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Performance listings for Dec. 5
DEC. 5-6 OTHER KURT METZGER. 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Comix at Foxwoods, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket. $20 to $50. ComixatFoxwoods.com, 1-800-200-2882. SATURDAY, DEC. 6 OTHER JERRY...
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Dining listings for Dec. 5
FRIDAY, DEC. 5 BRISTOL THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS FOR UNITED WAY 4TH ANNUAL WINE GALA. 5:30 p.m., doors open. Tastings until 8:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of West Central Connecticut....
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Kids listings for Dec. 5
SATURDAY, DEC. 6 SOUTHINGTON CHILDREN’S CRAFT FAIR. 10 a.m. to noon. All items made by children 12 years of age or younger. Southington Library and Museum, 255 Main St., Southington. (860) 628-0947,...
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Support group listings for Dec. 5
ONGOING SOUTHINGTON OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS SUPPORT GROUP. Do you suspect food rules your life? Overeaters Anonymous may be the answer for you. It is not a diet club, but a group of people recovering from...
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Senior listings for Dec. 5
TUESDAY, DEC. 16 PLAINVILLE AARP SMART DRIVER COURSE. 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Course covers the effects of aging and medication on driving, local hazards, accident prevention measures, and more. Films...
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Miscellaneous listings for Dec. 5
FRIDAY, DEC. 5 OTHER WOMEN IN BUSINESS NETWORKING. Presented by the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce. 7:45 a.m. Attorney Regina von Gootkin will present and discuss typical mistakes that small...
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Holidays listings for Dec. 5
FRIDAY, DEC. 5 BRISTOL IMAGINE NATION PRESENTS ‘WHOVILLE SPECTACULAR.’ 5 to 8 p.m. Museum will be transformed into Dr. Seuss’s Whoville. Holiday celebration complete with Whoville hairstyling, crafts,...
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City, chamber eye using piece of Square for community events
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER More activity may be percolating in downtown Bristol next year, as the city and Bristol chamber is planning on using a portion of Depot Square for community events....
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Holiday ballet classic gets ‘Suite & Spicy’ treatment
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When a piece of art reaches the point where it is ingrained into the cultural landscape, it’s inevitable that creative individuals will be tempted to tweak the original...
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Eastern knocks Central down in ‘Battle’
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – It wasn’t exactly Thanksgiving Day football between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern that the fans were treated to on Saturday, Nov. 29. The snow,...
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Police blotter for Dec. 5
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests last week. •Jose O. Diaz, 26, of 150 Shawn Dr., Bristol, was arrested Nov. 21 and charged with operation while registered license...
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Holiday ballet classic gets ‘Suite & Spicy’ treatment
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When a piece of art reaches the point where it is ingrained into the cultural landscape, it’s inevitable that creative individuals will be tempted to tweak the original...
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Powder Puff in action
On a recent Saturday, the Bristol Central High School InterAct Club held its annual Powder Puff football game where the young women in the freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior classes squared off on...
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St. Paul blows out Oxford, 35-12
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER OXFORD – When you have the experience on your side of the football, especially on the road in a big pre-Thanksgiving Day challenge, then your squad has one heck of a...
View ArticleChapter 126 kicks off adaptive sports offerings
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER For Paul Weiland, discovering wheelchair basketball was a passion he happened to find at the right place at the right time. A football athlete in high school, Weiland...
View ArticleGrowing Center offering holiday plants
The Growing Center at the Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. at 621 Jerome Ave. has holiday plants for sale. A wide selection of gift plants are available for the holidays including poinsettia,...
View ArticleFeds urge Rowland sentence of more than 3 years
By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland should spend more than three years in prison for scheming to hide payment for work on congressional...
View ArticleDisability rights group wants institutions closed
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A coalition of disability rights groups announced plans Wednesday to push Connecticut officials to close six state-run institutions, including...
View ArticleRepublican official sees ‘no appetite’ to force out chairman
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A Connecticut Republican Party official says the party will not likely force out the chairman after the GOP’s second consecutive defeat for governor. Edward Dadakis, a member of...
View ArticleState takes permanent possession of neglected horses
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ State agriculture officials will take permanent possession of a Redding woman’s two horses after she was charged with animal cruelty. The News-Times reports...
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