Charter Adoption Urged in Bristol Vote Campaign
A Bristol town charter referendum on Nov 3 received unanimous Democratic Town Committee endorsement after two nights of discussion. The party praised the charter as modernizing town governance and urged voters to approve it, citing Lincoln Johnston and Cumberland as Rhode Island examples of success with full-time elected town administrators. The GOP opposed the plan, citing a disliked elected administrator post, while a citizens committee continues a drive to inform voters.
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Democratic Town Committee
Joseph F. Bruno
Anthony Principe
Bristol League of Women Voters
Republican Town Committee
GOP
Orlando J. Bisbane
Rhode Island
Lincoln
Johnston
Cumberland
Bristol
Sen Bruno Comments Charter's Potential For Bristol Growth
Senator Bruno remarks on the Bristol charter as a framework for a large and growing community with future potential. He emphasizes enrollment, infrastructure and governance as factors shaping Bristol's development trajectory.
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Sen. Bruno
Bristol
Language Barrier Sparks Fight Over Special Education Placements
Bristol High School principal Frank Canario challenged a report on special education, citing errors in language barrier classifications among first to fourth graders. He questioned testing procedures and testing culture, prompting heated debate before the committee voted to obtain more information on testing methods.
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Bristol High School
Frank Canario
Canario
Lansing Reinholz
Reinholz
Sousa
Martin
Bristol
Edward Travers
Mesquita to Speak at Portuguese American Federation Dinner
Commander Carlos Mesquita of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay Lisbon will address the Portuguese American Federation 5th annual congress dinner at Plymouth Memorial Hall Plymouth Massachusetts on Sunday October 11. Mesquita, a retired Portuguese Navy officer with NATO experience and service in Mozambique, previously visited Rhode Island this year.
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Carlos Mesquita
Banco Fonsecas & Burnay
Lisbon
Portugal
Plymouth Memorial Hall
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Mesquita
Rhode Island
NATO
United States
Mozambique
Absenteeism at Bristol High Surges to 12 Percent
Frank Canario reported to the Bristol School Committee that an average of 125 students per day are missing from classes at Bristol High School, with enrollment 1,473. A system of IBM attendance cards will track absences, and letters will go to parents for absences over two days. Students absent over ten days without reason may be dropped after calls by staff and review by an attendance committee. five students have been dropped this fall after over 12 days absent.
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Bristol High School
Frank Canario
Bristol
Canario
Bristol High
IBM
Nat Candelmo
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