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Meet the local Outstanding Teens
There are several young women from the area competiting for Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen this week. The Observer asked the contestants some questions about themselves. Miss Connecticuts...
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Parent and Child Center has volunteer opportunities
The Parent and Child Center has called for volunteers to help in two of the center’s ongoing services. Volunteers are needed for the center’s Caring Closet, which offers basic need supplies such as...
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A Watertown man faces an infraction for not granting the right of way to a pedestrian on North Main Street today. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, 69-year-old Frederick...
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Can Rams have a breakthrough season in 2016?
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Is the Bristol Central softball team going to have a breakthrough season in 2016? Well, the 13-8 campaign under rookie head coach Monica Hayes was an...
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Legislators fix $220 million budget deficit
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER State lawmakers passed an emergency budget amendment last Tuesday in an effort to fix the $220 million deficit this fiscal year. The amendment, which passed the Senate...
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Bristol Eastern expecting big things
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – It seemed like a broken record last season as the Bristol Eastern baseball squad was once again a state tournament qualifier but to start the postseason, the...
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BE in good shape; don’t count out BE, St. Paul
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Even with a revamped CCC South Blue division, it’s hard to envision the Bristol Central boys track team not winning the division again. And with the likes...
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Police blotter for April 8
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. Annamarie Shand, 50, of 31 B. Harold Rd., Farmington, was arrested March 24 and charged with second degree failure to appear....
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Landmark anniversary for venerable OM Show
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The oldest variety show in the country is celebrating a milestone this year. And as it looks forward to its future, it’s looking back at its past. The curtain rises on...
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Singer Carrie Johnson returns for church’s annual benefit
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Singer Carrie Johnson has become sort of the de facto artistic advocate for the Philippines Mission Fund at the First Congregational Church in Bristol. For the past few...
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‘The Bill of Rights’ in concert; benefit for reporter Steve Collins
BRISTOL – For the first time, Wesleyan composer Neely Bruce’s “The Bill of Rights: Ten Amendments in Eight Motets” will have a multimedia component when it’s performed for a Bristol benefit concert...
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Celebrating 15 years of helping women, girls reach their potential
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER For the past 15 years, the Main Street Community Foundation has helped women and girls realize their potential and the power they have to build strong communities...
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Experience will boost Falcons
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Last season, the St. Paul Catholic softball program got a major taste of success and don’t expect 2016 to be any different. With a boatload of upperclassmen...
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Obituaries: Linda M. Galpin
Linda M. Galpin, 68, of New Britain, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Hospital of Central CT, New Britain Campus. She was born May 6, 1947 in Waterbury and was a daughter of the late Arnold...
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Topping those 20 wins
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Off a 20 win season, what’s the encore going to be like for the baseball squad at St. Paul Catholic High School? The group has lost a significant senior...
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Rams look for another stellar season; What can be expected of BE, St. Paul?
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Is there a better squad in the CCC South than the Bristol Central girls outdoor track team? Probably not and if talent wins out, the Rams might have another...
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Rep. Pavalock, legislators celebrate Autism Awareness Day
State Rep. Cara Christine Pavalock (R-77) Thursday joined fellow legislators of the General Assembly in celebrating Autism Awareness Day at the State Capitol. Legislators, parents and individuals...
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Obituaries: David J. Carello, Sr
David J. Carello, Sr., passed into Gods loving arms on April 7, 2016. He was the husband of the late Mary R. (Malena) Carello. Dave was born in Bristol on July 16th 1924 the son of the late Giuseppe...
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Legislators meet with home builders
State Representative Whit Betts and State Senator Henri Martin spoke with members of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut, Inc. last week during their Annual Home Building...
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Bristol Eastern hopes to build up momentum
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Last season, the Bristol Eastern softball squad was a .500 club that lost a of couple head-scratchers while putting together a few impressive outings. Eastern...
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