Deaths from Covid-19 reach 100,000 nationally
On Monday, the state of Connecticut coronavirus website reported 525 confirmed cases in Bristol, with 68 for a .0875 rate of infection. Total tests reported…
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“Ten Minutes” with Reinhart Walker
Hosted by David Fortier Reinhart Walker teaches math at Bristol Central High School. A lifelong Bristol resident, Walker is a member of the 1976 Forestville…
Interview with mayor covers one week in time of Covid
By David Fortier Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu and I talked on Saturday, May 2, via phone. At my prompting, she described her day-to-day routine as it…
Local nursing home owner sets high standard for care
Tyson Belanger, owner of Shady Oaks Assisted Living on Stevens St., has received national attention for his efforts fighting Covid-19. His efforts have been featured…
Memorial Boulevard reopens to traffic May 26
To close temporarily for grad ceremonies June 8 and 9 Effective on Tuesday, May 26th, the City of Bristol will re-open the lower half of…
St. Vincent DePaul Mission Shelter coping well with covid pandemic
By Jack Krampitz St. Vincent DePaul Mission Shelter for the homeless has had to weather several crises in the last few months. In February, Phil…
“Ten Minutes” with John Stavens
Hosted by David Fortier John Stavens, social studies teacher with five classes and athletic coordinator at Bristol Eastern High School, is home with his wife…
Local Little League Baseball Latest COVID-19 Victim
By Rit Carter Following the lead of the CIAC, NECBL and American Legion baseball programs, which all canceled their respective seasons, Bristol’s three little league…
Pure Foods opens with record day
Among the businesses opening recently that will offer outdoor dining, as well as takeout, is the latest in JR and Leanne Rusgrove’s enterprises, Pure Foods…
City partners with restaurants to aid reopening
The city is streamlining the process for area restaurants to reopen as long as they adhere to the governor’s latest executive order which limits openings…
Zoning commission approves assisted living project
The zoning commission unanimously approved plans, Wednesday, for a 60,000 sq. ft., 5-story building as part of a new assisted living project on the corner…
Exchange Club scholarship winners — 4-Part TBE Podcast special series
Bristol Eastern senior Alyssa Lavoie is on her way to Quinnipiac College. She is one of four Bristol Exchange Club scholarship awardees who agreed to…
“Ten Minutes” with Lauren Santiago
Hosted by David Fortier Last week Lisa Maghini Santiago was our guest on “Ten Minutes.” This week we hear from her 20-year old daughter Lauren….
“Ten Minutes” with Lisa Maghini Santiago
With David Fortier This “Ten Minutes” podcast features Lisa Maghini Santiago, a Bristol native who works at an elementary school in Plainville as a registered…
Hospital announces new test collection hours for public
Beginning Monday, May 4, the hours for the coronavirus test kit collection station at the Bristol Hospital will shift from 8 a.m to 11 a.m….
April 2020 in pictures
Greetings from BCHS (Photo by L. Carter)Greetings from BEHS (Photo by L. Carter)Changes to worship schedules (Photo by L. Carter)A Thank You from Broadview Manor…
“10 Minutes” with Lindsay Vigue
With David Fortier This “10 Minutes” podcast features Lindsay Vigue of Lindsay Vigue Photography and chair of the City Arts and Culture Commission. Lindsay and…
Looking back at 1918–Part 2
By Rit Carter In the fall of 1918, newspapers focused their reporting on the Great War. But as the troops engaged the Kaiser, a pandemic…
A new TBE podcast, “10 Minutes,” features conversation with Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu
With David Fortier The Bristol Edition premieres its new podcast, “10 Minutes” with this brief interview featuring Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu. The conversation took place yesterday,…
Covid-19 update — 16 April
By David Fortier Bristol hospital staff with the assistance of school nurses have been managing the lines of cars each morning at the coronavirus collection…