By Anna Bedell The recent leaflet drop of white supremacist propaganda in the city was among the topics raised at the Bristol Diversity Council’s first meeting since May. “Once the…
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By David Fortier There will be a special joint meeting of the Bristol City Council and the Charter Revision Commission tomorrow, Thursday, July 28, in City Hall West meeting room…
By Anna Bedell The Diversity Council has a new chair. Jaymie Bianca will be leading her first meeting this week on Tuesday, July 26. Bianca, who is a Bristol native,…
The final public hearing on Charter Revision Commission recommendations for this year’s ballot in November will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, Jul 26, at 7 p.m. in the Board of Education…
Kamora Le’Ella Herrington, founder and visionary of Kamora’s Cultural Corner, will be featured speaker at the 3rd Annual Community Conversations event sponsored by the Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community…
By Laura Bailey A mural honoring the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be unveiled this week on Riverside Avenue. The public mural is part of the MLK 39…
The Rockin’ Out at Rockwell Summer Concert Series features Americana-Country band Forgotten by Friday this evening from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Rockwell Park Amphitheater. The schedule had previously listed…
The Registrars of Voters will begin mailing notifications to some residents whose polling place has changed as a result of redistricting. Redistricting takes place every 10 years based on the…
People mingle prior to the rally. (Photo by M. Sassu) People display their signs. (Photo by M. Sassu) Bristol candidates for State Representative and State Senate seats were among the…
Two Bristol Central graduates have been hired by the City of Bristol Department of Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services. Kevin Dragon and Carlos Rivera will fill the positions of…
Josh Medeiros, City of Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth & Community Services Superintendent, was elected to the national Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT) as a…
The Charter Revision Commission will hold a final public hearing this evening at 7 p.m. prior to its regularly scheduled meeting at the Bristol Public Library. The hearing will address…
By David Fortier The two citizens who met with the mayor to discuss responses to the distribution of white supremacist leaflets in the city are considering next steps after the…
By Rit Carter Juneteenth, also known as the Day of Jubilee, is a national holiday commemorating when the enslaved in the state of Texas learned, two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation…
By David Fortier When mayor sits down at 7:30 this morning to talk about the recent leaflet drop of white supremacist literature in the northeast section of the city, he…
By David Fortier Two residents seeking a response to the scattering of white supremacist literature in the city spoke up during public participation at the city council meeting last evening. …
Literature from a white supremacist group from the Boston area has surfaced in the Northeast school neighborhood, a TBE reader informed us earlier today. Flyers from the group, The New…
Volunteers Needed for Summer Schedule The City of Bristol’s Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services Department will be resuming its popular Green Team series on Saturday, June 11th at 9:00 am to pick up litter…
by Jack Krampitz While the nation grapples with two mass shootings within the past two weeks and Covid numbers slowly projecting upward, the business of the city of Bristol continued last…
Rockwell Park will be upgrading its fitness trail and adding several major improvements with recently awarded ARPA funds, Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth & Community Services announced. Parks will be adding…