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Forestville LL selling personalized bricks, pavers in fund raiser
Forestville Little League is offering to past, present, and future members of the league to buy a personalized brick or paver that will be installed in a small patio area adjacent to Watson Field. The...
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Music from the African Diaspora to be performed July 25; local singers...
Queen Ann Nzinga Center, Inc. presents its annual Music from the African Diaspora concert at 7 p.m. on July 25 at the Theater for the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor in Hartford. Nzinga’s...
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Girls Scouts’ Camp Carlson now registering
This summer, girls at Camp Carlson can learn horseback riding and care while participating in traditional activities that summer camp as to offer. With the program, “Horse Fun”, girls will spend half...
View ArticleDriftwood performs at Bristol’s Ingraham House on Friday night
Hailing from Binghamton, New York, music scene Driftwood has spent the better part of the past decade carving out a name for themselves by infusing unfiltered folk with a rock and roll spirit. Their...
View ArticleLocal businessman looking to reestablish chestnuts in city
Local businessman, Stephen Barberino Jr. announced this week he will be donating 15 edible chestnut trees to the Bristol Parks & Recreation Department. The edible chestnut tree was blighted out of...
View ArticleAda Rios: Body, Mind, and Soul Holistic Center welcomed to city
Mayor Ken Cockayne, in a press release, welcome Ada Rios: Body, Mind, and Nutrition to Bristol. The health spa is opening its first Holistic Center in Bristol after operating a spa and retail store in...
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No more paying by credit card at city tax office
City Tax Collector Teresa Babon announced that effective immediately, credit cards will no longer be accepted by clerks at the Tax Office counter as a method of paying taxes. Since the Tax Office...
View ArticleRoad closure and parking ban on North Main
On Saturday, a parking and travel restriction will be in place on a section of North Main Street during the Bill Englert Car Show. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
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GOP legislators issue statement about Hartford Healthcare layoffs
Bristol Republican legislators Sen. Henri Martin, Rep. Whit Betts, and Rep. Cara Pavalock on Thursday released the following statement regarding Hartford Healthcare’s decision to lay off hundreds of...
View ArticleTwo drivers injured in crash at Farmington Avenue intersection
Officers are investigating a serious two-crash that happened today at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Collier Avenue. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
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Scenes from the Bristol Eastern graduation
Bristol Eastern High School seniors accepted their diplomas last Thursday in an outdoor ceremony. PHOTOS by TAMMI NAUDUS
View ArticleMan dies after two-car collision
One of the drivers seriously injured in a crash that happened at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Collier Avenue last Friday has died. According to a press release from the Bristol Police...
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And they’re off…
Thursday night begins competition for this year’s Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant. The event will be held at the Mohegan Sun Cabaret Theater in Uncasville....
View ArticleObituaries for June 26
Adeline (Knopf) Denning, 85, of Simsbury, widow of Roger M. Denning, died on Wednesday, June 17 at the Governor’s House, Simsbury. George Thomas Flanigan, 89, of Bristol, died Wednesday, June 10 at...
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Obituaries for June 19
Jacques J. ”Jake” Comeau, 84, of Bristol, died on Monday, June 8 at Countryside Manor. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Kloss) Comeau. Madolyn C. (Coulombe) Quish, 85, of Bristol, widow of Herbert...
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Police blotter for June 19
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Kevin M. Dragon, 34, of 176 Greystone Ave., Bristol, was arrested June 5 and charged with second degree breach of peace,...
View ArticleChapter 126 launches wheelchair lacrosse team
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Connecticut’s first-ever wheelchair lacrosse team has formed right in Bristol’s backyard. Chapter 126 Sports & Fitness is now offering a wheelchair lacrosse program,...
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Fire report for June 19
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. June 5 62 Louisiana Ave., vehicle accident, general cleanup. The Milk Store, 104 Wolcott St., vehicle accident, general cleanup....
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Observations: Mistakes happen: Accept them, move on
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER I’ll never forget the look of horror on my dad’s face that one time I almost got run over by a school bus in fifth grade. It was just an ordinary day after school, and...
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Senior center activities listed
The following events are upcoming at the Bristol Senior Center: Memory Screenings: The Alzheimer’s Resource Center will be offering free memory screenings on Monday, July 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m....
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