Channel 3 news team visits Bakery on Maple Friday morning
By David Fortier A Channel 3 news team arrived bright and early Friday morning to report on the latest developments at Bakery on Maple, which last weekend announced it was…
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Bristol Central’s indoor track teams establish new team records at the 39th Yale Track Classic
By Michael Letendre NEW HAVEN – A little school history was made by the Bristol Central girls and boys indoor track teams from the 39th Yale Track Classic in New…
Caminiti visits Bristol Public Library for special viewing of portrait at the start of a special year
Among those who joined World War II Iwo Jima survivor Joe Caminiti at the Bristol Public Library for a special viewing of Caminiti’s portrait was John Lodovico, a Vietnam War…
AAA and Majors Little League registration closes Jan. 27
Registration for Little League AAA and Little League Majors closes Jan. 27. Any child not signed up by then will be placed on a waitlist. Visit www.bristolctll.com to register today….
Weather always provides something to talk about, Bristol in the news, reading and listening with a twist
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, most of the snow from last weekend’s storm will have disappeared, the winds will have kicked up and, looking ahead, there may or may…
Council approves sale of alcohol at Rockwell Theater
By David Fortier The city council passed a revision to an ordinance allowing the sale and consumption of alcohol for non-school related performances at The Rockwell Theater at the Bristol…
Taste of Bristol ticket sales off to a good start
By David Fortier With 42 restaurants, 10 new ones, Taste of Bristol is kicking off its 13th fundraising campaign with the discount tickets available at 22 locations across the city….
City-wide parking ban is extended to Monday at 6 a.m.
The parking ban in the city has been extended until Monday, Jan. 8, at 6 a.m. from Sunday, Jan. 7, at 6 p.m., the Bristol Police announced in a release…
Snow is coming, but not to the coast; an ordinance allowing alcohol at Rockwell Theater; a podcast or two
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the snow will have arrived. Forecasts through the week have predicted from 7 inches at one point to 12 at another. On Saturday, we…
Bakery on Maple has banner day on Saturday — will be open Sunday morning, as usual, even with snow forecast
By David Fortier Before the day ended, Bakery on Maple had to close several times to shop for supplies, and even then, the day ended earlier than expected. “It was…
Bakery on Maple looks for big weekend before making a big decision about the future of the business
By David Fortier The post that greeted followers on its Facebook page Friday held a dire warning. “We need a huge Saturday and Sunday (9a-3p) here because it may be…
‘Whatever became of … Scott Lachance,’ some old sports lingo and some of Santa’s helpers hold their own party
By Bob Montgomery I’m chomping at my “Bits” with today’s feature segment. It’s the topic of “Whatever became of so and so.” So and so in this case is Scott…
Board of Education approves capital improvement plan and Northeast Middle School design plans
By David Fortier The Bristol Board of Education approved its 2024-2025 capital improvement plan, approved and forwarded design costs for Northeast Middle School to the City Council and Board of…
Ordinance committee sends exception allowing alcohol at The Rockwell Theater to city council for vote
By David Fortier All except one public participant during the public hearing Tuesday evening about allowing possession and consumption of alcohol at The Rockwell Theater during non-school events spoke in…
Social media threat ends with arrest of minor
A 14-year-old juvenile suspect in yesterday’s social media threat against Bristol Central High School has been arrested and charged with breach of peace and threatening and will be arraigned in…
Roundup covers 2024 yard-waste season barrel applications, Taste of Bristol tickets and automatic college admissions
Public Works is accepting applications for yard waste barrels for the 2024 yard-waste season New and renewal application for yard waste barrel applications for the 2024-yard waste season are now…
Quiet days leading up to the new year, some news, reading and listening and updates about the website
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, things will have quieted down considerably from Christmas when we had a full house, ate pretty much everything and just had a great time….
Joseph Nicolas Basile, 92
Joseph Nicolas Basile died on Dec. 27, 2023, at Hartford Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Bristol, on March 25, 1931, and was educated in the Bristol School…
Deanna (Urban) Savino, 85
Deanna (Urban) Savino, 85, of Bristol, widow of CSM Ret. Anthony V. Savino, Sr., died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 28, at her home as was her wish. Deanna was born…
Board of Fire Commissioners approves request to finance board for additional staffing
By David Fortier A request for 16 additional firefighters, to be forwarded to the Board of Finance, was approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners at its meeting Thursday evening…