TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Bristol Development Authority in February took a community survey through the month of February and the results have been published through the city website. Dawn Nielsen, marketing and public relations specialist for the City of…
The New England Carousel Museum held a Mad Hatter tea party on Sunday. Above, Regal Princess Amanda Maruco, Isabella M., 3,, and her mother Yasmin M. pose. Below, Autumn Newberry, left, and her mother Samantha ride the carousel. Photos by…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Senator Henri Martin (R-31) and State Representative Laura Devlin (R-134) hosted an informational forum regarding the proposal of tolls in the State of Connecticut, on Monday, Mar. 25, at Bristol Central High School. The pair are…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Is this the year, the Bristol Eastern softball program breaks into the elite of the Central Connecticut Conference? The Lancers bring back several familiar faces to the fold that includes the likes of…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Central softball program is coming off a nine-win campaign and in 2019, the Rams hope to continue that upward trend. The young squad did well in the middle of the 2018…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern baseball team had a very good regular season run in a tough Central Connecticut Conference in 2018 and then pulled off two upsets – and nearly a third – over a…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Bristol Central baseball missed the 2018 Class LL playoff fray last year – the first time the program failed to qualify for the postseason in the Bunty Ray era. The Rams last missed…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Spring has sprung and all the scholastic squads in town are back in action and back to work. Girls lacrosse in the Mum City now has three teams as Bristol Central and Bristol…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER The baseball and softball programs from St. Paul Catholic had excellent campaigns over the 2018 scholastic season and the same should be said of this year. Vic Rinaldi enters his fourth season at the helm…
ONGOING BRISTOL BRISTOL SENIOR CENTER PHOTO CLUB. Mondays at 8:45 a.m. in Bristol Senior Center, Room 101, 240 Stafford Ave., Bristol. Continues from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the Senior Center’s library.
The Mum Festival Spring Fling Craft Fair will be held Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Bristol Polish Club, 541 North Main St., Bristol. Admission is free. Baked goods will be sold. This is a fund raiser for…
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center located at One Pleasant Street in Bristol has invited families to explore its re-imagined Wellness Studio. The 288-square-foot studio is designed to inspire healthy behaviors and an understanding of the medical profession for…
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Special Olympics Connecticut hosted an awards dinner on Thursday, Mar. 21, at the Aqua Turf. Several people were awarded for their participation in the organization, which will be celebrating 51 years in June. One of…
Six year old Antonio Chatfield explores snap circuits at a STEM (Science , Technology, Engineering, Math) program at the Bristol Public Library Saturday. Photo by JANELLE MORELLI
Richard O. Carlson of Bristol Connecticut died March 23 2019 at the age of 92. Dick was the devoted husband of Joan S. Carlson who died in 2008 after 56 years of marriage. Dick, born on June 2, 1926 in…
Barbara S. (Shamper) Pabst, 80, of Bristol, passed away Monday March 25, 2019 at Village Green of Bristol. Barbara was born September 19, 1938 in Bristol, a daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Kasik) Shamper and was a longtime…
William A. Bayne, Sr., 86, of Bristol, beloved husband of Dolores (Mola) Bayne, died on Wednesday (March 20, 2019) at home, with his wife by his side. Bill was born in Bristol on May 15, 1932 and was a son…
On March 24, 2019, Constance Rita (Doucette) Daigle, 89, of Bristol, was reunited in Heaven with her beloved cribbage partner and king of her heart, John, who left the card table in 2013. They were married 61 years. Connie was…
Mary Jane (Uebrick) Wollenberg, 88, of Terryville, wife of Ronald N. Wollenberg passed away Monday March 25, 2019. Mary was born in Port Huron, MI on January 5, 1931, daughter of the late Everett and Frances Uebrick. She graduated from…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Boys and Girls Club of Bristol Family Center hosted its annual March event, “Dudes Night Out” on Friday, March 22. The event at the main club house on West Street offered activities such as foosball,…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Bristol Public Works Department, in conjunction with the Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut, and the Bristol Garden Club, hosted a workshop on invasive species of plants and insects that are threatening the native ecosystem of…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Through the month of March, the Bristol History Room will, highlight the history of Bristol’s public high schools. Jay Manewitz, director of the Bristol History Room at the Bristol Public Library explained there were high school…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR When Louise DeMars arrived at the New England Carousel Museum, the nonprofit institution was a mere tenant at 95 Riverside Ave. in Bristol. Under DeMars’ leadership, the museum – which puts the focus on the…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTHINGTON – On Sunday, March 10, the Connecticut High School Coaches Association held its annual All-State Wrestling banquet from the Aqua Turf in Southington as grapplers from all over the state were honored. The event…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team went from seven wins in 2017-18 to an impressive 15 victories this past season, going 15-9 overall. The program showed tremendous growth as the year continued to…
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – With a boatload of talented underclassmen, the Bristol Eastern boys basketball program looks to have a bright future. However, Bristol Eastern coach Bunty Ray expects a lot out of that core group over…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Eileen McNulty, director of Bristol Youth Services, and Christina Sanchez, BEST 4 Bristol project coordinator, attended Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America National Leadership Forum in Washington D.C., and returned with new knowledge to help shape their…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Bristol Central High School’s Footlights is preparing their spring production, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.” The show opens on Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. at BCHS, 480 Wolcott St., Bristol. Staff member Lindsey Dipietro, who has…
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER SafeWise, a professional review and comparison website, announced its list of the 20 safest cities in Connecticut, and Bristol closed out the list as the 20th safest city in the state. According to its 2019 report…