The second annual “Night of Lights” took place outside Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School on December 16. The event included a tree lighting ceremony with Santa Claus and Mayor Jeffrey Caggiano, caroling led by Police Chief Brian Gould, and luminaries commemorating loved ones, attended by several hundred participants.
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Taste of Bristol tickets are now available for sale for the 2024 promotion, it was announced by the West End Association yesterday. Last year’s sales broke a record, according to…
The initial investigation of a fatal car crash yesterday afternoon shows that the driver of the car that was traveling southbound on Wolcott Road crossed over the double center line….
City Hall holiday hours set City Hall will close early Friday, both Dec. 22 and Dec. 29, for the Christmas holiday and New Year’s Day observances. The release from City…
Public Works will be open on a half-day schedule, 7:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., in observance of Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 22 and New Year’s Eve, Friday, Dec. 29. Public…
City Hall will close early Friday, both Dec. 22 and Dec. 29, for the Christmas holiday and New Year’s Day observances. The release from City Hall asks residents to contact…
Bristol public schools and programs will be closed today because of power outages. Parents were alerted to the closings in a post by Deputy Superintendent Michael Dietter earlier this morning….
By David Fortier The Bristol parks system was acknowledged for its second consecutive year among the finalists for top programs in the country, the vote of another cannabis establishment seeking…
By David Fortier For his return to Bristol and the first stage he performed on, John Beardsley has written an entirely new show based on the one he performs in…
Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz hip-hopped through three Bristol businesses Wednesday morning as part of a campaign to encourage people to support small businesses in their hometowns. Bysiewicz began her day…
By David Fortier It isn’t often the U.S. Secretary of Education makes an appearance at a local board of education meeting, but that is what happened last Wednesday evening, Dec….
Saturday evening promises to be a busy one on Veterans Memorial Boulevard with the second annual “Night of Lights” on the field outside the Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School…
Bristol Police Department will be enforcing the overnight parking ban on public streets this Friday morning at 12 a.m., it was announced in a release earlier today. In addition, the…
By Rit Carter An alleged botched handling of a permit to build an oil change facility on Farmington Avenue has led to a contractor suing the city of Bristol, according…
Three Bristol tobacco retail stores were found to be conducting illegal sales of tobacco and/or vapes to underage children after surprise inspections on Tuesday, Dec. 5., the Bristol Police Dept….
The 5th Annual Community Conversation, focusing on ending the stigma of mental illness and featuring the comedic touring group, “1 Degree of Separation,” will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20,…
For the first time since 1971 a City of Bristol assessor has been named Assessor of the Year by the Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers (CAAO). Thomas DeNoto, City of…
Bus service in Bristol as been expanded to serve key employment centers – along with Bristol Adult Education – along Route 229 linking Bristol with Southington and New Britain, it…
Public Works has opened enrollment for additional trash barrels and offers several methods for payment, it was announced earlier this week. Collection period for the barrels is from Jan. 1,…
Bristol youth ages 4-13 years-old partnered with an adult teammate to sink as many foul shots as possible in the 2023 Turkey Shoot competition sponsored by Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth…