Gripnail completes move to Bristol site in new plant
The Gripnail Corporation now joins the town’s industrial base after transferring operations to a 17,000 square foot plant on Franklin Street. Built by Anthony Nunes Construction Co in Bristol, the facility houses production of a mechanical fastener for insulating sheet metal ducts. Originated by Robert L Hallock Sr as Gripnail, the product grips without penetrating. David Ashton notes domestic and foreign markets, with 13 Bristol employees among total staff.
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Gripnail Corporation
East Providence
Franklin St
Anthony Nunes
Bristol
Gripnail Corp
Robert L Hallock
David Ashton
Peter Hallock
Ashton
Gripnail
Bids to repair Langelo dock urged after storms
Langelo plans to issue bids this week for repairs to the ailing Church St dock as council withholds action until exact costs are shown. The town administrator sought $20,000 with work needed on pilings, X planks, water boards and batter piles to prevent further damage and possible loss of the pier.
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Langelo
Bristol
State weighs option on 13 acre Thames Street rail land
The Rhode Island state Department of Transportation has not decided yet whether it will exercise its option on the 13 acre waterfront railway property on Thames Street. Rail Coordinator Gerald Pieri said an announcement could come Saturday or soon after as the option expires then or December for the Providence and Worcester Railroad. The town previously signed a purchase agreement with Penn Central for $162,000 but USRA ownership and bankruptcy proceedings cloud any sale. The land could be used for freight or passenger service, a loading facility, a land bank or harbor-related uses with a Bristol partnership, while town officials seek hearings.
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State Department of Transportation
Thames St
Gerald Pieri
Department of Transportation
Providence and Worcester Railroad
Penn Central Railroad
Pieri
Penn Central
USRA
Augustine Nunes
Providence and Worcester RR
Bristol Ferry
Portsmouth
Town Harbor Commission
Bristol
Penn Central RR
Philadelphia
Thames
Paper thefts hit town recycling effort
Public Works Director Arthur Langelo reports unauthorized early morning collections cut local paper recycling in half for three weeks. A woman with a Station wagon and a man with a truck are seen taking bundles. Paper now sells for about nine fifty per ton to Lindy's Wastepaper as efforts to flatten cans and grind bottles continue.
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Public Works Department
Arthur Langelo
Langelo
Lindy’s Wastepaper
Verndale Circle
State aide and local man collide on Metacom Ave
James Almeida Jr., 37, was treated at RI Hospital for head and neck injuries after the car he drove was rear ended on Metacom Avenue at 12 30 am Friday by Leon McAloon executive secretary to Governor Philip Noel. Police report delayed by new state system. no charges or witnesses reported.
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James Almeida, Jr
Tilsbury Dr
RI Hospital
Metacom Ave
Leon McAloon
Philip Noel
Frank Brown
Metacom
Gooding Avenues
Almeida
McAloon
Brown
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