Plainville Boys best Bristol Eastern in soccer
Plainville (3-0) beat Bristol Eastern (0-1-1) Tuesday afternoon, 1-0, behind a hustle goal by Michael Ouelette at 28:15 of the first half. Lancer goalie Nate Diloreto got a hand on…
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BE Girls Soccer posts first win of the season
The Bristol Eastern Lady Lancers evened their season record with a convincing 3-0 win over Plainville on Tuesday afternoon. The standout performance was by Emily Nelson, who dominated play all…
Bristol police officer tests positive for Covid 19
Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu and Chief Brian Gould announced on Monday that a Bristol police officer has tested positive for Covid 19. The officer reported symptoms over the weekend while at…
Eastern ties Avon in boys soccer Saturday
In their first matchof the season , Bristol Eastern and Avon played a hard-fought tie, with Avon knotting the score with about a minute to play. Eastern scored the only…
BC and BE Girls Soccer fight to a 1-1 tie
In the first 2020 installment of a great rivalry, the Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central girls soccer teams settled for a 1-1 draw after 80 minutes of play. Due to…
Walk to End Alzheimer’s event this Sunday in Bristol
This year’s Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Bristol will feature an online ceremony and a drive by “Promise Garden,” but involve more individual and small group participation on…
Covid 19 strikes early in fall high school sports season
The Bristol Eastern boys soccer team was warming up Thursday afternoon awaiting the opponent for their first contest of the delayed sports season, Farmington High School. Farmington was late for…
Candidates for state office respond to TBE questionnaire
On Monday, Sept. 21, The Bristol Edition sent a questionnaire to the local candidates for state office. TBE was seeking their responses to questions reflecting many of the important issues…
Town Clerk’s office temporarily changes hours for upcoming elections
Town and City Clerk, Therese Pac, recently announced a change in office hours for the clerk’s office. Beginning on October 1, the office will be open from 8:30 AM to…
New mural, the work of a highly sought artist, graces downtown
This TBE special podcast features a discussion between David Fortier and Lindsay Vigue, chair of the City Arts and Culture Commission, which recently oversaw a major project, bringing a mural…
Bristol to be featured in CPTV’s premiere of ‘Resouceful-Growing Sustainable Communities’
The City of Bristol will be highlighted in the film, which features stories from across the State of Connecticut where people have used grassroots efforts to solve unique local challenges….
City of Bristol issues mandatory water restrictions
Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu and the Superintendent of the Bristol Water Department, Robert Longo, have announced a change in water restrictions. Effective Tuesday, Sept. 22, the City of Bristol has a…
City Football Coaches Discuss Season That Was, Wasn’t, Was, Wasn’t, Etc.
Now that the CIAC decision is final and there will be no football season this year, head coaches Jeff Papazian of Bristol Central and A.J. Julius of Bristol Eastern were…
City meeting schedule for the week of Sept. 21
Board of Finance Regular Meeting – Board of Finance, Sept. 22, 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. More details here. Insurance Committee, Sept. 24, 9 - 10 a.m. in the City Council…
Latest COVID stats from the state
On Friday, the state of Connecticut coronavirus website reported 710 confirmed cases and 72 total confirmed deaths in Bristol. At the same time, the number of confirmed cases in Connecticut totaled 55,527…
Reminder- Tax Bills Due by October 1
In a press release this week, the City of Bristol Tax Collector, Ann Bednaz, announced that ALL REAL ESTATE, PERSONAL PROPERTY & MOTOR VEHICLE TAX BILLS on the 2019 Grand…
Girls Little League Winds Up 2020 Season, Gators Crowned City Champions
Day 3 of City Series, Panthers vs. Diamond Girls On Wednesday, September 2nd, day three of the Bristol Girls Little League Softball City Series featured the Diamond Girls (1-1) and…
‘Ten Minutes’ with Nicole Weston
David Fortier catches up with Bristol’s Nicole Singleton Weston, who spoke early in June at a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Federal Hill Green. David Fortier · Nicole Singleton Weston…
Girls Little League Playoffs, Round 2
Day Two of the Bristol Girls Little League Softball City Series continued with the Gators (1-0) and Diamond Girls (1-0) meeting in the second round of the tournament at Rockwell…
Bristol High School Sports to Proceed Cautiously
The Bristol school system has made the decision to postpone the start of practices until the beginning of school on Sept. 8, despite the CIAC decision to allow member schools…