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Listings for Dec. 20
The Hartford Symphony Pops! presents ‘Holiday Cirque Spectacular’ at The Bushnell in Hartford on Saturday. Miscellaneous listings SUNDAY, DEC. 22 SOUTHINGTON SINGLES WALK AND LUNCH. Held by Social...
View ArticleBlight fight continues
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The city continues its efforts to attack blight, and fix up neighborhoods like the West End to make them more desirable and safe to live, work and play. Last week, the...
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Will the Rams break through?
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Is this the year the Bristol Central boys basketball team finally breaks into the upper echelons of the Central Connecticut Conference? It could very well be...
View ArticleLancers seeking that chemistry
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Where does the Bristol Eastern boys basketball land in the upcoming 2013-14 season? Are the Lancers better than the nine win squad of one short year ago? If...
View ArticleDon’t bet on Falcons slacking off this year
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Is this the year that the St. Paul boys basketball program – after so many consecutive solid campaigns of outstanding play- finally fall back to earth? Don’t...
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Chamber picks new president/ CEO
The Central Connecticut/Greater Bristol Chambers of Commerce announced Thursday it has hired James R. Albert of Bristol as its new president and chief executive officer. He takes over for Michael...
View ArticlePolice investigate home invasion
Bristol police are investigating a home invasion that happened a little after 9 p.m. Thursday, on Caesar Drive. A press release said two men forced their way into the back door of the home, one suspect...
View ArticleState police to enforce safety this holiday season
The Connecticut State Police launched the 2013 Holiday enforcement program in an attempt to save lives and prevent injury as the Christmas-New Year’s holiday season approaches. Operation S.A.N.T.A.,...
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Greene-Hills students try to change the world
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The one-year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School has come and gone, yet 900 students at Greene-Hills School, along with their teachers, are...
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Cute, styling stocking stuffers
Model Margot Paul models a variety of the earrings and necklaces created by Rachel DeCavage of Sugarplum in Southington. The jewelry uses repurposed materials Rachel found. The photographs were taken...
View ArticleCouple charged with stealing snow blower
Two Bristol residents were arrested in Plainville last Thursday after police said they stole a snow-blower from the side of a Redstone Hill home. Amy Beliveau, 36, and Daniel Munger, 46, were arrested...
View ArticleProviding comforts of home for those in need on Christmas Day
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITERa About 25 years ago Bristol resident Paul Eckstrom volunteered for the first time at the Zion Lutheran Church’s Meals for the Needy program with his parents. “It was a...
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Breaking records: Warm enough for you?
AccuWeather.com reports while the Midwest dug out from heavy snow, ice brought down trees and power lines from Michigan to Maine, much of the East Coast experienced temperatures representative of...
View ArticleMayor offers holiday message
Mayor Ken Cockayne delivered his holiday message Monday afternoon via Facebook… https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mayors-Office-Bristol-CT/591010430963976 “Mayor Ken Cockayne 2013 Holiday Message...
View ArticleObituaries for Dec. 27
The following obituaries will be published in the Dec. 27 Observer. For further details, look to our print edition or e-edition published Friday. Rita (Chaisson) Roy, 89, of Bristol, widow of Armand...
View ArticleSanta’s coming, are you ready: NORAD tracking St. Nick’s path
If you’re wondering where Santa is, the government’s NORAD is keeping tabs on the Jolly Ol’ Fella. For details, check out NORAD’s special website. http://www.noradsanta.org/
View ArticleMalone Aquatic Center to offer 50 free ‘Start Today’ passes for pool programs
As the cold weather sets in, members of the community move indoors and become less active, but it doesn’t have to be that way. On Mix Street, the DennisMaloneAquaticCenter is an indoor pool facility...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Dec. 27
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Gregory J. Cegelka, 27, no address provided, was arrested on Dec. 17 and charged with third degree burglary, first degree criminal...
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Lancers experience elation, then misery, against Manchester
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – A new season of scholastic hardwood action brings either elation or misery. And that’s only after the first game of the season. So, in the case of the Bristol...
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Girls Guns and Glory exploits their rock and roll side
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Girls Guns and Glory prior to its latest album “Good Luck” considered itself a country band. But, for the new album, the Boston-based group found itself veering into a...
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