Betts, GOP force haring on bill providing $60M in tax relief for businesses;...
HARTFORD – State Representative Whit Betts (R-Bristol, Plymouth) along with the rest of the House Republicans forced the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee into having a public hearing...
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Pink’s hot dogs coming to Compounce; 1st location on East Coast
BRISTOL/ SOUTHINGTON- Pink’s Hot Dogs, a fixture in Hollywood since 1939, has partnered with LakeCompounce and will open a restaurant in the park, across from the Carousel this May. A press release...
View ArticleWind ensemble performs March 23
A free concert presented by the Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble, Sunday, March 23 at 6 p.m. The Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble under the direction of Richard Theriault, will headline and host guest...
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Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year announced
The Bristol Boys & Girls Club has announced its Youth of the Year, Natalie Feliciano. A press release from the club explained, Feliciano has been a member of the club since fifth grade. She worked...
View ArticleSports injury seminar set for Tuesday
In partnership with the Cheshire YMCA, the Physical Therapy Center, with locations in Southington and Bristol, is presenting a free seminar for parents on how to prevent and treat acute sports injuries...
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After 10 years, Imagine Nation is right at home in Bristol
In 2012, Ashley and Ben Carlson were found taking advantage of the activities at the Imagine Nation museum, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The Bristol...
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Before there was Muzzy, there was still baseball
By TOM DICKAU BRISTOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY This is the second of ten articles to be written by Tom Dickau, president of the Bristol Historical Society and member of the Muzzy Field Anniversary Committee....
View ArticleRams excel behind their general
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL - When the game was on the line for the Bristol Central boys basketball team against Bristol Eastern on Monday, Feb. 24, the Rams floor general had to take...
View ArticleCommon Core up for public hearing March 12; deadline testimony March 11
State Representative Whit Betts (R-Bristol, Plymouth) along with the rest of the House Republicans forced the legislature’s Education Committee to hold a public hearing on legislation regarding the...
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SCT offers up sophisticated laughs with Noel Coward’s ‘Hay Fever’
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Starting Thursday, audiences can be transported to the Roaring 20s and the upper echelons of British society when Southington Community Theatre mounts its production of...
View ArticleBristol police warn about rental scam
Bristol police are warning individuals of a new scam. Individuals who are looking to rent residential properties would call a number and were instructed to mail a $500 deposit to a P.O. Box, a press...
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Snow…? Not done yet, says AccuWeather
Although, the area is making a bit rebound in terms of temperatures, AccuWeather says the northeast may be due for more snow mid-week. AccuWeather.com reports despite a springlike start to the week,...
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Bristol Eastern lights a step closer
The Bristol Eastern High School Lights project held yet another successful fundraiser back on Jan. 19 at the new Bristol Brewery Firefly Hollow. The event featured admission into the brewery, food from...
View ArticleRep. Wright announces grant awards for local nonprofits
State Representative Christopher Wright (D-Bristol) welcomed an announcement by Governor Dannel P. Malloy that two Bristol nonprofit organizations have been awarded grants as part of the state’s...
View ArticleSpecial BOE meeting on Wednesday for budget, all day kindergarten
The Bristol Board of Education will consider the superintendent of schools proposed budget for the next fiscal year, on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. at its administrative building at 129 Church St....
View ArticleSpirit 2 Mile Run/ Walk set to boost BCHS grad party
The Bristol Central High School Spirit 2 Mile Run/ Walk 2014 will be held Saturday, March, 29 at 10 a.m. Come early to register. Adult registrations are $5, and students $3. Many local businesses have...
View ArticleObituaries for March 14
The following obituaries will be published in Friday’s Observer. For further details, look to Friday’s print or e-edition. Bertha “Mary Beth” Faucher, 89, widow of the late Rosario “Romeo” Faucher,...
View ArticleGov. announces plans to ban sale of e-cigs to minors, tighten anti-smoking laws
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced in a press release the introduction of legislation to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and strengthen Connecticut’s anti-smoking laws. Electronic...
View ArticleFamily Sunday programs offered at Carousel Museum
The New EnglandCarouselMuseum is offering new Family Sunday programs for children and their parents for 2014. Each month, the museum will be offering a unique educational and entertaining program...
View ArticleBristol police make third arrest in 2010 murder case
Bristol Police made another arrest in a murder case that happened on Aug. 15, 2010. On Wednesday police arrested Anthony D. Jackson, 21, of 86 Summer St., Bristol after serving an arrest warrant...
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