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Posted By: Staff August 23, 2022

School tax-free week continues

The Connecticut sales tax free week continues through Saturday, Aug. 27. Most clothing and footwear costing under $100 are exempt from Connecticut sales and use taxes. The exempt applies to individual items, so that any number of items on an invoice are eligible. This is the second sales tax-free week of the year instituted by Gov. Ned Lamont. For details, click this link to the ct.gov portal.

Drought situation

Current conditions for Hartford County indicate that 100 percent of the county, which includes Bristol, is experiencing abnormally dry conditions leaving the entire county in a moderate drought and another 94.9 percent in a severe drought.

Bristol falls within the severe drought category as indicated from the Drought.gov website.

Under abnormally dry conditions crop include the following:

  • crop growth is stunted; planting is delayed
  • fire danger is elevated
  • lawns brown early; gardens begin to wilt.

In a moderate drought,

  • irrigation use increases; hay and grain yields are lower than normal
  • honey production declines
  • wildfires and ground fires increase.

Severe drought involves the following:

  • specialty crops are impacted both in yield and fruit size
  • producers begin feeding cattle; hay prices are high
  • warnings are issued on outdoor burns; air quality is poor.

Hazardous waste drop-off set Saturday, Aug. 17

Residents of Bristol will be able to drop-off household hazardous waste at the Bristol Public Works Garage, 95 Vincent P. Kelley Rd. (off Rt. 229) on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For a list of acceptable and unacceptable items for the drop-off, click here.

Street paving

The city began its street paving rotation on Monday. The rotation will be as follows:

  • Lyons Rd
  • Leon Rd
  • Batt Pl
  • Perry Rd
  • Cronin St
  • Emmett St
  • Cross St
  • Pinebrook Terr
  • Maurice St
  • Memorial Blvd
  • John Ave
  • Columbus Ave
  • Dallas Ave
  • Earl St
  • Clair St
  • Robin St
  • Bolvin St
  • Chipanee Dr
  • Royal Dr
  • Treble Rd
  • Clark Ave

COVID updates for the past 7 days

Bristol has experienced a rise in positivity rate from 7.4 to 8.6 percent over the past seven days. The city remains in the red category with over 15 cases per 100,000 people.

The CDC recommends that people at high risk for severe illness, talk to their healthcare provider about whether to need to wear a mask and take other precautions. In addition, the CDC reminds people to take the following measures:

In Hartford County the community level is low.

  • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
  • Get tested if you have symptoms
  • People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.
  • People who are immunocompromised, can learn more about how to protect themselves here.

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