Government strings attached to Bristol federal aid outlined
Editorial notes Bristol received 171000 under the Emergency Employment Act with conditions to absorb half of EEA employees into regular staff and to give EEA workers priority for vacancies. The School Committee violated rules by hiring four aides and moving four EEA workers, prompting questions about communications and compliance. The piece links weather, elections, and civic renewal as the season shifts.
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EEA
Edward P. Travers
Boston Fire of 1872 Firestorm Recalled by Rhode Island View
Myrna Kaye cites the great Boston fire of November 9, 1872 as recorded in the Christian Science Monitor. The blaze consumed 65 acres and 775 buildings worth 75 million dollars, with aid arriving from miles away as horse drawn engines faced an epidemic of epizoo.
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Myrna Kaye
Christian Science Monitor
New England
Lowell
Newburyport
Nashua
N.H
Letters to the Editor highlight polling dispute and Armistice Day praise
A Bristol reader condemns election interference by party chairman Robert DeCosta over a Noel pin incident and demands accountability. The letter also lauds a Veterans Day Mass at the Bristol Veterans Home led by Bishop Louis Gelineau and notes local civic efforts by the Bristol Council Knights of Columbus and Anthony Desmarais.
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Cavallaro
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Alfano
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Anthony Desmarais
Bristol Veterans Council
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Hall Watches and Waiting for Color to Change
The text argues that individuals will determine which colors prevail rather than fate or chance. It emphasizes that the newly elected must be held accountable in the end for their decisions.
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