Gov. urging caution during Monday’s storm
With another winter storm bearing down on the state, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging everyone to take it slow and allow for extra time to get to and from destinations on Monday, said a press release...
View ArticleParking ban in effect, rubbish collection on schedule
An emergency parking ban is in effect in the City of Bristol until further notice. All rubbish/recycle collections are ON schedule this week. Please make sure barrels are at the curb by 6:00 AM....
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 13
The following obituaries will be published in this week’s Observer. For further details, look to our print or e-editions on Friday. Eleanor (Dowd) Turley, 94, of Bristol, wife of Nicholas N. Turley,...
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Good times flashing back to the ‘80s
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR The world was a dangerous place in the 1980s. We were worried about nuclear (and neutron) bombs. We were worried about the Soviets. The economy wasn’t the most stable....
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Legislators meet with constituents at Rodd’s
Bristol legislators hosted a Coffee Hour Feb. 6 at Rodd’s Restaurant. Residents met Rep. Whit Betts, Rep. Cara Pavalock, and Sen. Henri Martin in a relaxed setting and discussed any issues they wished...
View ArticleWWE champion to be guest speaker at Business Builders breakfast
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Bristol will be welcoming WWE Champion Bob Backlund at the Business Builders Breakfast. Backlund, an inductee of the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame, also is the author of “The All-American...
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Kids listings for Feb. 13
FRIDAY, FEB. 13 SOUTHINGTON FOX-A-THON. 3 to 4:30 p.m. Organized by fifth grade class at Plantsville Elementary School. Raises money for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Class will collect any...
View ArticleMeetings listings for Feb. 13
THURSDAY, FEB. 19 BRISTOL BRISTOL GARDEN CLUB. 10 a.m. Program will be a garden club workshop and is for garden club members only. Bristol Public Library, 5 High St., Bristol. ONGOING PLAINVILLE...
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Support group listings for Feb. 13
TUESDAY, FEB. 17 BRISTOL MILITARY AWARENESS GROUP. 5:30 to 8 p.m. Army Strong Community Center, 111 North Main St., Bristol. (860) 584-6258. ONGOING BRISTOL AL-ANON. Tuesdays 10 to 11:30 a.m. St....
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Senior listings for Feb. 13
SUNDAY, FEB. 15 OTHER OPEN HOUSE AT JEROME HOME. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Independent, assisted living, and memory care community. Arbor Rose at Jerome Home, 975 Corbin Ave., New Britain. (860) 229-3707. FEB....
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About trash collection during, after snow storms
In advance of the next storm, please remember that if there is a change to the curbside collection schedule, the city’s Public Works Department will notify residents in advance via the Public Works...
View ArticleDemocratic councilors schedule office hours.
Democratic City Council members will be holding office hours on Saturday, Feb. 28 from 12 to 2 p.m. at Dunphy’s Ice Cream, located at 912 Stafford Avenue. The public is invited to stop in and visit...
View ArticleCity hall, transfer station closed Monday; curbside collections run one day...
Bristol City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16 in honor of Presidents’ Day. There will be no curbside collections on Monday, and all collection routes will be done...
View ArticleSOS Breakfast benefit postponed to March
Due to the uncertain New England weather for this weekend, the Memorial Military SOS Breakfast scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15, at the American Legion Post 2, will be postponed until Sunday, March 15,...
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Donated Col. Manross sabre now on exhibit at library
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER What began as a gift for local veteran James Murdock turned into a dedication that would preserve the history of the military sabre that is now displayed at the Manross...
View ArticleBristol History Room open to public Feb. 21
The Bristol History Room, which houses the local history collection of the Bristol Public Library, will be open on Saturday morning, Feb. 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The room has books about Bristol,...
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Fire report for Feb. 13
The Bristol Fire Department reported the following incidents last week. Jan. 30 West End Café, 8 Divinity St., biological hazard, confirmed or suspected. Community Options, 35 Yale Dr., smoke scare,...
View ArticleObituaries for Feb. 20
The following obituaries will be published in the Feb. 20 Observer. For additional information, look to our print or e-edition on Friday. Doris H. (Bourgoin) Saucier, 59, of Bristol, wife of Normand G....
View ArticleFund raiser for Shepard Meadows Feb. 26
Help the horses at Shepard Meadows Therapeutic Center on Thursday, Feb. 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at a fund raiser held by Miss Forestville’s Outstanding Teen 2015 Jaymie Bianca. Print out this story and 15...
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