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Bristol Eastern hopes to build up momentum
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Last season, the Bristol Eastern softball squad was a .500 club that lost a of couple head-scratchers while putting together a few impressive outings. Eastern...
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Central hopes to go beyond being a 2nd half team
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central baseball squad, as of late, has been a second half of the season team and once the postseason starts, the Rams always seem to just a...
View ArticleMeal For The Needy to honor volunteers Friday
Volunteers from local churches, schools, civic groups and businesses who help make Meals For The Needy, Bristol’s oldest soup kitchen, run like clockwork to feed the hungry in town, will be thanked...
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Fire report for April 8
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents over the past two weeks. March 18 24 Trout Brook Rd., trash or rubbish fire, contained. 76 Lynn Rd., smoke detector activation due to...
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St. Paul excels; Central looks to repeat; Eastern aspires
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The St. Paul Catholic girls tennis team has been the standard of excellence in the Mum City but Bristol Central had one heck of a 2015 campaign as well. Will...
View ArticleBristol’s role in recycling movement discussed April 23
Join Elmer Madsen, “Mr. Conservation” for his program entitled “Bristol’s Role in the Connecticut Recycling Movement.” This program will be held on Saturday April 23 at 1 p.m. at the Bristol Historical...
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BBGC to host CT AAU gymnastics meet May 6, 7
Bristol Family Center Gymnastics of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center has won the bid to host the CT AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Gymnastics Meet for the second year in a row. The two...
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Bristol teams are competitive on the links
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Golf on the scholastic level in the Mum City is certainly competitive and always entertaining. And each program in Bristol is still growing. Each team has a...
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Bristol’s lacrosse squads want to make it big in 2016
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Here’s comes scholastic boys lacrosse and the programs in Bristol want to make it a banner year. All three squads combined for eight wins last season but if...
View ArticleObituaries: Edwin Clement
Edwin Clement, age 83, of Bristol, was called home to the arms of our heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ, on Friday, April 8, 2016. Ed was born on May 3, 1932 to the late Andrew and Vera (Percy)...
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Obituaries: Joseph C. Gromoshak, Sr.
Joseph C. Gromoshak, Sr., 89, of Bristol, widower of Florestine (Blais) Gromoshak, died suddenly at his home on Thursday (April 7, 2015). Joe was born in Harwinton on October 6, 1926 and was one of...
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Obituaries: Louise Kernmeur
Louise (Sjostedt) Kernmeur, 57, of Plainville, Passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at the Apple Valley Rehab. She was the wife of David E. Kernmeur. She was born on Sept. 3, 1958 in Leominster, MA,...
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From elbow grease to sparkle
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There’s a lot of elbow grease involved if you want things to sparkle and shine. And the Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen scholarship pageant is no different. Before...
View ArticlePolice investigate BB gun shots fired at Huntington Woods resident
Bristol police are looking for the suspect involved in a BB gun shooting that took place last night at Huntington Woods Condominiums. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
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Obituaries: Raffaele Fiore
Raffaele Fiore, 81, of Bristol, beloved husband of Finisia (Nunziante) Fiore, died on Sunday (April 10, 2016) at his home. Ralph was born in Fondi, Italy on January 4, 1935 and was a son of the late...
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Provisions head to Moldova
Orphan Grain Train (OGT) New England Branch loaded a shipping container destined for Moldova in Eastern Europe on Friday, April 1. The container arrived at the Orphan Grain Train warehouse at 33 South...
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City went blue for autism
Mirjeta Godaj, a teacher at the Community Renewal Team’s Head Start Center on South St., Bristol, reads a story about differences and acceptance on World Autism Awareness Day. Two Bristol Head Start...
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Sen. Murphy puts positive spotlight on city’s Arthur G. Russell Co.
On April 11, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced that Arthur G. Russell Company Inc. (AGR) of Bristol is this week’s “Murphy’s Monday Manufacturer.” Founded in 1945 and operating in a...
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Music listings starting April 15
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Legends, 192 Pine St., Bristol. SATURDAY, APRIL 16 OTHER YOUTH CHOIR FESTIVAL. Sponsored by the Waterbury Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the...
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Kids listings starting April 15
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 PLAINVILLE HODGEPODGE COLLAGE. 11 to 4 p.m. All ages. Drop-in craft suitable for anyone who can use scissors and glue. Plainville Public Library, 56 East Main St., Plainville. (860)...
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