Imagine Nation Museum were the first in town to ring in the New Year. At 12:00 noon on December 31, 2012 families gathered at Imagine Nation Time Square. Families had fun creating confetti, masks, and noisemakers before the celebration. …
The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests: •Dylan Fournier, 19, of 39 Munchausen Ave., Bristol was arrested on Oct. 15 and charged with second degree assault and second degree breach of peace. •Darren Schwedler, 38, of 80 Blakeslee St.,…
Five new title holders will take over the reins of community service in the Bristol/ Forestville/ Plainville region as the Miss Bristol-Forestville Scholarship Organization held its annual pageant on Saturday. Julie Gianoni was crowned Miss Forestville 2013. Aubrie Przybysz was…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR As singer Aaron Caruso views it, Mario Lanza was one of the best tenors of all time. Audiences will get a chance to judge for themselves as Caruso and two other performers take to the…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Forestville residents gathered last week at Manross Library to discuss what they’d like to see in the future of their downtown area, and hear updates on what The Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency (CCRPA) and…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER The Bristol Boys and Girls Club and Family Center held its 28th annual Humanitarian Awards dinner to honor and thank community members and organizations for their continued support of the club. The club is celebrating…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER Local theater productions are open to everyone, and are a great way for families to come out and support their fellow citizens who are actors and actresses. However, sometimes families with children who have special…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR Bristol Theatre Arts is a community theater. And that mission helped guide director Cassie Taylor when she led the effort to bring the musical, “Beauty and the Beast” to the Memorial Boulevard Stage this weekend.…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER High school juniors and seniors in Bristol, and college freshmen and sophomores from Bristol will have a new scholarship available to them soon, thanks to the Perry Whitcomb Scholarship initiated by the Bristol Historical Society.…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR NEW YORK– All eyes in the world of fashion were focused on New York City from Sept. 6 to Sept. 13 as the Spring 2013 collections were strutted out before buyers and the fashion press.…
Bristol police reported the following arrests: •Thyan H. Rust, 27, of 55 Maheu St., Bristol was arrested on Sept. 10 and charged with second degree failure to appear. •Christopher E. Engblom, 41, of 675 Terryville Ave., Bristol was arrested on…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER For 15 years, the lot of the former H.J. Mills box factory sat abandoned after 100 years of business In 1998, the building was destroyed by a fire and the city took the lot over…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER One of the oldest operating athletic fields in the country, Muzzy Field, is getting closer to getting what is expected to be a $2 million facelift when all of the renovations are complete. A total…
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.…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By KAITLYN NAPLES STAFF WRITER This year’s Annual Chrysanthemum Festival is going to be a little different then what Bristol is used to. Balloons Over Bristol—a new returnee to the festival— is on its way to being a reality, according…
by MICHAEL LETENDRE BRISTOL – Breen Field over on Mix Street has been a happening place over the past week or so as the 2012 Little League Eastern Regional baseball tournament saw its own home team from Connecticut making some…
By MIKE CHAIKEN EDITIONS EDITOR If you know Rome Ramirez only through his work with Sublime with Rome, you know only a piece of his particular musical puzzle. This is beginning to change. Rome recently released a four-song EP titled,…
by MIKE CHAIKEN If you’re a fan of a graphic art style akin to classic comic books, you’ll be a fan of Leonardo Gonzalez, one of the artists currently featured at Bare Bones in Bristol. Leonardo, a New Britain resident,…
by MIKE CHAIKEN They’ve been waiting to be hatched and make their way out into the world. And last Tuesday, the Ducks On Parade had their “Hatching Party” to show the world their new colors. Artists and sponsors gathered at…
by MIKE CHAIKEN For Erika Novak, her art is about preserving memories and evoking emotions… either in herself or the viewer. Erika, an alumnus of Bristol Eastern High School, is one of the first artists displaying work in the new…
by KAITLYN NAPLES The city’s West End Association has been having a positive and productive year so far, and its getting better for the members. They had their West End Cleanup a few months ago, which was deemed a success,…
by KAITLYN NAPLES The Bristol City Council approved a 1.5 percent salary increase for non-union municipal workers at its last meeting, after two years of no salary increase. Republican Councilor Ken Cockayne said he is always fiscally conservative, but he…
by KAITLYN NAPLES The Mayor’s Task Force on Budget and Efficiency met recently for the second time since it was formed, and it’s actively moving along in finding ways to cut the expected $7 million deficit in the next budget.…