Voting at West Bristol? Use the Matthews Street entrance.
Voters at West Bristol School are being redirected from the Clark Avenue entrance to the Matthews Street entrance, causing a bit of a jam since…
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Wolcott Chamber of Commerce merges with Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce
The Wolcott Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce, it was announced in a release this morning from the Central Connecticut…
CT election results will be available Tuesday night at ctmirror.org
by Stephen Busemeyer November 5, 2024 @ 4:57 am The Connecticut Mirror will provide live town-by-town election results Tuesday night for all of the state House…
Ordinance and Public Works tree hearing on today’s meeting calendar
Meetings on the city calendar for today, Tuesday, Nov. 5, include the following: Storm Water Trust, 8:30 a.m. Meeting Room 1-2, city hall. Police Awards…
Election Day finds 20 percent of eligible voters have already used Early Voting. Voting today? See below.
The polls will be open in Bristol on Tuesday, Nov. 5, Election Day from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Of the 37,826 eligible voters in…
Caminiti one of three WW II veterans honored at event in East Hartford on Sunday
Three World War II Veterans were honored Sunday, Nov. 3, at a “Remembrance Event for World War II Veterans” in East Hartford. One of the…
Jewish Congregation celebrates 40 years
Editor’s note: Bristol does not have a synagogue, although it did until 2000 when Bristol’s Beth Israel Synagogue closed. Many of its members joined Southington’s…
Library Board and Inlands/Wetlands on the city meeting calendar today
Meetings on the city calendar for today, Monday, Nov. 4, include the following: American Rescue Plan Task Force, 4 p.m. Council chamber, city hall. For…
Early voting ends this evening at 6 p.m.
Early voting in council chambers at city hall ends this evening at 6 p.m. Election Day voting begins at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5,…
Entering Eastern Standard Time, a gala and reading
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the clocks will have been turned back an hour. It’s kind of funny, the way we look at things….
70 fires and just short of a drought – why is this happening in CT?
by Jan Ellen Spiegel October 31, 2024 @ 3:30 pm Connecticut has faced some 70 wildfires since Oct. 21. One firefighter has died and others have…
CT early voting turnout: How many people in your city have voted?
by Renata Daou November 1, 2024 @ 1:20 pm With less than a week until Election Day and 10 days into early voting, hundreds of thousands…
Getting the routine right takes some time. Even then, it’s a matter of checking in with myself continuously
Editor’s note: Dante Cimadamore is a Bristol born musician, recording artist and award-winning writer for the YouTube series “Epic Rap Battles of History.” You can…
Time to check out the leaves on our native trees — but time’s getting short
By JoAnn Moran | The once-vibrant green canopy of trees shifts to a breathtaking palette of reds, oranges, yellows and purples, as autumn descends upon…
Clocks turn back an hour Sunday morning at 2 a.m.
Early Sunday morning at 2 a.m., we will shift from Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) back to Eastern Standard Time (EST) by turning back clocks an…
Final Farmers Market for the season today
The Bristol Farmers Market ends its 2024 season this Saturday, Nov. 2. Each week in the summer and through early fall, the Bristol Farmers Market…
Making the best of the situation with a ‘Tony the Tiger’ moment
By Bob Montgomery Pat Murrone, 95 Patricia “Pat” Murrone recently passed away at age 95. A kind and wonderful lady, she was the widow of…
CT no-excuse absentee voting ballot question: Will voters approve?
by Andrew Brown November 1, 2024 @ 5:00 am Connecticut voters in Tuesday’s election will be able to choose whether to allow the expansion of absentee…
A second fire in a week burns off Mountain Road
Traffic was reduced to a single lane and backups this afternoon as the Bristol Fire Dept. fought another brush fire off Mountain for the second…
Hydrant flushing continues on Monday, Nov. 4 in Hill Street, Perkins Street areas
The 2024 hydrant flushing will continue on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in the following areas, the Bristol Water and Sewer Department announced earlier this week:…