Good morning, Bristol!
Yeah, it’s Monday so let’s grin and bear it.
The forecast for the week calls for temperatures in the 80s with maybe rain on Tuesday.
Wetlands Inlands Commission meeting
By a show of hands, has anyone ever attended a Wetlands Inlands Commission meeting that did not have business before them? It lacks the sexiness and steaminess of a city council meeting but that does not diminish its importance. The next commission meeting is Monday, Sept. 12, from 6:30-10 p.m. in the Bristol Board of Education Auditorium. See you there!
Parking Lot Patrol
The TBE Parking Lot Patrol inspected the parking lot on Mix Street near the ballfields on Sunday afternoon. After years of neglect and abuse, the lot is finally receiving much-needed attention. Hallelujah!
Ivy Drive School
With all this ballyhoo regarding school tours recently, this is an excellent time to reflect on a previous school tour.
Ivy Drive School, located north of Farmington Avenue, in the northeast section of town, opened in the fall of 1967. On May 26, 1968, for two hours, students provided tours of the elementary school for the public.
However, 14 years later, in December of 1981, school administrators discussed closing the school due to declining enrollment.
It survived and remains open today.
Obscure Bristol Trivia
Who was Ivy Drive School’s first principal?
Answer in Tuesday’s TBE.
Speaking of Tuesday, until then, people.
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