Brian T. Houle, 51
Brian T. Houle, 51, of Bristol, husband of Twila “TJ” (Caron) Houle, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Brian was born on March 1, 1972, in Bristol and was a…
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Nancy G. (Garnier) Rogers, 76
Nancy G. (Garnier) Rogers, 76, of West Hartford, widow of James M. Rogers, died on Saturday, July 29, at St. Mary Home in West Hartford. Nancy was born Aug. 2,…
Robert A. Abrams, 93
Robert A. Abrams, 93, of Unionville, beloved husband of Estelle (Sisken) Abrams, died on Friday, July 28, at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. Bob was born in…
Fireworks are always worth a little extra effort, a two-part podcast for everyone and some ‘academic’ reading
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the extreme hot temperature and humidity will have supposedly burned off and left us with more pleasant weather. The rains will again have come…
Diversity council meeting canceled from lack of quorum
By David Fortier The cancellation of the regular Bristol Diversity Council meeting this month, originally scheduled later today, has to do with the chair of the committee being unavailable and…
Marie Mae Martel, 85
Marie Mae Martel, 85, of Bristol, widow of Roland A. Martel, died on Thursday, July 20, in her home surrounded by family. Marie was born on May 1, 1938, in…
Just some thoughts about trees and a couple of ‘texts’ that might inspire some further study
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have had at least one day of temperate weather. I will take it. And I did take advantage of the weather by…
Isabel H. (Smolenski) Drwila, 94
Isabel H. (Smolenski) Drwila, 94, widow of Joseph Drwila, was called peacefully home to God on Tuesday, July 18, after a long illness. Isabel was born in Bristol on Feb. 13,…
Community members respond to white supremacist signs posted on Farmington Avenue
By David Fortier Responses from community members to the discovery of fascist white supremacist propaganda posted high on telephone poles on Farmington Avenue unanimously denounced racism and were generally supportive…
Rose (Graziano) ‘Nally’ Michaud, 89
Rose (Graziano) “Nally” Michaud, 89, of Bristol, died on Tuesday, July 18, at Livewell, Plantsville. Rose was born March 11, 1934, in Bristol and was the daughter of the late Antonio…
Blues fall short to Ocean State in a close one
By Riordan Mertens Ocean State’s No. 2 hitter, David Mershon, drove in two runs with a solo homerun in the first inning and an RBI single in the seventh inning…
Shirley J. Douglas, 91
Shirley J. Douglas, 91, of Bristol, passed away on Friday, July 14, at home. She was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Terryville, daughter of the late John and Helen (Zelanski)…
Michael Champagne, 38
Michael S. Champagne, 38, of Bristol, died on Friday, July 14, at Bristol Hospital. Mike was born in Bristol on April 17, 1985, and was the son of David and Gwen…
Meet some of the makers who sell their wares at Bristol Bazaar
By David Fortier Members of the business community and elected officials came together to celebrate the Bristol Bazaar’s grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony this past Saturday. TBE thought…
Carolyn (Johnson) Alifano, 82
Carolyn (Johnson) Alifano, 82, of Windsor, Vt., formerly of Bristol, widow of Gerald A. Alifano, passed away on Thursday, July 13, in Vermont surrounded by her loving family who will…
Heavy rains forecast, Bristol Bazaar beckons, visitors back home and reforming health care
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the rains will have returned. The expectation is that they will be heavy and go on for a while. On Saturday, the forecast looked…
Heavy rains, runoff leads to increased chance of flooding
Staff report updated at 8 a.m. 07 16 2023 Throughout the week, the National Weather Service has been issuing flood warnings for Hartford and Middlesex counties. The flood warnings are…
John T. Readon, Jr.
He finally got his call to the Major Leagues. John T. Reardon, Jr., of Bristol entered the Field of Dreams on July 10, surrounded by family after a lengthy illness….
Eleanor Ruth Brandt, 89
Eleanore Ruth Brandt, 89, of Bristol, died on Tuesday, June 27, at Bristol Hospital. Eleanore was born in Hartford on July 22, 1933, and was a daughter of the late…
Time for tea on the porch, learning about Australia and a new park initiative that you can have a vote on
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, the couple from Australia, youngest son and partner Allison, will have been here for a week. Every morning that they have been here they…