Walking Bristol in 2021
By Rit Carter As I watch a light fog wash over the lagoon at Rockwell Park, my walk across Bristol begins. It is 7 a.m.,…
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Bristol’s inaugurals and where they have been held
By Rit Carter Mayoral inaugurals speak to where we have been, where we are, and where we may be headed. In Bristol, the first ceremony took…
Jeff Caggiano sworn in as mayor of Bristol
By Rit Carter Last night, Republican Jeff Caggiano became Bristol’s 21st mayor. Liberty Baptist Church, where the ceremony took place, was filled to capacity with…
100 years ago Newell Tract chosen for new hospital
150 Years Ago – October 1871 The election on Monday resulted in a victory for the democrats except the first selectman is of the opposite…
Bristol police arrest two men on multiple drug sale charges
Nhakden Theam On Wednesday, October 27, at approximately 7:15 a.m., members of the Bristol Police Department Narcotics Enforcement Team assisted the US Drug Enforcement Administration…
Crocodiles hold 20th meeting in 1896
Compiled by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – September 1871 A hook and ladder company is in the process of being organized in the village….
Cooperation encouraged after incident at Huntington Woods
By Anna Bedell After a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Monday, Aug. 30, at the Huntington Woods apartments, residents were advised as a community in…
Bristol hit hard by remnants of Storm Ida
Driving rain from Storm Ida continued from Wednesday afternoon until early Thursday morning, and Bristol’s streams and rivers overflowed in multiple places, causing road blockages,…
Firefighter who passed was a Bristol native
The volunteer Burlington firefigher who died Thursday from complications after a medical emergency two days after a New Hartford blaze that took down a historic building was…
2nd annual city-wide conversation provides further opportunities for city leaders, citizens to talk
By Anna Bedell The second annual “Conversation at the Park” drew a crowd of around 150 people, smaller than last year’s event, but which allowed…
Mid-summer check-in with Mayor Zoppo-Sassu
By David Fortier In this 07 20 2021 interview, Bristol Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu and I discuss the state budget and its impact on Bristol among…
125 years ago, electric fountain debuts at Lake Compounce
150 Years Ago – August 1871 Repairs on the Congregational Church are progressing. The new roof is complete and inside work will be commenced in…
Bristol Today- the day in review July 24
Farmer’s Market has largest crowd of the year The farmers market had its largest crowds of the year this morning, as the beautiful weather drew…
Bristol Today – The day in review – July 22
The Memorial Boulevard Intradistrict Arts Magnet School Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening in the Bristol Board of Education Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Due…
‘Welcome Bear’ greets passersby on Woodland St.
By Anna Bedell On the corner of Belridge Rd. and Woodland St., there stands a tall statue of a bear like a totem pole in…
Bristol in earlier days – July
From the annals of the Bristol Press Compiled by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – July 1871 Bristol High School closed today. The total number…
Bristol American Legion Baseball Notebook: Rain, rain, go away!
By Michael Letendre Will the Bristol American Legion baseball team ever play a game again this year? Mother Nature hasn’t been Post 2’s friend as…
Black bear lumbers up Anthony Dr.
The Mountain View neighborhood, tucked away in the northeastern section of Bristol along the Farmington and Plainville town line, is relatively quiet, awash in its…
TBE Sports Sunday: Bristol falls by 4-2 final in Zone 1 tilt
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – In the first ever Bristol American Legion Baseball contest against Naugatuck in the revamped Zone 1 on Saturday morning from…
Council considers charter revision recommendations, including term limits
By David Fortier The city council reviewed charter revision recommendations, decided against one, approved several others and requested the commission reconsider another in a joint meeting…