Gerald ‘Gerry’ Burns
Gerald “Gerry” Burns, 89 of Bristol died on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at John Dempsey Hospital. Gerry was born in Yonkers, N.Y. on Sept. 10, 1932,…
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Coreen Ouellette
Coreen M. (Plourde) Ouellette, 78, of Bristol, beloved wife of Reynald R. Ouellette, died on her birthday, Saturday, Oct. 9, at The Pines at Bristol….
National award winner finds competition a learning process
By Anna Bedell The 18-year-old Bristol native who won this year’s Boys and Girls Club National Youth of the Year award said she is looking…
Encounter with a skunk turns out fine. Time to take down the hanging plants.
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will rise and shake my head and wonder where the week went. It’s not that much happened, although…
Joan Osak
Joan (Mikulak) Osak, 94, of Plainville, widow of Theodore Osak, died on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at The Pines at Bristol. Joan was born in New…
Margaret Lemanski
Margaret (Levesque) Lemanski, 75, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 5, after a short battle with cancer. Margaret was born on Aug. 1, 1946, in Bristol, and was the…
Pauline Boilard
Pauline (Dupont) Boilard, 90, of Bristol, widow of Francis R. Boilard, died on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Bristol Hospital. Pauline was born in Waterbury on…
Donna Lazar
Donna (Enaghioaia) Lazar, 74, of Bristol, passed away Sept. 30, at Ingraham Manor, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Dan Lazar. She was…
Christine Hackbarth
Christine (Ouellette) Hackbarth, 61 of Bristol, passed away Oct. 4, at Ingraham Manor. She was the wife of James Hackbarth. Christine was born on Dec….
Nancy Merrow
Nancy Merrow, 65, lifelong resident of Bristol, Conn., died peacefully on Oct. 2, while surrounded by close friends and family after a courageous battle with…
Heading into fall, grandbabies and an election
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have made it just beyond the two-month mark for the knee replacement surgery and a month back…
DTC chair Rippy Patton discusses this year’s municipal campaign
TBE’s David Fortier sits down with Democratic Town Committee chair Rippy Patton to this year’s municipal election, which takes place Nov. 2. TBE has invited…
Air balloon sets down at Edgewood
A bright blue air balloon set down in the field by Edgewood School off Mix St. early Saturday morning. We have no more details, but…
Jean Jeffway
Jean (Naylor) Jeffway, 87, of Bristol, beloved wife of Thomas Jeffway, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 21, surrounded by her family. Jean was born on…
Crocodiles hold 20th meeting in 1896
Compiled by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – September 1871 A hook and ladder company is in the process of being organized in the village….
Helmut Winter
Helmut Winter, 88, of Bristol, widower of Leokadia (Kopacz) Winter and Maria Winter, died on Sunday, Sept. 26, at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington. Helmut was…
Raymond P. Taillon
Raymond P. Taillon, 93, of Bristol, widower of Rita Z. (Zang) Taillon, died on Friday, Sept. 24, at home. Raymond was born in Bristol on…
Wendy Small
Wendy M. Small, 59, of Bristol, died on Thursday, Sept. 23, at home. Wendy was born in Waterville, Maine, on Jan. 23, 1962, and was…
Cooperation encouraged after incident at Huntington Woods
By Anna Bedell After a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, Aug. 30, at the Huntington Woods apartments, residents were advised as a community in…
A weekend visit, the Mum Festival returns, some thoughts on political coverage
By David Fortier Come Sunday Morning, the Mum Festival will have been going on full-tilt since Friday evening in its new venue downtown, with parts of North…