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Getting fit and trim: Miss Bristol works out
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The newest Miss Connecticut will be crowned on Saturday. And Miss Bristol Gina Salvatore is one of 13 young women who are hoping to win the title and head off to Miss...
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BE seniors collect their diplomas
By SARAH JOHNSON CORRESPONDENT The Bristol Eastern High School Class of 2015 graduation took place on Thursday, June 18 in the athletic field outside the school. Over 400 grads lined up outside the...
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Dashboard Confessional is back on the scene but focused on touring first
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Dashboard Confessional’s current tour is about just that… touring. The band was at Foxwoods’s Grand Theater this past Friday with Third Eye Blind. And in a phone...
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Fashion: The contestants for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen step out in...
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Part of the excitement for audiences at the annual Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Competition is to see what evening gowns the contestants have chosen as they vie...
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Fashions: The Miss Connecticut contestants show their elegance in evening gown
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The evening gowns chosen by the contestants for Miss Connecticut is often a closely guarded secret until the night of preliminaries. So the preliminary event is the...
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Everybody’s talking about ‘Kinky Boots’
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There was a buzz even before the musical “Kinky Boots” arrived at The Bushnell in Hartford June 23. A week or so before it opened, The Bushnell powers-that-be informed...
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Local swimwear designer generates interest overseas
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR A swimsuit designer from Berlin, Conn. is getting some attention from the fashion magazines on the other side of the pond. Kasia Roginska, the designer behind KARO...
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Fire report for June 26
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. June 12 31 Quaker Lane, alarm system sounded due to malfunction. 456 South St., electrical wiring/equipment problem, other....
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Newest Outstanding Teen selected
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The new Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen Sapna Raghavan, center, with the rest of the top 5 from Saturday’s Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen pageant, from the left...
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Meet the new Miss Connecticut
by MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR A Wolcott woman will be spending the next year as Miss Connecticut. Colleen Ward of Wolcott, competing as Miss Windham County, was crowned as the new Miss Connecticut at...
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Chamber honors businesses, individuals at annual dinner
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Whether part of a small or large business, or a long-time volunteer in the community, the six recipients of the Chamber’s 126th Annual Awards Dinner have been committed...
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Regrouped Dashboard Confessional rediscovers its passion
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When a band takes several years off so the members can pursue other passions, it’s not unheard of them to return to the fold with the edge a little dulled, the sparkle...
View ArticleBristol police host car show this Sunday
This Sunday, the Bristol Police Department, along with the Double Tree by Hilton, will host a car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show will take place at the Double Tree, located at 42 Century Drive....
View ArticleObituaries for July 3
Erich A. Woike, 87, of Bristol, husband of Wally (Oraschewky) Woike died Friday, June 19 at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford. Robert F. Kirchgessner, 83, died June 24. Born in Bristol...
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Ordinance panel listens to comments on ordinance about feral cats
By TAYLOR HARTZ STAFF WRITER The Ordinance Committee held a hearing on June 17, welcoming public comment on proposed amendments to section 4-4 through section 4-8 of the city Code of Ordinances,...
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July 4 closings for city
City Hall will be closed on Friday, July 3 in honor of Independence Day. All curbside collections (rubbish, recycle, and yard waste) will be done on regular schedule on Friday, July 3 and the Transfer...
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Free admission for military families at Carousel Museum for July 4
Over the 4th of July weekend, the New England Carousel Museum, a Blue Star Museum, is providing free admission to military service professionals and their families. Each free admission includes one...
View ArticleBristol Latin singer releases album
Independent record label Tate Music Group announced the official release of Duncans’s new album titled “El Lenguaje del Amor.” Released by Tate Music Group, the album offers 10 tracks and is available...
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No-kill animal shelter seeking donations
Almost Home, a no-kill animal rescue and shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned animals, located at 311D East St., Plainville– (860)519-8592– is in need of the following items: PP pads, dry dog...
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Chamber looking for nominations for its Beautification Awards
The Bristol Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is once again sponsoring the Beautification Awards, to be presented at its Economic Development Breakfast in September at Chippanee Country...
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