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2021 A Year in Review
By Rit Carter and Jack Krampitz With any year in review, there is much to pick over. However, when historians place Bristol of 2021 under…
Bristol Hospital announces no-visitation policy beginning Dec. 31
Due to the continued spike in COVID cases across the state, Bristol Health is taking precautionary measures to keep its patients and staff safe by implementing…
Bristol Police release report on Tuesday’s threat at COVID testing site
This press release is in response to some misinformation posted on social media concerning the below described incident:On Tuesday, 12/28, at 1:26 p.m., Bristol police…
Bristol Central boys basketball rolls crosstown rival Bristol Eastern 73-24 on Tuesday, advancing to the finals of its own holiday tournament
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Central boys basketball team did exactly what it set out to do in its first-round showdown against Bristol…
Christmas Tree collection dates announced
The City of Bristol has announced the dates for Christmas Tree collections this year. The 2022 Christmas Tree Collection will begin Monday, January 3, 2022…
Free COVID-19 testing at Centre Square- Hours are announced
Genesys Diagnostics is offering FREE COVID-19 drive-up testing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-7 pm; Monday and Wednesdays from 11 am-6 pm; and Saturdays from 10 am-3…
Bristol Hospital temporarily suspends ER Visitation
Bristol Hospital has announced that it will temporarily suspend visitation for patients in its Emergency Room as a means to protect both patients and staff….
The 42nd Annual Telly Awards honor the City of Bristol and MazzMedia for “Made in Bristol” video series
The City of Bristol Economic & Community Development Department in partnership with MazzMedia have announced that they have been awarded a 2021 Silver Telly Award in the General – Promotional Video category…
Happy New Year! ‘A Wonderful Life,’ one more time in 2022
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Christmas will be behind us, but what a good day (and a good week, too). The day brought most…
Division I, II, or III, Bristol Central’s boys basketball program is taking on all challengers in 2021-22
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – If you don’t think the boys basketball program over at Bristol Central is serious about competing for a CIAC Division…
Bristol Central’s Donovan Clingan is in a class all his own
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – Bristol Central boys basketball coach Tim Barrette has been there and done that at the scholastic level. Some of his…
Lishness returns to the sidelines of the Bristol Gladiators
By Michael Letendre When former Bristol Eastern wrestling coach Bryant Lishness left the scholastic ranks, how long would it be before the talented mentor resurfaced?…
The land of clipboards, Caldor, and VCR’s – how local sportswriters can quickly become out of touch
By Michael Letendre HARTFORD – I think I’m out of touch, folks. Officially. I’ll explain myself with a specific example. The Sixth Annual GHPA High…
St. Paul girls basketball defeats Torrington by 13 on Thursday
The St. Paul girls basketball team rode a balanced attack to a 48-35 victory over Torrington last Thursday. Audrey Tice and Nadia Reimer led the…
Happy Holidays, Bristol!
Ronald J. Geunther, Jr.
Ronald J. Guenther, Jr., 65, of Winsted, died on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at home. Ron was born in New Britain on July 7, 1956, and was…
Antoinette ‘Toni’ Chiarillo
Antoinette (Ronzello) “Toni” Chiarillo, 93, of Bristol, widow of Frank Chiarillo, died on Wednesday, Dec. 22, at John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington. Toni was born…
All scholastic sports at Bristol public schools postponed until after Christmas
By Michael Letendre An uptick in COVID has forced the Bristol Public schools to postpone scholastic games and practices until next week. The plan is…
Bristol police arrest man on multiple warrants
Bristol police have announced the following arrest on Tuesday, 12/21 at 7:47 AMEdgardo Lugo-Serrano, age 39, no current address, was wanted on a total of…