Battle for the Bell – Individual and Team records from Thanksgiving Day football
By Michael Letendre Records are made to be broken. And that’s especially true when it comes to Thanksgiving Day football from Muzzy Field – pitting…
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Battle for the Bell: Player of the Game awards and scores
By Michael Letendre It’s always fun to look back at past Thanksgiving Day battles between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern as a ton of talented…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (2010-2019)
By Michael Letendre The scholastic football decade of the 2010’s started off with the program from Bristol Eastern winning several times on Thanksgiving. But about…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (2000-2009)
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Central football team was a successful operation over the first six years of the 2000s against crosstown rival Bristol Eastern….
Community invited to celebrate Jewish Festival of Lights
The Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation has issued the following invitation.On Sunday, December 5th, the greater Southington/Bristol Jewish community is invited to celebrate the festival of Chanukah…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1990-1999)
By Michael Letendre The 1990s didn’t start in the grandest fashion for the Bristol Eastern football team in terms of its rivalry against Bristol Central…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1980-1989)
By Michael Letendre Who won more of the Thanksgiving Day games between the football programs between Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern in the decade of…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1970-1979)
Editor’s note- In a series that covers the Thanksgiving Day football battle between Central and Eastern, Mike Letendre will cover the rivalry one decade at…
Battle for the Bell: A history of the series (1959-1969)
Editor’s note- In a series that covers the Thanksgiving Day football battle between Central and Eastern, Mike Letendre will cover the rivalry one decade at…
A long week but never boring–not when there are kids involved!
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, Mary and I will have been babysitting for the 21-month-old for the second day while his mom preps for…
Mike Lorenzetti will throw his best pitch for Iona in 2022-23
By Michael Letendre Mike Lorenzetti – the former Bristol Central pitching sensation – could cause Iona College men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino to do a…
Scholastic football to move back to six class divisions in 2022
By Michael Letendre In 1988, the Bristol Eastern football program won the Class MM Championship, defeating South Windsor by a 22-19 final to win the…
Bristol Eastern volleyball left it all on the court in 2021
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Eastern volleyball program emptied the tank this past fall and left it all on the court over a spirited –…
TBE opinion: Disappointing ties dominate scholastic state championship weekend
By Michael Letendre Everyone is celebrating the fact that the CIAC finally held its championship weekend for boys and girls soccer, volleyball, swimming and field…
2021 Fall Men’s Softball League champions crowned
The City of Bristol’s Department of Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Service’s (BPRYCS) Fall 2021 Men’s Softball Leagues recently concluded. Despite an unnaturally rainy autumn,…
BC girls swim team finishes 15th in Class L Swim Meet
After an inspirational speech by senior captains Alayna Lawson and Christina Tomcak, the BCHS Lady Rams Swim & Dive team ended their 2021 season, finishing…
Simsbury ends Bristol Eastern’s tournament run in volleyball with straight set win
Bristol Eastern’s players and fans can be forgiven for dreaming of holding a Class L volleyball trophy over their heads later this week. The Lancers…
Upcoming events at the Bristol Historical Society
By Rit Carter 1971 was an exciting year. Walt Disney World opened in Florida. The 26th amendment lowering the voting age to 18 was ratified….
Bristol Transfer Station extended hours for leaf disposal
The City of Bristol has announced the extended hours available for leaf drop off at the Transfer Station: November 18th and 19th (Thurs and Fri) 7:15-5:00 November 20th (Sat) 7:30-3:00 …
Mantels for the Season at the American Clock & Watch Museum
The American Clock & Watch Museum is making final preparations for its 4th Annual Mantels for the Season event, which is slated to run from…