Patriots owner: Aaron Hernandez told me he was innocent
By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft testified Tuesday that his former star tight end Aaron Hernandez told him he was innocent...
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Commentary: What an American is… from an Italian perspective
The goddesses of abundance and good health surrounded Neptune in a sense of quiet happiness as dozens of tourists snapped pictures around one of their stone ledges. As some took snapshots, others...
View ArticleWeek of the Young celebrated at Imagine Nation, April 13 to 17
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center at One Pleasant St, Bristol, invites the Bristol area to come together for children during the Week of the Young Child going on from April 13 to 17. As...
View ArticleAnnual OM variety show opens April 17
The Older Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center are at it again. The 74th Annual OM Show, “Sentimental Journey,” is coming soon. This year’s theme will pay tribute to the 1940s...
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Clock museum gets special visitor on opening day
At the American Clock & Watch Museum on Opening Day, Saturday, March 28, 2015, State Representative Frank Nicastro (D-Bristol), the first visitor for the 2015 season, presented the museum’s...
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Housing authority announces resolution to feral cat problem
The Bristol Housing Authority announced in a press release it has found a resolution that addresses the feral cat population at its Bonnie Acres property. “Since concerns from residents and the...
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Performance listings for April 3
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 SOUTHINGTON ST. THOMAS PARISH PASSION PLAY. 7:30 p.m. St. Thomas School auditorium, 99 Bristol St., Southington. Tickets are free and available while they last. Free will donation is...
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Health listings for April 3
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 BRISTOL HIV/ AIDS EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOR HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS. Offered by the Bristol Mayor’s Task Force on HIV/ AIDS. 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Four workshops:...
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Dining listings for April 3
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 BRISTOL FUND RAISER TO BENEFIT BRISTOL CENTRAL CLASS OF 2018 AT WAYBACK BURGER. 5 to 8 p.. Wayback Burgers, 123 Farmington Ave., Bristol. THURSDAY, APRIL 9 BRISTOL BRISTOL ELKS FAMILY...
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Miscellaneous listings for April 3
APRIL 3-4 BRISTOL INDOOR RUMMAGE SALE. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Benefit for Kairos of Connecticut, an in-prison ministry for inmates of Connecticut’s prisons; Torch, an in-prison ministry for...
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Kids listings for April 3
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 BRISTOL EASTER EGG HUNT. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your favorite basket for an open field Easter Egg Hunt and other children’s activities. Exchange a plastic egg for a rice. Families can...
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Meeting listings for April 3
APRIL 6, 20 OTHER QUILTS THAT CARE. Monday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. (860) 945-0184, QuiltsThatCare.Deb@gmail.com, QuiltsThatCare.org APRIL 7,...
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Support group listings for April 3
ONGOING BRISTOL AL-ANON. Tuesdays 10 to 11:30 a.m. St. Gregory Hall, Stafford Avenue and Maltby Street, Bristol. Families and friends of alcoholics welcome. AL-ANON. Fridays 7:30 to 9 p.m. St. Andrew’s...
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Senior listings for April 3
MONDAY, APRIL 6 BRISTOL SPRING CLASS REGISTRATION FOR BRISTOL SENIOR CENTER. 8:30 a.m. For spring art and exercise classess. Bristol Senior Center main office, 240 Stafford Ave., Bristol. APRIL 8-MAY 6...
View ArticleKindergarten registration begins April 20
Registration of pupils who will enter the Bristol Public Schools for the first time next fall, either in kindergarten or as beginners in Grade 1, is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 20 and will...
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City’s officer of year saluted by Exchange Club
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR A crowd gathered at Nuchie’s last Monday to salute the Bristol Exchange Club’s newest Police Officer of the Year, Pete Sassu. Also honored Monday were Bristol Police...
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Local designer offers new line
Southington’s Rachel DeCavage is at it again. The former owner of Sugar Plum in downtown Southington and creator of the fashion line of the same name, DeCavage has launched a new line—Cinder + Salt,...
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Letters: City’s officer of the year says thank you
To the editor: I would like to thank the Exchange Club for sponsoring this year’s Police Officer of the Year Dinner, and all the people who came out and supported it. It was a fantastic night and...
View ArticlePolice investigate shots fired on Pine Street
Bristol police are investigating after shots were fired at 155 Pine Street on Saturday. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, there was some minor damage to a vehicle, but no...
View ArticleDefense expected to rest in murder trial of Aaron Hernandez
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ Lawyers for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez are expected to take a day to present their defense in his murder trial, and the jury is expected to begin...
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