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Taxes won’t rise in city’s proposed budget
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The city of Bristol is proposing a total budget of $185,005,865 for Fiscal Year 2016, which would result in a zero tax increase for taxpayers. The proposed budget...
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Police blotter for April 10
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Joseph Moore, 30, of 266 Davis Dr., Bristol, was arrested March 27 and charged with criminal violation of protective order,...
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Miscellaneous listings for April 10
FRIDAY, APRIL 10 OTHER SINGLES HAPPY HOUR. Sponsored by Social Connections. 5 p.m. Butterfly Restaurant, 831 Farmington Ave., West Hartford. No charge. (860) 582-8229. PALACE THEATER MONTHLY TOUR. 11...
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Kids listings for April 10
APRIL 11-16 OTHER ARTSPLACE FAIRYTALE CAMP. Workshops in animation, superhero design, and more Grades 1 to 4. Artsplace, 1220 Waterbury Rd., Cheshire. Cpfa-artsplace.org, (203) 272-2787,...
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Meetings listings for April 10
MONDAY, APRIL 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...
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Support group listings for April 10
ONGOING BRISTOL NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING. Thursday at 7:30 p.m. All family, friends of addicts are welcome to attend. Bristol Baptist Church, 43 School St., Bristol. AL-ANON. Tuesdays 10 to 11:30...
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Senior listings for April 10
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 PLAINVILLE PLAINVILLE SENIOR CENTER OPEN HOUSE. Part of the 40th anniversary celebration. 2 to 4 p.m. Information, demonstrations and exhibits about volunteer opportunities, the PEAK...
View ArticleBristol police investigate heroin overdose deaths
The Bristol Police Department is investigating three separate heroin overdose deaths that took place in the city within a four-day span. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
View ArticleStraight talk begins for Routes 69, 72
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER When the West End study was completed in 2011, a main priority of that plan was making improvements to the intersections of Connecticut Route 69 (West Street). Now, a...
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Shades of Savile Row
Jay Godfrey unveiled his fall 2016 line at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York. The line is perfect for a cocktail party, whether he offered cocktail dresses, gowns, or pantsuits....
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Go floral, graphic, and bold
Spring has been a bit of tease, playing small ball with us, tempting us with warm weather fashions. So now that it seems that, yes, winter has loosened its hold, it’s time to go bold. Kohl’s, which has...
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No need to feel blue, here comes baseball
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – With all the snow still on the ground in Bristol, talking about summer baseball might make you feel a little blue right now. However, that “blue” feeling...
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Letter: Reader offers reply to Observer editorial regarding proposal for tolls
To the editor: I am writing in response to your editorial in the March 27 Bristol Observer entitled “Why tolls won’t help CT.” I feel your characterization of the tolling issue is misleading and...
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A royal reception at MBS with Celebrating Queen
There was a good size audience at the Memorial Boulevard School as Celebrating Queen hit the stage offering up the best of the British band Queen. The audience sang to Queen’s hit “Somebody to Love”...
View ArticleBristol History Room to be open April 18
The Bristol History Room, which houses the local history collection of the Bristol Public Library, will be open on Saturday, April 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The room has books about Bristol, pictures...
View ArticleHistory room open Saturday
The Bristol History Room, which houses the local history collection of the Bristol Public Library, will be open on Saturday, April 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The room has books about Bristol, pictures...
View ArticleSummer Challenge Quest offered for youths
City of Bristol Youth Services is accepting applications for their 2015 Summer Challenge Quest Program to be held from Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pine Lake...
View ArticleCity gets its way regarding blighted property on High Street
The City of Bristol Code Enforcement team was in court last Tuesday to refute an action by Anthony Cammariere and Silvermine Properties LLC concerning the city’s condemnation order on 116-122 High St....
View ArticleObituaries for April 17
The following obituaries will be published in Friday’s Observer: Carolyn Charlotte Vilkas, 89, died while surrounded by her family on April 7 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. Marjorie Staines...
View ArticleFrontier, iHeart team up to encourage students to sign Prom Promise
Frontier Communications Corporation and iHeart Media’s KC101, are teaming up to make sure that Connecticut kids have a safe prom season. They are challenging high school students across Connecticut to...
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