Opening days of hunting seasons start Saturday
Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has announced the opening days of the upcoming fall firearms hunting seasons. Peak hunting occurs during early morning and late...
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Gridiron preview for Oct. 3
BRISTOL – It’s Week 4 in the scholastic football season and the locals have a chance for a clean sweep if everything goes according to plan. First, Bristol Central is the only Mum City favorite playing...
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Panera, Rebecca Lobo team up to fight breast cancer
Panera Bread will partner with Rebecca Lobo to support the Connecticut Sports Foundation and the RuthAnn Lobo Award in Social Work at the University of Connecticut, two areas that complement the life...
View ArticleHernandez bid to toss phone evidence continues
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ A judge is hearing a second day of testimony in a bid by ex-New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez’s lawyers to have evidence from his cellphone tossed. The motion hearing is...
View ArticleMeeting listings for Oct. 3
MONDAY, OCT. 6 OTHER QUILTS THAT CARE. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Make quilts for people who undergo cancer treatment. The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, 10075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. (860) 945-0184....
View ArticleSenior listings for Oct. 3
MONDAY, OCT. 6 BRISTOL CANDIDATE MEET AND GREET. 1:30 p.m. All candidates running in November who are Bristol residents can vote for are invited to participate. Meet and greet is designed to be a...
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Bristol church to screen ‘Frozen’ as its ‘gift’ to the community
This Saturday, unless Mother Nature comes calling and wants to spoil the show, the First Congregational Church was slated to continue its October tradition of screening family-friendly movies on an...
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Historical Society hosts program about Masons
On Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., members of Franklin Lodge, No.56, A.F. & A.M. willpresent a Power Point presentation about the history and importance of the Masons in Bristol. This organization has...
View ArticleGOP councilors offer their view on Depot Square
On Oct. 2, GOP Council Caucus issued official statement on the Depot Square project. The Depot Square project is currently in the hands of the Bristol Downtown Development Corp. as it has been over the...
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Martin: Don’t reduce drug-free zones around schools
Henri Martin, candidate for state Senate district 31, pledged that he would fight any efforts to reduce the size of drug free zones around schools and daycares, said a press relesase from his campaign....
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Touring production of ‘Evita’ delights, leaving you on seat’s edge
By KATERINA BELALES CORRESPONDENT After opening on Broadway 35 years ago in 1979, Evita has been one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, it...
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Touring production of ‘Evita’ more true to Argentina’s dark history
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When I saw “Evita” nearly 30 years ago in the West End of London, the production was sparkly and shiny like a ride at Disney World. Even though the Andrew Lloyd Webber...
View ArticleReader responds to recent letter about city’s West End
To the editor: In regard to the Sept. 12 letter, “Reader says cleaning up West End is akin to putting ‘lipstick on a pig,’” back in the 1980s and 1990s, Park Street in Bristol was okay, nice and clean,...
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United Way: A new way to help the community
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER Over 10 years ago, the United Way of West Central Connecticut transformed from a fund raising organization into a “community impact” organization through a shift in...
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Mum Festival fun
On Saturday, community groups, businesses, and vendors lined Memorial Boulevard for the opening salvo of the Mum Festival. On Sunday, the Mum Festival parade wound its way through the heart of the...
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Rams manage to prevail over scrappy Plainville, 3-0
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – When the Bristol Central volleyball squad wrangled up its second victory of the season against a scrappy group from Plainville, it truly was a team effort by...
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Fire report for Oct. 3
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. Sept. 19 130 Goerge St., good intent call, other. 41 Brewster Rd., unintentional transmission of alarm, other. 486 Barlow St.,...
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Candidate issues statement about breast cancer awareness
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, State Senate candidate Rob Michalik released the following statement: “October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time to remember those who have lost their...
View ArticleJudge orders bullets in Hernandez case thrown out
By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI Associated Press FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) _ Bullets found in an apartment rented by ex-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez and a magazine found in his Hummer were thrown out as...
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Early Saturday a.m. assault on North St. investigated
Police are looking for the suspects in a stabbing that occurred early Saturday morning. Police said that at 1:17 a.m. on Saturday, there was a confrontation between two sets of males at the Fast...
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