Sailors, boat dealers delighted at Bristol’s leg of the Rhode Island Boat Show
If the fair winds and sunshine wasn’t enough to lure boating enthusiasts to Bristol’s waterfront this past weekend, then maybe it was the chance to view or climb aboard one of the new or used vessels on display at the Rhode Island Boat Show. This was the third year for the boat show with Bristol [...]
Read More →Tyska: Tourister auction was opportunity lost
Editor’s note: Bristol Marine and Rhode Island Marine Trades Association president Andy Tyska wrote this commentary in the wake of his firm’s failed bid to acquire the old American Tourister mill at auction. The mill ultimately will be sold to a New Hampshire real estate developer. American Tourister. The day of the auction. The vision became [...]
Read More →Council talks Tourister mill’s future
The former American Tourister plant may soon have a new owner, and the Warren Town Council is taking an expressed interest in what happens to the sprawling commercial property in the north end. Warren Town Council members were expected to meet Tuesday night with town solicitor Anthony DeSisto to discuss the property’s status; the property, [...]
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