City to begin collecting leaves in October
The City of Bristol provides curbside leaf collection during the fall each year. The fall collection period is conducted from the last two weeks of October through the month of November. During this...
View ArticleProsecutor agrees to hearing in home invasion case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A Connecticut prosecutor says newly discovered evidence related to a 2007 home invasion that killed three people warrants a court hearing in the appeal of one of two men...
View ArticleSecurity stepped up along Connecticut rail lines
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s governor has ordered state police to increase their presence along rail lines and at Bradley International Airport. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he issued the order...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Witch’s Dungeon finds a new lair
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Throughout the month of October, the public will have an opportunity to step inside the world of classic horror movies at the Bristol Historical Society. The Witch’s...
View ArticleVets to make presence known in Mum parade
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Every year during the Mum Parade, a number of military veterans in Bristol fill the streets represent a veterans’ organization they serve in. But this year, a group of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fashionably compassionate: Local designer helps the whales
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR There was compassion, passion, and fashion in the air at a recent fund raiser in New London featuring local fashion designer Rachel DeCavage. DeCavage, a Southington...
View ArticleLetter: Reader asks community to support Artist Tree
To the editor: Did you know that if each resident in Connecticut spent a dollar a year more on local businesses instead of chain stores it would put an extra $3 million a year into our economy, and if...
View ArticleSchedule of events for the 2014 Mum Festival
The Mum Festival schedule of events is as follows: Saturday, Sept. 27 Throughout the day there will be crafters and organization booths Stage Entertainment 10 a.m.: Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers 11 a.m.:...
View ArticleIn Maine: Women find python in the trunk of their rental car
KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) _ Police say two women opened the trunk of their rental car to retrieve their luggage and were greeted by a snake. The women drove the rental car from Boston to Kennebunk, Maine,...
View ArticleIn Enfield: Cops: Student shared pot-laced lollipops with pals
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ A police chief in Connecticut says a girl handed out marijuana-laced lollipops to classmates at her high school, and one student was hospitalized. Enfield Police Chief Carl...
View ArticleUConn outlines changes in wake of sexual assaults
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The president of the University of Connecticut on Thursday outlined for the campus community several new initiatives designed to better prevent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fire report for Sept. 26
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. Sept.12 172 North St., unauthorized burning. Laurel St. and Route 69, passenger vehicle fire. 93 Rosemont Ave., cooking fire,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 years of Imagine Nation
The Imagine Nation Museum celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a special gala on Saturday at One Pleasant St. in Bristol. PHOTOS by TAMMI NAUDUS
View ArticleMalloy, Foley to meet twice in 1 week for debates
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy and his Republican challenger are scheduled to meet twice in one week to debate one another. On Tuesday, Malloy and Greenwich...
View ArticleFoley tax return summaries show wide income swings
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Tax return summaries released Friday by Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley show he has experienced wide swings in income. In documents...
View ArticleBusiness groups get on board bus-only route idea
By STEPHEN SINGER Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Business leaders along the route of the $567 million bus-only corridor in central Connecticut are stepping in to pump up support for the...
View ArticleFund raiser to rock out for Fisher House
By LINDSAY CAREY STAFF WRITER Rocktober Fest is a family fun charity event on Oct. 12 to support the Friends of Fisher House CT in their efforts to build a Fisher House near the Veterans Administration...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mum Parade winners listed
Two area high school bands took home awards for their performances at the 2014 Mum Festival Parade. Pictured above are, from left, Mum Parade cochair Jack Ferraro, Lewis Mills High School Band Director...
View ArticleRecipes: Thin is in for this grilled zucchini with Parmesan
By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press Summer may be done, but the proliferation of zucchini continues. And we might as well make the most of it. Because even though zucchini is available all year, the...
View ArticleIn Wisconsin: Police bust coffee-toting teen-aged robber who left address on...
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Milwaukee police say they busted a coffee-toting teen-aged robber who made the mistake of leaving a paper trail. Police say the 15-year-old girl was holding a cup of coffee from a...
View Article