Apprenticeship, Extension courses for adult ed. registering
Apprenticeship and Extension Courses for the State of Connecticut Adult Education Evening School Division at BristolTechnicalEducationCenter will be starting the week of Sept. 16. Registration dates...
View ArticleTitans hold free softball clinic
The Ct Titans Softball program will be hosting a free Softball Clinic for girl’s ages 6 to 18 years of age at PlainvilleHigh School on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring a non –...
View ArticleCity Councilor to host public meeting Thursday
Republican City Councilor Derek Czenczelewski will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Bristol Public Library, 5 High St., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to discuss city issues. One or two...
View ArticleCandidate Cockayne takes stand on drug free zone changes
City Councilman Ken Cockayne, the Republican nominee for mayor of Bristol, issued a statement on the eve of Bristol schools opening tomorrow regarding the recent proposal in the General Assembly...
View ArticleTrash pickup Labor Day schedule
City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2 in honor of Labor Day. There will be no curbside collections on Monday. Rubbish, recycling and yard waste collection will be...
View ArticleImagine Nation to shut down for week starting Sept. 9
The Imagine Nation Museum, located at One Pleasant Street, Bristol, will be closed to the public from Sept. 9 until Sept. 17 for its annual Shut Down and Maintenance Week. Regular hours will resume...
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Looking ahead, weather-wise, to the three-day weekend
As plans are made for the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of summer, Accuweather says the weather will be conducive to a slew of activities but thunderstorms could pop up here and...
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In classic face-off, Phils prevail over Yanks, 6-5
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – It was an instant classic at Breen Field on Sunday evening, Aug. 25. And it involved the Edgewood Phillies and Forestville Yankees, deadlocked in an intense...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Aug. 30
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Claire E. Crussana, 62, of 267 Main St., Apt. No. 12, Bristol was arrested on Aug. 19 and charged with second degree failure to appear....
View ArticleFloats aren’t taken lightly at Mum Fest
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Every year, the annual Chrysanthemum Festival brings rides, food, entertainment, crafts, and community feel all in one city. One of the main attractions is the parade,...
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Piece of city history finds its way home to library
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The Bristol Public Library History Room has a new addition to its photograph collection, thanks to the great, great, great niece of Captain Newton S. Manross, who died in...
View ArticleCandidate wants windfall used for code enforcement
City Councilman Ken Cockayne, the Republican nominee for mayor this November has sent a letter to Mayor Arthur J. Ward asking him to put an item on next Tuesday’s City Council agenda to send a request...
View ArticleBristol man arrested for narcotics
A Bristol man was arrested last week after an ongoing investigation into narcotics activity in the city’s West End neighborhood. A press release said Ryan C. Gonzalez, 33, of 372 Park St., was arrested...
View ArticleUnion negotiations on tap for special BOE meeting
The Bristol Board of Education has slated a special meeting for Thursday at 6 p.m., in Room 36 of the Board of Education Administrative Building, 129 Church St., Bristol. The board is expected to...
View ArticleChamber president leaving his post
The Central Connecticut/Greater Bristol Chambers of Commerce, one of the largest of the eight Metro Chambers of Connecticut, announced in a press release today that its president and chief Executive...
View ArticleConvenience store owner arrested
The owner of Stats Convenience Store at 169 School St. was arrested Wednesday morning after an ongoing investigation into illegal sales of tobacco products. A press release said Tajaree L. Walker was...
View ArticleLack of interest scuttles Miss Mum
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Each year, the Bristol Mum Festival opens its festivities by crowning a new Miss Mum and new Junior Miss Mum. It’s a tradition that goes back decades for the annual...
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Community-minded Gamache Mum Festival’s ‘Hometown Hero’
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER This year’s Mum Festival Hometown Hero is someone who isn’t a stranger to many. He is constantly involved in a myriad of organizations and is appreciated by many, Mum...
View ArticlePolice blotter for Sept. 6
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Alex Aponte, 21, of 36 Park St., Bristol was arrested on Aug. 23 and charged with third degree larceny and criminal possession of firearm....
View ArticleWasteland Gift Shop robbed over weekend
Bristol police are searching for a suspect who robbed the Wasteland Gift Shop on Saturday evening. Police were called to the shop, located at 320 Terryville Rd., just before 6 p.m. on Saturday after an...
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