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Senior listings for Aug. 14
SATURDAY, AUG. 15 SOUTHINGTON OPEN HOUSE AT THE ORCHARDS OF SOUTHINGTON. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Edesa Ciscar, retirement councilor, will facilitate. Coffee will be served. The Orchards at Southington, 34...
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Support group listings for Aug. 14
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 at 10 to...
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Meetings listings for Aug. 14
ONGOING PLAINVILLE CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. 7 p.m., first Tuesday of the month. Concerned citizens and taxpayers of Plainville who meet monthly to discuss town issues, policies, and...
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Kids listings for Aug. 14
FRIDAY, AUG. 14 BRISTOL ‘EXPLORE AND LEARN WITH ‘DORA THE EXPLORER’ ON THE CONNECTICUT DINO TRAIL. 12 to 2 p.m. Meet and greet and photographs with families. Lake Compounce, 186 Enterprise Dr.,...
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Miscellaneous listings for Aug. 14
SATURDAY, AUG. 15 BRISTOL FOURTH ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL AT ROCKWELL PARK. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Showcases Bristol’s West End community, its merchants and residents. Music and dance performances, crafts,...
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Performance listings for Aug. 14
AUG. 16, 17 OTHER AUDITIONS FOR ‘RICHARD O’BRIEN’S: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.’ Sunday and Monday, 6 to 9 p.m. Phoenix Theater Company. Trinity-on-Main Performance Center, 69 Main St., New Britain....
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Performance listings for Aug. 14
THURSDAY, AUG. 20 PLAINVILLE FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING. Presented by Hartford Health Care Services. 1 to 2 p.m. Plainville Senior Center, 200 East St., Plainville.
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Music listings for Aug. 14
FRIDAY, AUG. 14 BRISTOL SPIRIT SHAKER. Bleachers Bar and Grill, 300 Middle St., Bristol. SUNDAY, AUG. 16 OTHER MOTLEY CRUE FAREWELL TOUR. With Alice Cooper. 7 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville. $99,...
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Obituaries for Aug. 14
Denise Yvonne Antoinette Knecht of Bristol, widow of the late Charles Knecht, passed away at home on Aug. 6. Carolyn M. O’Brien, 89, widow of Alfred O’Brien died on Thursday, July 30. Gordon E....
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Bristol Blues scoreboard for the week of Aug. 14
Bristol Blues 9, Seacoast Mavericks 5 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Muzzy Field, Bristol MAVERICKS ab r h bi McCoomb, 2B 4 1...
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Lucid Empire joins pack as live music takes stage at Rockwell festival
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Live music always has been a hallmark of the now annual West End Association Summer Festival at Rockwell Park. This year will be no different with acoustic bands taking...
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Cirque Eloize finds the talent to please your ‘iD’
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Acrobats, jugglers, and aerialists, to those outside of the world of circuses, may seem like rare animals. They are creatures that you are unlikely to find in your...
View ArticleFlood of ’55 topic of presentation next Thursday
The Bristol Historical Society’s president, Tom Dickau, will be presenting a multimedia presentation entitled, “The Flood of 1955: The 60th Anniversary” on Thursday, Aug. 20 at the Bristol Historical...
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Wheeler’s center designated as federally qualified health center
Wheeler Clinic’s Health and Wellness Center at 10 North Main St., Bristol, has been awarded a new access point grant as a federally qualified health center by the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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‘Super Saturday’ to register at Tunxis , Aug. 22
Tunxis Community College on Scott Swamp Road in Farmington will hold a “Super Saturday Registration Blitz” on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 100 Building to help students choose courses and...
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‘Selfie’ video may halt animals being left in hot cars
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Melissa Cummings was clearly in distress. The images flashing across the screen in a Facebook news feed video showed a flushed Cummings, clearly sweating, as she sat...
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Church capital campaign intended to improve accessibility
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Welcoming all people is a message that the First Congregational Church (FCC) of Bristol hopes to send through its latest capital campaign project. Since the campaign...
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History lesson: Fashion for less than a Ben Franklin
The summer is not quite over. And Kohl’s (which is located on New Britain Avenue, Plainville) and Simply Vera Vera Wang and Princess Vera Wang have plenty of stylish, summer must-have fashions for...
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Blues’ regular season wraps up; Lyons gone
By BRIAN JENNINGS STAFF WRITER The Bristol Blues (33-23) played their last regular season game at home on Sunday, Aug. 9, and enter the postseason as the winners of the West Division with a No.2-seed....
View ArticlePolice provides safety and traffic control for Half Marathon
Police officers and volunteers will be stationed along the route of the Bristol Half Marathon & Relay Race on Sunday to provide safety and traffic control for participants. The race for Fisher...
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