Info session for Junior Miss Southington pageant April 9
The Junior Miss Southington Scholarship Organization will hold its first informational meeting on Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. in the Southington Town Hall, Lower Level, Main Street, Southington. The...
View ArticleDeliver meals Easter Sunday morning
Again this Easter volunteers are needed at Zion Lutheran Church in Bristol to prepare, cook, serve , package and deliver meals on Easter Sunday, April 20. Deliveries take place between 11 a.m. and 12...
View ArticleBetts favors advance payment to Unemployment Account
State Rep. Whit Betts (R-Bristol, Plymouth) testified in support of proposed House Bill 5314, An Act Concerning Payments on Advances from the Federal Unemployment Account. The bill proposes to...
View ArticlePanel advocates improvements to BC track, field
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER A panel appointed by the mayor to review the fields situation in Bristol voted to approve an update to the Bristol Central High School track and field, which is expected...
View ArticlePolice blotter for March 28
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Michael N. Kowalski, 43, of 101 Oak Hill Dr., Bristol was arrested on March 18 and charged with second degree breach of peace and first...
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Bristol man charged in string of robberies
Bristol police arrested a man they believe is responsible for the string of robberies that occurred in January and February at two different convenience stores. Kevin Chamberlain, 42, of Bristol was...
View ArticleSchool chief tells financiers full-day K ‘crucial’
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER While it is unclear whether the Board of Education will see the budget increase it is requesting, Superintendent of Schools Ellen Solek passionately expressed how...
View ArticleDiscount Tobacco owner arrested for possession of illegal substances
After a joint investigation among the Bristol Police Narcotics Division, State of Connecticut Revenue Services and the Statewide Narcotics Task Force two arrests were made and several items of evidence...
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Legislators meet with chamber reps
State Senator Jason Welch and State Rep. Whit Betts with members of the CBIA. State Sen. Jason Welch and State Rep. Whit Betts meet with the president and CEO of the Central Connecticut Chambers of...
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Meals For The Needy coordinator retires after 32 years
A retirement party was held on March 25 for Shirley Dickau, coordinator of Meals For The Needy At the retirement party for Shirley Dickau, the coordinator for Meals for the Needy. Pastor Andrew Krey,...
View ArticleBushnell carousel receiving improvements on its 100th birthday
The Bushnell Park Carousel, located in downtown Hartford, is turning 100 years old this year. In celebration of this milestone, a press release from the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, which...
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Rotary distributes grants to organizations that aid children
Recipients of the 2014 Bristol Rotary Club. From left the left, Rotarian Les Kish, who chairs the golf committee; Tom Dickau of the Bristol Historical Society; Rotarian Doreen Stickney of the Imagine...
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A Century of Muzzy: The dawning of a new baseball era for Bristol
By TOM DICKAU BRISTOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY Muzzy Field was now ready not only to be a local player, but also to act on the regional and national stage as a first class, non-major league field. With...
View ArticleLocal artists invited to submit and show their sense of ‘wonder’
Golden Thread Gallery at the HolyFamilyRetreatCenter, 303 Tunxis Rd., WestHartford is accepting art for its upcoming exhibit, “Wonder.” Art is being accepted through April 22. Pieces, in all mediums,...
View ArticleSpanish-language homebuyer website available from CHFA
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority announced the availability of a Spanish-language homebuyer website. Consumers can access the new website by visiting www.hogarchfa.org. CHFA launched the...
View ArticleBristol one of six towns approved for medical marijuana dispensary facilities
The following is a press release from the state’s Department of Consumer Protection. “Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today the names and...
View ArticlePolice blotter for April 4
Bristol police reported the following arrests: •Aaron J. Pratt, 22, of 26 Prospect Street Ext., Terryville was arrested on March 27 and charged with operation while under the influence, evading...
View ArticleBusinesses hear how they can give youths in area opportunity
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER While 50 teens were provided employment last summer through the Capital Workforce Partners Summer Youth Employment Initiative, more than 50 percent of the applicants for...
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Music listings for April 4
Jennifer Hill is among the performers Saturday at SWAN Day, held at Illusions in Wolcott. FRIDAY, APRIL 4 OTHER ‘THE LAST WALTZ LIVE.’ 8 p.m. Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville. $30,...
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Get ready to golf at Lions Club’s Fred Soliani Memorial Golf Tournament in June
Jerry Lefevre, Golf Committee Chairman, practicing for the Soliani Memorial Golf Tournament at Chippanee Country Club. Caddies, Chelsea Fortier on Cowboy, and Program Director, Cathy Languerand with...
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