TBE New Year’s resolutions
Staff We are all aware of the power of the New Year’s Resolution. It is a promise we make to ourselves that normally stays in effect for at least two weeks,…
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Bristol Central boys basketball needed three overtimes to defeat Bristol Eastern forty-five years ago
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…
Ten years ago, the Bristol Central boys cross country team won the city’s only Class L championship
By Michael Letendre How difficult is it to win a state championship in scholastic cross country? Running isn’t just a sport where conditioning is paramount but cross country is a…
Winter scholastic sports campaign to take shape next week
By Michael Letendre On January 7, the CIAC Board of Control held a morning meeting to discuss the up-coming metrics that would help shape each scholastic sport during the upcoming…
Let’s get football back on the scholastic schedule before it’s too late
By Michael Letendre On September 11, 2020, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) held a COVID Mitigating Strategies Review with the Department of Health to establish the guidelines of safely…
The BEHS volleyball team built its 53-match winning streak against BCHS over a quarter century of dominance
By Michael Letendre The Bristol Central/Bristol Eastern volleyball city series battles went on for quite sometime, starting in 1997, with the Lancers usually capturing victory over three straight sets –…
Bristol Eastern volleyball had rare struggles against Bristol Central in the mid-1990s
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The winning streak for the Bristol Eastern volleyball team against Bristol Central, now at 53 straight victories by the Lancers, started off quietly in 1995. …
The week brings bright spots amid more testing
By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, I will have had my 6th test for Covid. There have been several exposures at school, and then the most recent one, where people…
Bristol Eastern volleyball begins massive winning streak over Bristol Central in 1995
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – Over the first five installments of the series between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern volleyball squads in The Bristol Edition, we’ve learned that the…
Bristol Central volleyball had its trouble against Bristol Eastern as the decade of the 90s approached
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The Bristol Central volleyball team, after a string of good luck against its counterparts from Bristol Eastern in the mid-1980s, fell on hard times in…
Some memories of events that defined us and helped us get through 2020
Editor’s note: Anna Bedell, who joined TBE earlier this month, is completing an online degree in journalism at Harvard. These stories are part of her coursework and also provide us…
Bristol Central’s volleyball team had success against Bristol Eastern in the mid-1980s
By Michael Letendre (This is part 3 of a 4 part series) BRISTOL – From 1977 until 1983, the Bristol Central volleyball program didn’t have any success against its crosstown…
New Federal aid coming to small businesses from COVID Relief stimulus bill
The state Commissioner of Economic & Community Development, David Lehman, today released a Memo to Connecticut mayors concerning the federal government’s recently approved $900 billion stimulus package<https://decd.cmail20.com/t/j-l-adyjidt-jukutreid-y/>, designed to deliver…
Bristol Central’s volleyball struggles against Bristol Eastern dated back to the 1970s
By Michael Letendre BRISTOL – The history between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern volleyball teams started in 1974 – the first year the squads met. In that early city…
Bristol Eastern’s winning streak against Bristol Central is bigger than you think…
BRISTOL – In terms of wins and losses, the city series battles between the Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern volleyball teams is one of the strangest scholastic rivalries in town….
Not at all typical, but Christmas just the same
By David Fortier The Fortier clan celebrated a socially distanced, outdoor gift exchange on Christmas Eve in lieu of our annual Christmas celebration. The youngest son set up tables on the…
Bristol Police issue warning about vehicle safety
Connecticut has seen a rise in stolen motor vehicles. According to AAA, Connecticut has a higher rate of stolen motor vehicles than surrounding states. Connecticut is rated 38th, Massachusetts 48th,…
Great Conjunction or Star of Bethlehem: Time to reflect
The TBE staff is happy to introduce Anna Bedell, who is continuing her education as a journalism grad student and starting out as a contributing editor to The Bristol Edition….
Escape from Covid? Take a walk in the park
By Jack Krampitz I know many of you are suffering from Covid Isolation Dementia (CID), just as my wife and I are. (Although, in my case, it’s remotely possible that…
Quick Hits
Staff The bridge on Louisiana Ave., which was closed in June 2020 so it could be removed and replaced, is now open. Louisiana Avenue Drivers beware! A pot hole near…