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Uniprop, Connecticut Portable Storage cleared to begin construction
An artist’s rendering of the new home planned for Uniprop AM, LLC and Connecticut Portable Storage LLC . The Mayor’s Office announced in a press release the Bristol Development Authority and Planning...
View ArticleDrivers injured after serious car crash at Mix Street intersection
Two drivers are injured after a serious car crash that happened at the intersection of Mix Street and Coventry Road today. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, the crash...
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Legislators talk spending, small businesses
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER From state spending and revenues to taxes on small businesses to tourism, local legislators addressed a variety of issues in Connecticut during the annual legislative...
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Grants to bring storytellers to Ivy Drive, Hubbell
NEW LONDON– The Connecticut Storytelling Center, in residence at Connecticut College, New London, announced it has been awarded $15,350 by the Barnes Foundation to place professional storytellers in...
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Fire report for Jan. 29
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. Jan. 15 Ruby Tuesday, 1444 Farmington Ave., smoke detector activation, no fire. Terryville Road and city line, vehicle accident,...
View ArticleGOP legislators to hold coffee, conversation about legislative session Feb. 5
State Representatives Cara Pavalock (R-77) and Whit Betts (R-78), and State Senator Henri Martin (R-31), will be hosting February coffee hours. The legislators invite residents to meet for coffee and...
View ArticleValentine’s Day candy available Bristol Adult Resource Candy Kitchen
The Bristol Adult Resource Candy Kitchen is making Valentine’s Day pops. Call and place your order for pops at (860) 582—9102, ext. 134. There also is chocolate covered candy, coconut shells, peanut...
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Program for youths with incarcerated parents offered
Bristol Youth Services is offering SKIP (Supporting Kids of Incarcerated Parents), a 10 week support group for children ages 11 to 13 with an incarcerated parent or loved one. The group will be held on...
View ArticleMore BB gun shots fired leaves 58-year-old man injured
A 58-year-old man was injured on the right side of his face and neck after an assault involving a BB gun on Blakeslee Street last night. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
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Dems, GOP weigh in on Brown’s residency
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Editor’s note: This story was written and printed prior to the corporation counsel’s decision being made public Tuesday morning. The decision says Calvin Brown could...
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Corporation counsel says Brown can stay on council
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Basing his decision on an opinion dating back to 1976, the city’s corporation counsel ruled that Councilor Calvin Brown won’t have to give up his seat when he moves to...
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Sen. Martin welcomes guests to Capitol for opening day of session
State Sen. Henri Martin on Feb. 3 welcomed friends, family, and municipal leaders from the 31st Senate District to the State Capitol for Opening Day of the 2016 session of the Connecticut General...
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City to get Town Aid Road funding
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the release of the second of two $30 million installments of Town Aid Road funding for cities and towns across Connecticut – a total of $60 million statewide. The...
View ArticlePlymouth officers help Special Olympics with Tip-A-Cop on Feb. 13
Officers with the Plymouth Police Department will host a Tip-A-Cop event to benefit Special Olympics Connecticut at The Lucky Cup Restaurant on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Lucky Cup...
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Mother faces charges after child found wandering on Emmett Street
Bristol police arrested and charged a woman after her two-year-old daughter was found wandering last night on Emmett Street in the Pine Street area. According to a press release from the Bristol...
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Tom Mazzarella new chair for United Way
Tom Mazzarella The United Way of West Central Connecticut announced that Tom Mazzarella has recently been appointed as chairman of the United Way of West Central Connecticut Board of Directors....
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Bristol issues reminder about mailboxes during storms
The City of Bristol issued a press release residents that rural mailboxes must be installed so that the face of the mailbox is at least 10 inches behind the edge of the roadway/curb to allow clearance...
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Police blotter for Feb. 5
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. • •Pamala Blaisdell, 50, of 159 Mountain View Ave., Bristol, was arrested Jan. 22 and charged with second degree failure to...
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Despite some struggle, Bristol Hospital reports year of success
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Despite the financial struggle community hospitals have faced throughout Connecticut, Bristol Hospital had a successful year in 2015. During its annual meeting recently...
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Obituaries: Rejeanne Cormier
Rejeanne (Roy) Cormier, 81, of Bristol, beloved wife of Levite R. Cormier, Sr., died on Wednesday (February 3, 2016) at Bristol Hospital surrounded by her family. Rejeanne was born in St. Cyprian,...
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