Committee, protesting a lemonade license as discriminatory. Samuel Frank accused the council of unequal treatment and threatened legal action. The council tabled the license and scheduled a meeting with the July Fourth Committee.
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Providence Novelty
Dog-So-Long Ltd
Dog-So- Long
Richard Alegria
Frank
Bristol Town Administrator Nunes urged to resign after council meeting
Third time in recent weeks Augusta Nunes skipped portions of a Bristol council session prompting five councilmen to demand answers. The council unanimously ordered Nunes to attend all meetings and one member urged his resignation. Critics accused Nunes of favoritism in the CET program and improper handling of personnel. He defended his actions and said he would address unfunded employees as hearings proceed.
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Augustine Nunes
Nunes
Douglas Gablinske
Gablinske
Bristol
US Dept of Labor
GCETA
Nk Brown Jr
Ferris narrowly survives school board chair challenge night
Police escorted Republican Fred Ferris from Andrews School after a five hour meeting that included a three and a half hour closed session. The board voted 4-3 to table a proposal to re elect Ferris as chair amid charges denials and heated exchanges between Democrats Vento Biancuzzo and Canario and Republicans Eaton Oliver and Barr.
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Fred Ferris
Ferris
Andrews School
J. Roderick Eaton
Edward E. Oliver
Frank T. Canario
Joseph Vento
John Biancuzzo
Thomas Barr
Vento
Eaton
Biancuzzo
Canario
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Colt
Bonar Place
Ze Grarei
Tay
Aca
Heiue
Gablinskene Nunes
Doug Fellow
Tions
Nesdaato
Fae
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