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 a Bristol resident. Colin McFadden,…
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150 Years Ago – August 1871 Repairs on the Congregational Church are progressing. The new roof is complete and inside work will be commenced in September. The pews will be…
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 many Bristolites to Centre Square….
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 to COVID restrictions, members of…
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 the front yard, greeting the…
From the annals of the Bristol Press Compiled by Dave Greenleaf 150 Years Ago – July 1871 Bristol High School closed today. The total number of scholars registered was 170….
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 own rhythms. On any given…
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – In the first ever Bristol American Legion Baseball contest against Naugatuck in the revamped Zone 1 on Saturday morning from Muzzy Field, free passes and…
![$150 reward [cut of runaway slave] Ranaway from the subscriber, on the night of the 2d instant, a negro man, who calls himself Henry May, ... William Burke, Bardstown, Ky., September 3d, 1838.](https://i0.wp.com/www.bristoledition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/runaway-slave-reward-poster.jpg?resize=260%2C146&quality=89&ssl=1)
Explore the remarkable story of Harry Jackson, a runaway slave who became a long-time resident of Bristol, Connecticut, and was buried at West Cemetery in 1904. By Rit Carter I…
By Rit Carter As the sun rose Monday, Oct. 7, 1918, at 6:53 a.m., Bristol Police Detective Edward Cullem rose his stocky 5’10″ frame and readied himself for work. Despite…
By Michael Letendre Back in the day, January 9 was typically the date of the first showdown between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern boys basketball programs. And forty-five years…
In a statement from the Mayor’s office, Bristol remains in the Orange status for the second week with 52 other communities including Burlington, Farmington and Newington. The labels are based…
The Bristol Water and Sewer Department is asking residents to voluntarily follow an odd/even watering policy, as the city’s reservoirs have dropped below 70 percent capacity, the mayor’s office announced…
Beginning today, Aug. 11, the following streets will be milled and then resurfaced as part of the city’s fall paving program: North Main St. (School St to Laurel) thru Andrews…
During August, the Bristol Public Works Dept. is conducting a community audit with the goal of making the city more pedestrian friendly. Walkers, bikers and joggers in neighborhoods across the…
In her annual “zucchini letter,” Laura Minor reminds people that the need for food and housing are perennial issues, exasperated by Covid-19, but there is something anyone with a garden…
Louisiana bridge project Work began on the Louisiana Ave. bridge project last week, causing some confusion and rerouting that fooled even GPS systems, that sent drivers searching for a non-existent…
By Jalen M. Benoit As a white male who is passionate about the Black Lives Matter movement, I’ve had the opportunity to attend a few peaceful protests in Hartford, Bristol,…
The West End Association has canceled its annual Rockwell Park Summer Festival. In an email sent Sunday, May 31, President David Hamlein wrote that the association is canceling the festival…
By Rit Carter Despite social distancing restrictions, pleas from government (city officials) leaders, yellow caution tape and signs on the fences at Riley Field, which display messages like “Closed Until…