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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1975
Page
1
Lillian McGinn explains to Fire Chief Edward Borges how she became locked out of her home on Gibson Rd yesterday. Meanwhile, Robert McKenna was seen climbing through an upstairs window.
The Zoning Board voted to notify the town that Community Development Director Gerhard Oswald Building Inspector John Murgia and Town Solicitor Emilio Iannuccillo must attend hearings. Absences forced deferral of John Francis III’s billboard petition while allowing other requests. Assistant School Superintendent Ennis Bisbane seeks a variance for a Brookwood Road home and Mr and Mrs Lear seek side yard relief amid prior misalignments.
The town council voted to postpone investigations into alleged irregularities in the school department and town administrator funds. A Superior Court restraining order blocked subpoenas to school officials and committee members, citing the school committee as a state agency.
In Superior Court a temporary injunction blocks the town council from subpoenaing school officials. The order lasts until a court decision, with the school committee to file an agreed statement of act by December 4 and a reply by January 5. attorney Anthony Berretto notes the judge will review memorandums without live testimony, citing Article XII of the Rhode Island Constitution on promoting public schools.
Health, Education and Welfare officials in Boston say Bristol's Bristol County Chapter for Retarded Citizens faltered by unclear future plans for the Ferry Nike site. Amended applications led HEW to recommend to the General Services Administration that the abandoned Nike property go to Roger Williams College and the county chapter, citing the college's clear, concrete proposal and fewer ifs. HEW officials noted Bristol's long term plans were too uncertain and dependent on questionable factors to become reality.
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