By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bristol’s Ryan Casey is no newcomer to the world of film. Although “American Jubilee,” his latest, is his first full-length feature film, his 30-minute film, “Crushing Pennies,” debuted at the Kent Film Festival in 2009.…
Facing elimination, Yankees held on
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Facing elimination, the Forestville Yankees would not be denied in its City Series showdown with the powerful Edgewood Pirates. And just when things looked its bleakest for Forestville, the squad willed its way…
City champs once again
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The City Series championship once again belongs to Edgewood Little League. Over the last two seasons, that title was won back-to-back times by the Edgewood Rangers. This time around, it was earned by…
Lake Compounce celebrates Grandparents Day Sunday
Lake Compounce issued the following press release… LAKE COMPOUNCE CELEBRATES CONNECTICUT FAMILY DAY AND NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS DAY ON SEPTEMBER 9TH WITH $20 ADMISSION September 5, 2012 – HARTFORD, CT – September 9th is Connecticut Family Day and also National Grandparents…
Pay As You Go transfer rates to have Sept. 20 hearing
The Bristol Public Works Department released the following information: “There is a Public Hearing being held on 9/20/12 @ 5:30 for rate setting for the “Pay As You Throw” Residential Transfer Station Program. Transfer Station Proposed PAYT Rate Structure I. …
Movie night at Muzzy on Sept. 7
Just in from the Recreation Department… The BristolParksand Recreation Department in conjunction with First Bristol Federal Credit Union will be sponsoring their 10th Annual Back To School Movie Night at Muzzy Field on Friday, September 7th. Show time will…
Visual art wedges its way into actor’s heart
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Theater has been Eve Galanis’s primary medium of artistic expression. A 2007 graduate of Bristol Eastern High School, during her tenure in public school, Eve acted in several productions at her alma mater. And in…
Latest Hometown Hero epitome of ‘involved’
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Three years ago, the Mum Festival Committee kicked off an initiative to honor and recognize individuals in Bristol, who have put community and service before their own needs. This year, an individual was chosen who…
Listen for the music behind the stained glass
When you look at Josh Blumenthal’s stained glass art, listen carefully as you admire it. You might just hear music. Josh did. Josh, a Bristol resident and graduate of Briarwood College (now Lincoln College of New England) in Southington, has…
Mets get it done to win city title
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Over the past few years, the Mets haven’t had the best of luck when it came to the annual Bristol softball city series tournament. And on the opposite side of the coin, the…
This season, there was no denying the Mets
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Last season in semifinal action of the Bristol Little League softball city series, the young Mets squared off against a very experienced Tigers squad. The Tigers, with an outstanding battery of pitching ace…
City’s Labor Day service schedule
City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed on Monday September 3rd, 2012 in honor of Labor Day. There will be no curbside collections on Monday. Rubbish, recycling and yard waste collection will be one day later than…
City makes announcement regarding Farrell Avenue
The city has made this announcement: The reconstruction of Farrell Avenue is substantially complete and the roadway is currently open to traffic. The final course of asphalt will be installed in the spring of 2013. If you should have…
City announces construction on Dorset Horn Lane
This just in fro the city about road construction: The City of Bristol will be reconstructing Dorset Horn Lane starting Wednesday September 5, 2012. The work will take approximately three weeks to complete. As part of this project the…
Process begins for post-education use of Memorial Blvd. School
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Now that the Board of Education has officially turned the vacant schools over to the city, the council has given the Purchasing Department the “go ahead” to send out a Request for Proposal (RFP) for…
Nice work, and they got it, thanks to BCO
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Bristol Community Organization was able to employ 50 teens this summer, thanks to the state-funded Summer Youth Employment and Learning Program. The program allows individuals between the ages of 16 and 18, to spend their…
Police blotter for Aug. 24
Bristol police reported the following incidents: ••Patricia L. Gagliardi, 56, of 70 Gaylord St., Apt. No. 609, Bristol was arrested on Aug. 13 and charged with illegal possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. •Curtis J. Mitte, 45, of…
Metal gets its evolutionary due at Mayhem Festival
The 2012 version of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival was like a genealogical convention of metal music. The tour, which completed its current edition with a final show at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford on Aug. 5, had it…
Little Leaguers step up to plate for city series
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Little League city series is nearly upon us and once again, both the baseball and softball teams are primed and ready to make a run at the championship. In baseball, Edgewood,…
Problems weren’t on field this season for Bristol Knights
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER SOUTH WINDSOR – The biggest trouble that the Bristol Knights of the Manchester Twilight League faced wasn’t on the field this past season. The 2011 Manchester Twilight League champs always play a superior brand of…