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Bristol Harbor Inn is seeking to dock a boat with a pool in the middle of it on their property. Stone Harbour is going to do whatever necessary to keep that from happening.

Apparently unhappy with the unsightliness of post-bloom flowers, the Bristol Garden Club was instructed to remove them or lose them. Its not immediately clear who made that call.

The Town intends to preserve the land as open space.

Property rights, nosy cameras, a town-wide cleanup and many other topics got discussed at the April 17 meeting of the Bristol Town Council.

A majority of the increase comes from the 2.7% increase from the Towns contribution to the Bristol Warren Regional School District. The towns financial stability remains solid.

A cell phone tower on Peter Road in Bristol recently collapsed, but caused no injuries.

A battle between the Bristol County Elks’ Club and the Town of Bristol regarding their claim that increased wave turbulence from the town’s marina has caused a safety concern at their own dock rages on.

The Council’s unanimous approval was the ultimate blessing for us to bring the proposed memorial into being. This is a milestone for Bristol, one which all of us can appreciate and learn from.

The new policy establishes a process to request, approve, and install traffic calming devices, such as speed humps or signage, intended to reduce speeds on roads where residents are concerned about traffic safety.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management says it wants to find more places where people can hunt in the hope of reducing deer crashes.