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PhoenixPhoenixBristol eastbayri.com THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 VOL. 178, NO. 29 $1.00 Voters to FFaammiillyy,, ffaaiitthh decide school aanndd ffoooodd funding issue Ballot initiatives will determine how enrollment is calculated BY TED HAYES [email protected] Voters will get to decide later this year how exactly to determine how many students are enrolled in the Bristol Warren School Dis- trict every year. It sounds odd, but the issue of enrollment for years has vexed the Joint Finance Committee when it comes to divvying state education aid between the two towns. The biggest issue occurs when there are “spikes” in stu- dent population, either up or down, from one year to the next and in one town and not the oth- er. Since school funding is par- tially based on how many stu- dents are enrolled in each town, those “spikes can cause issues,” PHOTOS BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA Warren Town Council president The statue of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is carried down High Street in perfect weather conditions Sunday. Chris Stanley said. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Walter Felag of Warren and 116th OLMC Feast draws huge crowds to sample tables of Italian food, desserts David Bates of Bristol and approved by Gov. Lincoln Chaffee BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA earlier this month, will put a ques- Special to the Phoenix tion on the November ballot that he 116th edition of the Feast of asks residents of Bristol and War- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel took ren whether they want to change place this past weekend with the way enrollment is calculated. large crowds in attendance in The current way, which is suscep- great weather conditions. tible to those year-to-year spikes, Led by Chief Marshals, takes the enrollment in the Robert and Donna McKenna, regional district as of Oct. 1 and this year’s celebration couldn’t have been any bet- uses that for that year’s number. ter,T according to the Rev. Henry P. Zinno, Jr., pastor The new way would take a 13-year at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. rolling average of enrollment, “The feast, 116 years old, is always new,” Father using enrollment figures as of the Zinno said. “Young families volunteering, differ- last day of the school year. ent foods to try, our high school and college stu- Unlike the “snapshot” taken on dents so eager to help, and the Blessed Mother Oct 1., the proposed method, always radiating a joyful aura over the whole which must be approved by vot- event. With Bob and Donna McKenna as Chief ers in each town, “normalizes the Marshals and Quent Dickmann and his sister numbers,” Mr. Stanley said. “It smoothes them out.” See FEAST Page 9 Aubrianna Pichierri, 7, of Bristol, digs into a meatball sandwich. The new formula grew out of a See SCHOOLS Page 2 A warrior for the weak When your life’s work is fighting for social justice around the globe — retirement is a relative term EAST BAY LIFE Page 2 Bristol Phoenix July 17, 2014 Fourth of July tennis tourney draws friendly competition BY ERIC DICKERVITZ “We not only had beautiful [email protected] weather but we had some very The Bristol Fourth of July Tennis exciting and outstanding tennis Tournament attracted 37 players matches,” Ms. Squires said. for the 9th annual event this year, Trophies were awarded to the drawing players at the high school top players in the various cate- level to USTA-ranked athletes. gories. “We had a good range of ages,” said event Co-chairwoman Judy Results: Squires. Women’s Singles - Annie Ven- The athletes, from ages 16 to 84, ditti defeated Julia Forte 6-0, 6-3. were seeded according to how Women’s Doubles - Annie Ven- they ranked themselves on the ditti and Emma Sheridan defeat- sign-up sheet. From that, each ed Lee Friedland and Deb Lewis player and doubles team was 6-2, 6-0. matched against others with simi- Men’s Singles - Matt McGee lar ability. defeated Evan Tinel 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, The two-day event, held on Sat- 6-2. urday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, Men’s Doubles - Keith Hendrix used the tennis courts at the Bris- and Andrew Brown defeated Don tol Recreation Area adjacent to Marrin and Dave Axelson 6-3, 6-1. Colt State Park, the courts at Town Mixed Doubles - Annie Venditti Common, and at Roger Williams and Matt McGee defeated Lauren PHOTOS BY RICHARD W. DIONNE JR. University. Fletcher and Tim Thorpe 6-3, 6-2. Annie Venditti lines up a shot during the Bristol 4th of July tennis tournament last weekend. Jenna Fales slices a shot over the net during the tournament. Evan Tine backhands a shot. 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In order to the data used to make the deci- comply with Federal Title IX regu- sion to drop boys’ tennis. lations that mandate equal athlet- After making repeated requests BY ERIC DICKERVITZ ic opportunities for boys and girls, for that information last year, last [email protected] the addition of a boys’ team month and last week, she said she Supporters of the shuttered required the elimination of a boys’ is growing impatient. boys’ tennis program at Mt. team or an addition of a girls’ “It’s an election year. It would be Hope High School want answers team. nice if someone had the gumption about the dissolution of boys’ Though boys’ tennis supporters to give us the answers,” she said. tennis at the school, and say asked for an explanation how the School Committee Chairman they‚Äôre ready to go to the law specifies that the two boys’ Paul Silva said that though the American Civil Liberties Union if team can’t coexist, neither the committee can ask the superin- the school district can’t or won’t superintendent, school commit- tendent to overrule the athletic give them a reasonable explana- tee, Mt. Hope administration, nor director’s decisions, the issue tion of why the program was cut the athletic director have provided should be addressed at the high last year. a clear — if any — explanation, school first. At the Bristol Warren Regional they said. Superintendent Mario Andrade School Committee meeting Mon- When the decision to drop boys’ said that he has spoken with Ms.