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BRISTOL • BRIDGEWATER • ALEXANDRIA • HEBRON • PLYMOUTH - 10,000 Circ.
Alexandria Volunteer Firefighters Striving to Keep the Community Safe Through Reflective Signs
2021 VOL. 1. NO. 10
By DoNNa rhoDeS
ALEXANDRIA – When a fire or medical emergency occurs at a residence, first responders know that every minute counts, but rural com- munities face a unique chal- lenge as they race to find the exact location of those needing their help. Isolated areas, mul- tiple homes on large acreage, lakeside condos, apartment complexes, and more can hin- der their response time, which could be dangerous.
Noticing the lack of no- ticeable signage at homes in Alexandria, the Alexandria Volunteer Firefighters Associ- ation decided last year that it was time to help out their town by providing reflective numeric signs that can be readily seen in an emergency during both days and nighttime hours. When the
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Retired Fire Chief Fran Butler and fellow members of the Alexandria Volunteer Firefighters Association are on a mission to mark all residential properties in the community with reflective street signs that will assist first responders in locating them should an emergency arise. PHOTO BY DONNA RHODES
By NaNcy Dowey, SuStaiNaBility chair, towN of BriStol
BRISTOL - Great news!! Corrugated cardboard recycling is starting at the Transfer Station in Bristol. This was voted on at our town meeting, March 2021. Clean, flattened, corrugated cardboard will be accepted. For those who are unfamiliar, it is double-sided cardboard. Look for ribs in the cardboard be- tween the layers, and flattened cardboard should be no longer than three feet. Staples and tape do not have to be removed. Ce- real boxes or other thin-walled cardboard is not accepted now. These rules are essential because the cardboard is baled and sold. If a bale includes contaminated or the wrong type of cardboard, then it will be rejected and can not be sold. The selling price for cardboard varies, but right
RECYCLING
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new 9-1-1 infrastructure was developed nearly 20 years ago, people were asked to number, or in some cases re-number, their homes according to the
newly developed guidelines. Street numbers were placed on mailboxes and fences, painted on boulders at the end of a driveway, or artfully crafted
out of wood then nailed to a tree or post. Some were visible at night, but many, it seemed,
SIGNS
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