As a former municipal employee, now retired, I want to respond to the Bristol Phoenix editorial, entitled ”The end of contract give-and-take.” The editorial paints such a bleak picture …
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11/27/19
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To the editor:
It’s disappointing to see that Verizon continues to waste trees on obsolete Yellow Pages. And it’s irritating as heck that they see fit to toss these relics into our …
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11/27/19
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To the editor:
I was the kid without. Without new clothes, without name brands, without enough socks. We didn't always have heat or electricity. But my friends did. As did the majority of other …
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11/26/19
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Dear School Committee members:
Last month, as you know, the school committee sued the Department of Education and one of your students in an effort to overturn RIDE’s findings that a …
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11/21/19
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I’m a former educator who is now in sales. I’m a big believer in the importance of great education early on. But, before anything else, I’m a Dad.
Being a parent is arguably …
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11/21/19
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We fully support using smaller trash carts in Bristol, as described by Judy Anderson’s letter in the Bristol Phoenix on Nov. 14. Currently we never fill our 35-gallon trash can, nor have we …
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11/21/19
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To the editor:
Everyone is making plans for a festive Thanksgiving except Indians, many of whom will be in Plymouth at their 50th national day of mourning.
They will walk for miles and talk …
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11/21/19
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Are the (18,000?) 95-gallon bins already ordered?
Does the town already own the 95-gallon bins?
Do these bins have our Bristol town logo imprinted on them?
If any of the preceding questions …
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11/20/19
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To the editor:
On Saturday, Nov. 2, a large grand group of Barrington Boy Scouts, their troop leaders and some of their parents packed the halls of Tap-In with armloads of non-perishable food …
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11/19/19
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To the editor:
There was a small, terrifically ironic, news item in last week’s paper. It recounted 2.5 minutes of discussion at the Town Council’s November 4 meeting where Mike …
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11/19/19
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To the editor:
As a lifelong East Bay resident, I have always enjoyed the beauty of Narragansett Bay. But behind this cozy New England life, the beauty is often marred by the sound of helicopters …
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11/14/19
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Joseph Crowley’s recent letter, entitled “ The real problem with our schools is poverty, ” continues a theme that he pursued in two previous letters. As I noted in a previous …
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11/14/19
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The scores were unacceptable. Something needed to be done to fix the schools. Rhode Island? Yes, based on the second year of administering the RICAS. Massachusetts? Yes, based on the first years …
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11/13/19
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Note: This letter was submitted to the Bristol Town Council, Bristol Town Administrator and Director of Public Works.
I respectfully offer the following information in hopes to persuade you to …
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11/13/19
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To the editor:
I could not believe the arrogance and ignorance of the Barrington School Committee moving forward, on taxpayers' dollars, to uphold a student's suspension related to him talking …
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11/13/19
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A community working together to confront issues and solve problems is a beautiful thing.
Happily, we can say this is true about the Bristol community, where citizens and public officials work …
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11/7/19
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To the editor:
Across the state in recent months, there has been an enormous amount of hand-wringing by some school officials over an advisory opinion issued this past April by former state …
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11/7/19
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This past June I opined on these pages about the scheduled closing of the Silver Creek Bridge and the lack of commitment and vision by Town and State leadership to devise an alternative to the …
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11/7/19
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To the editor:
I am writing you with the hope you can answer a question for me in your weekly paper.
I am a resident of Bristol, but my business is located in Portsmouth.
Our so-called …
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11/6/19
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To the editor:
The town council has said it should not interfere with our tax assessor doing his job. Doing so, counselors argue, would allow political pressure to shape the assessor’s …
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11/1/19
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