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BOE budget adopted; no impact on taxpayers
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The Bristol Board of Education adopted a budget of $106.8 million for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, which represents a 0 percent increase over the current budget. During a...
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BEHS’s top two make memories through involvement
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Over the past four years, Jake Collelo and Ken Tenan learned to take every opportunity they could at Bristol Eastern High School. Recently named valedictorian of the...
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Relay for Life takes a walk through Bristol
Relay for Life, a fund raiser for the American Cancer Society, was held at Bristol Eastern High School on Saturday. PHOTOS by TAMMI NAUDUS
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Fire calls for June 12
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. May 29 1019 Farmington Ave., smoke detector activation, no fire. Brook Street and Stafford Avenue, motor vehicle accident with...
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Observations: Dinner-time disasters, dinner-time love
by LAUREN INCOGNITO Several scenarios come to mind when I think of what constitutes torture for me but none so much as mealtime with my kids. There is nothing relaxing or leisurely about dinner in our...
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Fall looks for this year’s brides
Earlier this spring, designers unveiled their fall bridal collections at New York International Bridal Week at Pier 92 in New York City. For the brides ‘saying yes to the dress’ for a fall wedding,...
View ArticleMain Street Community Foundation awards scholarships
Main Street Community Foundation has awarded $146,000 in scholarships to a group of over 120 students at varying levels of their academic careers from the towns of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville,...
View ArticleCompounce joins Dinosaur Trail
For the family with an affinity for dinosaurs, there are five locations on the Connecticut Dinosaur Trail, a historic collaboration that brings together five of the state’s pre-eminent tourist...
View ArticleHigh school females can learn ‘Skills To Pay The Bills’
Bristol Youth Services is taking registration for its Skills To Pay The Bills program now. This is a free program that offers independent living skills for high school females. Learn how to budget,...
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Forestville LL selling personalized bricks, pavers in fund raiser
Forestville Little League is offering to past, present, and future members of the league to buy a personalized brick or paver that will be installed in a small patio area adjacent to Watson Field. The...
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Music from the African Diaspora to be performed July 25; local singers...
Queen Ann Nzinga Center, Inc. presents its annual Music from the African Diaspora concert at 7 p.m. on July 25 at the Theater for the Performing Arts at the Learning Corridor in Hartford. Nzinga’s...
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Girls Scouts’ Camp Carlson now registering
This summer, girls at Camp Carlson can learn horseback riding and care while participating in traditional activities that summer camp as to offer. With the program, “Horse Fun”, girls will spend half...
View ArticleDriftwood performs at Bristol’s Ingraham House on Friday night
Hailing from Binghamton, New York, music scene Driftwood has spent the better part of the past decade carving out a name for themselves by infusing unfiltered folk with a rock and roll spirit. Their...
View ArticleLocal businessman looking to reestablish chestnuts in city
Local businessman, Stephen Barberino Jr. announced this week he will be donating 15 edible chestnut trees to the Bristol Parks & Recreation Department. The edible chestnut tree was blighted out of...
View ArticleAda Rios: Body, Mind, and Soul Holistic Center welcomed to city
Mayor Ken Cockayne, in a press release, welcome Ada Rios: Body, Mind, and Nutrition to Bristol. The health spa is opening its first Holistic Center in Bristol after operating a spa and retail store in...
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No more paying by credit card at city tax office
City Tax Collector Teresa Babon announced that effective immediately, credit cards will no longer be accepted by clerks at the Tax Office counter as a method of paying taxes. Since the Tax Office...
View ArticleRoad closure and parking ban on North Main
On Saturday, a parking and travel restriction will be in place on a section of North Main Street during the Bill Englert Car Show. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
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GOP legislators issue statement about Hartford Healthcare layoffs
Bristol Republican legislators Sen. Henri Martin, Rep. Whit Betts, and Rep. Cara Pavalock on Thursday released the following statement regarding Hartford Healthcare’s decision to lay off hundreds of...
View ArticleTwo drivers injured in crash at Farmington Avenue intersection
Officers are investigating a serious two-crash that happened today at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Collier Avenue. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department,...
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Scenes from the Bristol Eastern graduation
Bristol Eastern High School seniors accepted their diplomas last Thursday in an outdoor ceremony. PHOTOS by TAMMI NAUDUS
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