Bits and pieces

Posted By: David Fortier November 30, 2022

American Clock & Watch Museum presents gallery talk by noted author

Mary Jane Dapkus, former museum curator and editor of the Timepiece Journal, will present a gallery talk on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m.

Dapkus will share research from her award-winning book, Joseph Ives and the Looking Glass Clock., which includes never-before-published data and relates the role that this clock design played in a notorious scandal involving Lott Newell, the Lewis family, and the headquarters of the Museum—the 1801 Miles Lewis house.

Dapkus will be available after the talk to sign her book and guests will receive the special member rate for the Joseph Ives book purchased that evening. Program fee is $5 for members and $7 for non-members. Admission to the museum is included.

Registration requested, but not required. Call the museum 860-583-6070. In case of inclement weather, please check the museum’s website www.clockandwatchmuseum.org.

Latest COVID-19 stats

The latest COVID-19 stats were unavailable from the state portal. Here is last week’s report.

As of Nov. 22, Bristol’s COVID-19 positivity rate is 4.2 percent down from 5.2 percent with 22 cases down from 35 positive cases over the past seven days, leaving Bristol in the high category with over 15 cases per 100,000 people. Hartford County is in the low category.

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