Tonight’s Joint Board and City Council meetings will be held in the newly-renovated council chambers, marking the first time the building will be open to the public since the renovation…
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By Donovan Wilson The Fair Rent Commission reached a final ruling on the case concerning the raising of Hope Palmeri’s rent by her landlords, Lazim Eleckovsky & Cetka Dalipovski. Palmeri…
Another controversial Facebook post has surfaced two and a half years after it originally appeared, this time from a Republican candidate for the Board of Education. A Republican candidate for…
By Jack Krampitz Parents, students and teachers concerned that a Board of Education policy eliminating gate fees, if expanded to include tickets for arts performances, will undercut arts programming this…
By David Fortier After meeting with the mayor, a local activist has decided that she needs to change her strategy if she is going to be able to address some…
When the Diversity Council meets Tuesday, the council will have four new members, and except for one vacancy, it will be the first time in months that the council has…
By Donovan Wilson The Zoning Commission regular meeting on Monday featured the election of officers and approval of live work units downtown. Attorney James Ziogas proposed to the commission to…
A positive attitude about the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year was the general tenor of the Board of Education’s meeting this past Wednesday. In her report, Board of Education…
By David Fortier Figuring out how to help address racial issues was a general theme among participants in a rally outside the Board of Education prior to the city council…
By David Fortier On a day when the sky never cleared but the rain stopped for a while, a small group of people gathered for another community discussion about diversity,…
By Donovan Wilson September’s monthly meeting of the Code Enforcement Committee saw a lengthy list of properties in need of follow ups and others which will require further inspection. In…
With the recent events surrounding the appearance of white supremacists along Route 72 and the resignation of the Bristol Farmers Market manager from both his position with the market as…
By Jack Krampitz The controversy over the Republican Town Committee’s endorsement of Jen Van Gorder for the Board of Education took almost all of the attention during the public comment…
Community members joined the Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services Department at the E.G. Stocks Playground on Thursday afternoon for a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the park’s new…
By Jack Krampitz and David Fortier Members of the Bristol Democratic Party decried the growing incidents of hate speech in the city and criticized the administration of Mayor Jeffrey Caggiano…
Mayor Jeffrey Caggiano announced earlier this evening in a video on the Mayor’s Office Facebook page that Jim Albert has resigned from his duties with the Bristol Farmer’s Market and…
By David Fortier A small crowd gathered in person and others joined the event via livestreaming to share their strong opposition to recent white supremacist activity in Bristol, the most…
Recent white supremacist and racist activity within the city will be the subject of a press conference this afternoon at the site of the Infinite Hope mural on Riverside Avenue….
Two Bristol entities were recipients of this summer’s Connecticut State Department of Education Mental Health Supports Grants program. The Bristol Boys and Girls Club of Bristol received $135,000 and the…
By Rit Carter Jennifer Van Gorder, the embattled Republican nominee for the Bristol Board of Education (BOE) in this November’s election, broke her silence last Monday night regarding the controversy…