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Bristol Blues Round-up for June 10
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER Game 1 – Bristol Blues 5, Wachusett Dirt Dawgs 3 (June 1) Highlights: With the score tired at 3-3 in the 10th inning, Frankie Gregoire (two hits, three RBI) slapped out...
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Southington Police arrest driver in fatal crash
Krista Pikora Southington police arrested the driver in a fatal accident on April 30, 2016. This morning, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Krista M. Pikora, 26, of Southington turned herself into police...
View Article‘American Pickers’ looking for leads for History program
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are returning to Connecticut.! They plan to film episodes of the hit series “American Pickers” throughout the region this summer. “American Pickers” is a...
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Christy Matthews petitions her way to Aug. 9 primary vs. Laura Bartok
Bristol activist and business student Christy Matthews has officially petitioned her way onto the ballot and forced a primary between herself and the former capitol staffer, Laura Bartok. Since...
View ArticleChapter 126 offering programs in summer
Chapter 126 Sports and Fitness, 47 Upson St., Bristol offers adaptive sport summer clinics for school-aged children with or without disabilities. Summer. The following activities will be offered. Camp...
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Sen. Martin applauds posthumous awards for wartime service
State Sen. Henri Martin, the ranking senator on the legislature’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is applauding the passage of a new state law that expands the state’s posthumous award program for...
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Mayor offers insight into budget
To the editor: As we implement the 2016-2017 budget, I reach out to taxpayers in an effort to provide some insight into the upcoming tax increase. Many have been critical that there was a zero tax...
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Autumn the pitbull finds a home
Over six months ago in October 2015, a Pitbull that Friends of the Animal Shelter named Autumn was found by Animal Control Offers Ray Zagurski as a throw away mom. She was posted on the Friends of...
View ArticleRoute 6 study seeking public assistance; open house set for June 18
The Route 6 Corridor Study is seeking assistance from the public. The area being studied extends through Bristol from the Farmington town line to the Plymouth town line, along Farmington Avenue, North...
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Blood drive held in honor of 4-year-old Sunday
The family of Ethan McGettigan invites the community to donate potentially life-saving blood in honor of the 4-year-old at an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Sunday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...
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Chamber getting ready to salute those who are ‘all heart’
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER The Bristol Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to celebrate the “all heart” contributions of local folks and individuals. On Thursday, June 16, the chamber will honor...
View ArticleRelay for Life this weekend
Relay For Life of Bristol will be held at Bristol Eastern High School Athletic Field on Saturday, June 11 to Sunday, June 12. The event will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 and ends at 8 a.m. on...
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Welcome the summer and celebrate dressed in white
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Step out on the grounds of the American Clock and Watch Museum Saturday and welcome the new season. The meteorological first day of summer was June 1 and on June 11, the...
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Celebrate ‘magic’ of city’s museums on Open House Days
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER As this Saturday marks Connecticut Open House Day, Bristol is celebrating the “magic’ of its museums. Five Bristol museums are participating in the first-ever “Museum...
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Police blotter for June 10
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. Julio Zambrana, 30, of 831 Farmington Ave., Bristol, was arrested May 26 and charged with third degree assault and second degree...
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Police searching for suspect of United Bank robbery
Bristol police are searching for the suspect of a robbery that took place yesterday at United Bank on Farmington Avenue. According to a press release from the Bristol Police Department, a man...
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Scoreboard: Tourney edition
Bristol Observer Scoreboard: State Tournament Edition Class LL – Softball First Round – Tuesday, May 31 No. 7 Bristol Central 8, No. 26 New Canaan 4 No. 6 Amity 6, No. 27 Bristol Eastern 1 Second Round...
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Obituaries: Michael Martusis
Michael Martusis, 36, of Manchester, NH (orig of Bristol) passed away suddenly on Tue, May 24, 2016. He was born May 22, 1980 to Ronald and Linda (Hitchcock) Martusis in Bristol CT. He was a 1998...
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Obituaries: Ruth A. Draper
Ruth A. Draper, 94, of Bristol, passed to her eternal rest peacefully on Thursday (June 9, 2016) at The Pines at Bristol. Ruth was born in Bristol on January 15, 1922 and was one of nine children of...
View ArticleSt. Paul Catholic baseball competes for its fifth state championship on Saturday
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The St. Paul Catholic scholastic baseball team is going for its third championship – in five tries – as the fourth rated squad in Class S battles No. 3 Morgan...
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