City announces Labor Day closings
City Hall and the Bristol Transfer Station will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of Labor Day, it was announced earlier this week.
There will be no curbside collections (rubbish, recycle, yard waste) on Monday. All curbside collection routes will be delayed by one day (with Monday routes completed on Tuesday, and Friday routes completed on Saturday).
The Transfer Station will be open and operating under regular hours, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 2.
Fall leaf bag collection to begin mid-October
Fall Leaf Bag Collection will begin Monday, Oct. 16, and will run through Friday, Dec. 1., Public Works announced earlier this week.
The release asks residents to bring leaf bags curbside as soon as they are filled and to leave them curbside until collected. Leaf bag collection is available to all city residences eligible for curbside rubbish and recycling services.
Leaves are only collected in brown, recyclable, paper leaf bags that are available at most home and garden stores. There is no maximum limit to leaf bag collection at a residence.
Leaf bags containing dirt, sand, rocks, sod, or materials other than leaves will not be collected.
Leaf bags must be placed curbside and not within the residence’s property for proper collection. Loose leaf piles will not be collected.
Camila Rubino joins Wheeler as senior director of nursing
Camila Rubino, MBA, MSN, BSN, RN, of Southington has joined Wheeler Health as senior director of nursing, overseeing all nursing and medical assistant operations at Wheeler’s five federally qualified health centers, congregate care settings and Northwest Village School, Wheeler Health announced earlier in the month.
With 20 years of nursing experience in a variety of health care settings, including emergency department, cardiology and kidney specialties, inpatient and outpatient settings, and other Connecticut federal qualified health centers, Rubino brings a wide range of clinical and managerial perspectives to Wheeler’s health-care operations.
Born and raised in Colombia, Rubino holds an MBA from Yale University School of Management, an MSN from Sacred Heart University, and a BSN from Southern Connecticut State University. She has received a Nightingale Award for Nursing Excellence® and is bilingual in Spanish.
City begins inspections of residential properties as part of 2027 revaluation
Tyler Technologies has been chosen to inspect Bristol properties in preparation for the 2027 revaluation, the city announced recently.
The inspections are scheduled to begin on or around Sept. 1 with completion by late spring 2026.
All field personnel shall have visible clip-on identification cards, which shall include an up-to-date photograph. In addition, all field personnel shall carry a “Letter of Introduction” signed by the City’s Assessor Thomas DeNoto.
The list of properties includes approximately 20,600 parcels and data from the inspections will be posted in the city’s 2022 Live Vision 8 revaluation database.
Connecticut law requires assessors to revalue all property at least once every five years and specifies the processes and methods they must follow. The last reevaluation was October 2022.
Registration is now open for family camp over night at Muzzy Field
Registration for families to camp out overnight at Muzzy Field early in September is now open and will be until spaces are filled.
The Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services, which sponsors the overnight campout, provides a host of activities including lawn games, family activities, and a PG rated movie when it’s dark. BPRYCS staff will assist with tent setup, provide snacks and breakfast treats, and lead a night-time program.
A limited number of tents are available for households who need one. Each household/ registrant will have an assigned space. In addition, guidelines for participation are posted on the BRPYCS website. Click here.
Affordable internet access through national connectivity program
Earlier this summer, over 300 local and national organizations joined Civic Nation and the U.S. Department of Education to launch Online for All, a campaign that provides internet access, affordability, and equity for students, families, across the country.
To see requirements and apply, go to the Online for All site and follow the screen instructions. Click here. Or go directly to the FFC’S Affordable Connectivity Program website, to find out qualifications for reduced or free high-speed internet. Click here.
An estimated 28 million households in the U.S. do not have high-speed internet at home, and two-thirds of these households are offline because they need help affording an available internet connection, according to the release on the U.S. Dept. of Education website.
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