Read all about it: Event encourages kids to pick up a book this summer
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER With summer vacation in full swing, Bristol children have an opportunity to delve in to the world of books during the Second Annual Reading on the Green. Sponsored by...
View ArticlePolice report 11-year-old struck by car
A juvenile was injured on June 20 when he was hit by a car. The Bristol Police Department was notified of a car vs. juvenile on a bicycle accident on Crown Street near the rear exit of Bristol Central...
View ArticleDEEP charges Bristol man with violations of fisheries, MV laws
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Environmental Conservation (En Con) Police on June 20 charged Jose Medina, 22, of Bristol for marine fisheries and motor vehicle violations. The...
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Miss CT, here they come
Miss Southington’s Outstanding Teen Jenny Bukowski, left, and Miss Bristol’s Outstanding Teen Amber Ouellette goof around prior to leaving Bristol Tuesday afternoon. They’re on their way. This...
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Police looking for Davis Drive man in connection to recent burglaries
Police have a suspect in a series of brazen burglaries in which the culprit broke in while the residents were in asleep in bed. The Bristol police said they have obtained an arrest warrant for Luis D....
View ArticlePair of videos show Bristol of days-gone-by
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Bristol Central High School Class of 2014
The Class of 2014 of Bristol Central High School is as follows: Maranda Victoria Abramczyk, Christie Abreu, Courtney Renee Allen, Anthony Joseph Amenta, Adalberto Andino, Teiszah Andrews, Arianna A....
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Bristol Eastern High School Class of 2014
Bristol Eastern High School’s salutatorian Phuong True Nguyen Dinh, left, and valedictorian Caroline Boyce are recognized by State Rep. Christopher Wright at last Thursday’s graduation ceremonies for...
View ArticleSuspect in string of burglaries arrested near his home; police say he was...
UPDATED AT 6:32 A.M. Bristol police reported the suspect in a string of Bristol burglaries has been arrested after a detective spotted the suspect in a vehicle near his home. Police said the vehicle...
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Red carpet style at the gala
The Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant gala is typically the kick off for the final countdown to the Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen pageants (which began Thursday in New...
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Bristol Legion knocked around by Avon
PHOTOS by TAMMI NAUDUS By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol American Legion baseball team’s showdown against Avon on Wednesday, June 18 from Muzzy Field, felt more like a public tar...
View ArticleDOT warns against traveling I-84 through Southington this weekend; bridge...
detour_slides The Connecticut Department of Transportation has issued the following advisory about I-84 through Southington this weekend. Both directions of I-84 will be shut down. “The Connecticut...
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BE grads celebrate memories
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Pictures of senior year memories were scattered on the blue cap of Amber Trahan as she gathered with her friends and classmates outside Bristol Eastern High School,...
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BC grads say hello to future, goodbye to past
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bristol Central High School’s Class of 2014 said farewell to where they’ve been for the past 13 years and said hello to their futures as the seniors accepted their...
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Blighted property on Rose Street cleared by city
Mayor Ken Cockayne yesterday announced in a press release the city has torn down another blighted property in the City of Bristol. The property at 41 Rose St. in Bristol had been condemned by the city...
View ArticlePolice blotter for June 27
Bristol Police reported the following arrests: Justin M. Crahan, 33, of 11 Fall Mountain Rd., Terryville, was arrested June 13 and charged with operation while under the influence, traveling too fast...
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Miss Forestville takes talent first night of previews; former Forestville’s...
Miss New Haven County Alexandria Puglisi, who owns a business in Southington, won the preliminary lifestyle and fitness award at Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen pageant on...
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Central Connecticut continues success in Miss CT prelims
Miss Farmington Valley’s Outstanding Teen Jillian Duffy, left, and Miss Hamden Acacia Courtney celebrate their preliminary lifestyle and fitness awards Friday night at Miss Connecticut and Miss...
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Local contestants get close to pageant crowns but don’t win
Jillian Duffy, left, and Erika Farrell dance in a choreographed routine during Saturday’s Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen finals. Farrell made the top 10. Duffy was first runner-up. Miss...
View ArticleCity Hall closed, no garbage collection on July 4
BristolCity Hall will be closed on Friday, July 4, in honor of Independence Day. There will be no curbside collections on Friday, July 4, and the Transfer Station will also be closed. Rubbish,...
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