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Dr. Oberman started with the district in August of 2016 serving as supervisor of special education for Truman High School. He began his new role as Director in March of 2021.

Bristol was settled in 1681 and first incorporated in 1720. After 1834, it became very important to the development of the American Industrial Revolution as the terminus city of the Delaware Canal, providing greater Philadelphia with the day's high quality anthracite coal from the Lehigh Canal via Easton.

Originally inhabited by the Leni Lenape tribe, who were drawn to the banks of the Delaware River by its abundance of wildlife, Bristol Borough was settled by English Quakers in 1681 and served as a mill town and urban center for the farms that began to sprawl west of the river.

PUBLISHED: April 27, 2021 at 8:19 a.m. | UPDATED: September 23, 2021 at 7:03 a.m. BRISTOL BOROUGH >> Over the next few months, Nick Nastasi will settle into his role as the new principal at Bristol Borough Junior-Senior High School, 1801 Wilson Avenue.

Bristol Borough was originally settled in 1681 and named after the town in England. Used as a port and dock, it has a rich history in the birth of Philadelphia trading. It served as the original County seat for Bucks County in the 18th century.