Bristol Seeks Five Million In Public Works Funds
Bristol submits a federal Public Works application seeking about 5.16 million dollars for seven projects including a sewer extension to eastern areas worth 3 million, a 500 thousand dollar new police station, 575 thousand for school improvements, 450 thousand for Hope Street sidewalk work, 390 thousand for Guiteras Field upgrades, 160 thousand for skating ponds, and 140 thousand for a pier addition at the Community Center. The package aims to create construction jobs and boost long term community value, with decisions influenced by local employment, labor share, and project impact.
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Hope St
Guiteras Field
Gerhard Oswald
Rhode Island
Town Office of Community Development
Planning Board
Oswald
Bristol School System Faces Crowding Shift as Birth Rate Drops
Bristol's schools show fewer elementary pupils due to a declining town birth rate, easing overcrowding in lower grades while high schools remain crowded. Isidio Contente, assistant principal at Bristol High and chief statistician, notes peak births in 1963 drive current eighth graders and predicts gradual relief as cohorts move up. Please turn to page 7.
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Isidio Contente
Bristol High School
Mr Contente
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Turkey Hunt Set by Bristol Recreation Board at Guiteras Field
The Bristol Recreation Board will hold its annual Turkey Hunt this Saturday at 10 30 am at Guiteras Field. Elizabeth Pagano Ann Marie Cabral and Dave DeLucca were seen at Pagano's Farm with several white turkeys as they prepare for the event.
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Bristol Recreation Board
Guiteras Field
Elizabeth Pagano
Ann Marie Cabral
Dave DeLucca
Pagano
Town Council Tightens Signatures to Block Fund Withdrawals
Council moves to stop improper spending by requiring Town Council Chairman Richard Alegria to sign all town checks. It cites about 45,000 in questionable expenditures during Augustine J Nunes’s administration and lame duck period. Nunes seeks 7,000 salary raise per charter arguments, while the council insists the charter prohibits raises during an administration.
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Richard Alegria
Augustine J Nunes
Reynolds G Northup
Alegria
Nunes
Northup
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