State College, Pa. — 5 February 2013 — AccuWeather reports while the pattern of spotty, nuisance snowfalls will continue this week, there is a chance that two storms join forces to target part of the Northeast with substantial snowfall Friday.…
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Attempted robbery at ATM
Last Saturday, police responded to a reported robbery attempt at the ATM in the lobby of Webster Bank, 632 Farmington Ave., in the Bristol Shopping Plaza. A press release said an elderly woman and her daughter were attempting to use…
Popular eatery closes
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Garnish, the popular eatery that came to signify the beginning of a revival of the fortunes of the village of Forestville… and the city of Bristol at large, is no more. As of Monday, the…
Woman attempts to rob Dunkin Donuts
On Sunday evening, police responded to the Dunkin Donuts located at 855 Farmington Ave., where a lone female reportedly attempted an armed robbery. The female approached the cashier, a press release said, and displayed a knife and demanded money. The…
Changes in works for using city’s transfer station
The Pay As You Throw program at the Bristol Transfer Station begins March 4. Transfer Station users will need to fund their Transfer Station accounts before visiting the Transfer Station on or after March 4. A minimum of $25 is…
Tix on sale for the 2013 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship
This just arrived from XL Center about the BIG EAST Championships PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Individual session tickets for the 2013 BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters are on sale now via all Ticketmaster outlets. The…
ESPN breaks record for fund raising for cancer research
ESPN’s sixth Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research set a fundraising record by generating nearly $1.6 million ($1,591,108) in contributions for The V Foundation for Cancer Research during the month of December – surpassing the previous record of $1,301,530 set…
Ward asks legislators to oppose cuts to municipal aid
Mayor Art Ward forwarded this letter he sent to state legislators regarding the budget…. Gentlemen, on behalf of the citizens of the City of Bristol, CT, I am writing to urge you to oppose any cuts to municipal aid in…
Accuweather says potential is there for snow and wintry mix late in week
State College, Pa. — 23 January 2013 — AccuWeather reports the combination of lingering arctic air and two merging storms has the potential to spread a large swath of snow, wintry mix and slippery travel from the Midwest to the…
Governor issues warning about severe cold
Gov. Dannel Malloy issued the following statement about the frigid temperatures tonight. (HARTFORD, CT) – With bitter winter cold temperatures expected over the next several days, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today directed the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security…
Local stylist helps teen live her dream, help CCMC at same time
WED_7116Tracey Lee Madura Patton, a hairstylist from Bristol, helped 14-year-old Marcie Czewinski fulfill an unusual lifelong dream Saturday. At Salon E in Farmington on Route 6, at the hands of Patton, Marcie had all of her head shaved off in…
Prepare for things to get cold, says Accuweather
Northern US: Cold Waves and Canadian Storms State College, Pa. — 18 January 2013 — AccuWeather reports the weather pattern over the next couple of weeks will favor waves of cold air and Canadian storms, known as Alberta Clippers, from…
Bristol CERT offering emergency preparedness classes
The Observer received the following press release of interest to the general public. Bristol’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a volunteer non-profit organization that assists our city’s first responders as well as assists at various events such as the…
Music and art on a Friday night
pocket vinyl edit Friday night, Bare Bones on School Street was hopping with the sounds of the husband-wife musical-art duo known as Pocket Vinyl. Desultory Theatre Club presented the performance. A packed house was on hand for a night of music…
Council to take up personnel matter regarding BDA director
Long time Bristol Development Authority Executive Director Jonathan Rosenthal will be the topic of a closed door session of a special meeting of the City Council today. The agenda of the meeting, slated for 5 p.m. Jan. 11 and that…
Accuweather.com says warm up coming then blast of Arctic air
Accuweather issued the following forecast… State College, Pa. — 10 January 2013 — AccuWeather reports as forecast, warmth will expand and peak into this weekend in the East. Waves of cold air with the potential of major arctic outbreaks may…
Warm up expected then here comes the brutal cold
Accuweather.com reported the following weather update… State College, Pa. — 7 January 2013 — AccuWeather reports temperatures will surge over much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation this week into the weekend of Jan. 12-13, 2013, before the advance of…
Larson argues against decision to adjourn Congress
U.S. Rep. John Larson issued this press release… Larson: The House Must Not Adjourn (Washington) – Last night Congressman John B. Larson issued the following statement upon learning the House Republican Leadership would adjourn the 112th Congress without taking up…
Big snow storm expected for southern New England post-Christmas, says Accuweather
Accuweather just issued this forecast for the nation: East Facing Major Post-Christmas Winter Storm State College, Pa. — 25 December 2012 — AccuWeather reports after slamming the southern Plains and Deep South on Christmas Day, a powerful winter storm…
Weather outlook for the nation heading into Christmas from Accuweather
Major Multi-State Snowstorm Commences Christmas Day State College, Pa. — 22 December 2012 — AccuWeather reports all the ingredients are coming together for a major snowstorm to unfold Christmas Day and spread from the southern Plains to the eastern…
Meeting/ workshop held by BOE on school safety Wednesday
The Bristol Board of Education will have a special workshop for School Safety on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Bristol Eastern High School auditorium, councilor Ken Cockayne told the Observer. The councilor reported questions will be answered as well.
Bristol resident dances in ‘Nutcracker’ variation
Nick Rollo of Bristol is one of the dancers in CONNetic Dance’s production of ‘Nutcracker Suite and Spicy,’ which will be performed at the Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford this weekend. Performances are: Dec. 14 at 8 p.m.…
Holiday schedule for city hall, trash collection announced
Bristol City Hall will be closed at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24 and for the entire day Tuesday, Dec. 25. City Hall also will close at 12:15 p.m. for the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 31 and for the entire…
Congressman to hold teleconference with constituents about fiscal cliff
U.S. Rep. John Larson’s office issued the following press release: WASHINGTON – Tomorrow evening Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) will hold a Telephone Town Hall with constituents to discuss the ongoing “Fiscal Cliff” debate and how it may impact Connecticut…
Locally produced Onyx Moonshine plans restaurant crawl
Twelve Local Restaurants Offer 12 Days of Cocktails Crawl Twelve Days of Holiday Themed Cocktails Hits Hartford December 11, 2012 (MANCHESTER, CT) – Twelve restaurants in greater Hartford announced Tuesday that they will be participating in “The Twelve Days of…
Lutheran bishop to visit city next weekend
The following press release was received Bishop James Hazelwood, newly elected Bishop of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will be visiting Saint Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church on 1125 Stafford Ave in Bristol, Sunday December…
Lady Lancers drop season opener to Glastonbury
Bristol Eastern girls basketball forward Karissa Smith netted 12 points and 11 rebounds in a solid effort but the Lancers dropped a 51-25 CCC Interdivisional decision to Glastonbury on Wednesday, Dec. 5. It was the opening contest for both teams.…
Governor issue reminder about open house at mansion
GOV. MALLOY INVITES PUBLIC TO ANNUAL HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AT GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy are inviting Connecticut residents to attend the annual open house and tour of the Governor’s…
City recognizes World Aids Day
The following press release was issued: The Bristol Mayor’s Task Force on HIV/AIDS held its annual World AIDS Day event at the Hartford Dispensary’s Opioid Treatment Program on Farmington Avenue on November 30. Over 240 patients and families received a…
The Bell belongs to BE, again
The venerable bell of the Battle for the Bell will sit pretty at Bristol Eastern High School for yet another year as the Lancers beat out their crosstown rivals Bristol Central High School on Thanksgiving 17-6. The Rams held tightly…