Power outages close Bristol schools today
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….
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Bristol Park System recognized for excellence, council votes to open public buildings for extreme weather
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…
‘Christmas with the Nashville King’ brings Bristol’s John Beardsley
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. Bysiewicz visits Bristol Wednesday to highlight the importance of shopping at local small businesses
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…
Board of Education applauds young author, hears from attorney on obligations of members, informed of increases for Northeast Middle School project
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….
2nd annual ‘Night of Lights’ slated for Saturday evening
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…
Enforcement of overnight parking ban and unshoveled sidewalks begins early Friday morning
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…
Farmington Avenue permitting issue sparks lawsuit
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 retail shops found to be selling tobacco, vapes to underage children
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….
5th Annual Community Conversation to feature a a comedic approach to a serious topics; show is free but reserving a ticket is encouraged
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,…