Yolanda ‘Lonnie’ Lagasse
Yolanda (Beardsley) “Lonnie” Lagasse, 80, of Bristol, beloved wife of Joseph W. Lagasse, died on Monday, Sept. 20, at The Pines at Bristol. Lonnie…
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Sonia M. Lavigne
Sonia M. (St-Germain) Lavigne, 74, of Bristol passed away, Sept. 18, at her home. She was the wife of William E. Lavigne. She was born…
Dawn Norton
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of our family’s matriarch, Dawn (Brouker) Norton, 90 years young. To know Dawn was to love…
Festivals and a trip down memory lane to an old tv show
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have settled into the weekend—breakfast with Mary on the porch (this Saturday blueberry crepes and a cup…
Rinette Ouellette
Rinette (Raymond) Ouellette, 87, of Bristol passed away Tuesday, Sept. 14, at The Reservoir in West Hartford. She was the widow of Ernest J. Ouellette….
Jack Mancini
Jack J. Mancini, 62, passed away on Friday, Sept. 10. Jackie was born on Sept. 11, 1958, to the late Jack and Giovanna Mancini. A lifelong Bristol…
Carol Fitz
Carol (Granger) Fitz, 94, beloved wife of 70 years to Robert “Dick” Fitz, passed away on Sept. 13, at home surrounded by her loving family…
9/11 memories go deep for most of us
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning the 20th anniversary of 9/11 will have left us with more commemorations and remembrances. Since I am still a…
Ronald D. York
Ronald D. York, Sr., 78, of Bristol, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of Susan (Desmarais)…
Summers may end, memories never do
By Dante Cimadamore Writing from Los Angeles On the banks of the meandering Farmington River, leans a mystical tree that was meant for jumping into…
With so much going on, maintaining perspective
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, we will have managed to get through the remnants of Ida with a momentary flicker of the lights, much…
Fernand Champagne
Fernand Champagne, 79, of Bristol, passed away, Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Village Green of Bristol. He was the husband of Nancy (Marrocco) Champagne. Fernand was…
School is about to start, and some memories from prior years
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will be anticipating a return to school. In Bristol, school starts a few days before Rocky Hill, where…
Local vaccination clinics open through Sunday
There are three free COVID-19 vaccination clinics available through Sunday as part of the collaboration between the Bristol-Burlington Health District and Community Health, Inc. All…
Little League registration runs through Saturday
Registration for Bristol Little League’s fall season will close Saturday, Aug. 28. The fall season runs from Sept. 10 through Oct. 24. Interested parties can…
Blood drive at DoubleTree today
The American Red Cross and American Legion Post 209 is holding a blood drive today from 1 to 6 p.m. at DoubleTree by Hilton of…
Bristol Today — the day in review
The Rockwell Summer Series ends with rescheduled concert Another large group gathered at the Rockwell amphitheater for a rescheduled concert from July 26, featuring tribute…
Bristol at this Hour II
By Rit Carter With a rain suit, bottled water, and a notebook, I took a walking tour of Forestville and a few other areas during…
Henri veers to the east, and yet more and more rain
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning we will have braced ourselves for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Henri, meaning cleaning up the porches and yard for any items that…
Relatively little activity early Sunday morning
By Rit Carter With a light mist falling over Bristol only hours before Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall and introduces itself to Bristol, some businesses…