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West End Association cancels summer festival
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…
Sitting idly by is not an answer
By Jalen M. Benoit While driving home from my grandmother’s house on Memorial Day weekend, I pulled over to the side of the road and broke down in tears. “Why…
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame names 2020 scholarship winners
By Jack Krampitz The Bristol Sports Hall of Fame recently announced the following students as recipients of the 2020 BSHOF Scholarships: From Bristol Central, Jitshu Sajeevan wins the BSHOF Leary…
Deaths from Covid-19 reach 100,000 nationally
On Monday, the state of Connecticut coronavirus website reported 525 confirmed cases in Bristol, with 68 for a .0875 rate of infection. Total tests reported from Bristol totaled 2,420. In…
“Ten Minutes” with Reinhart Walker
Hosted by David Fortier Reinhart Walker teaches math at Bristol Central High School. A lifelong Bristol resident, Walker is a member of the 1976 Forestville Little League All-Star team that…
Memorial Day memorials in photos
Soldiers’ Memorial Monument (Photo L. Carter) West Cemetery (Photo L. Carter) West Cemetery (Photo L. Carter) Memorial Boulevard (Photo L. Carter) St. Joseph Cemetery Soldiers Monument, West Cemetery (Photo L….
The Civil War Soldiers Monument at West Cemetery
By Rit Carter Standing tall on a knoll in Bristol’s hilly West Cemetery is the Soldiers Monument engraved with the names of the men from Bristol that fought and died…
Interview with mayor covers one week in time of Covid
By David Fortier Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu and I talked on Saturday, May 2, via phone. At my prompting, she described her day-to-day routine as it unfolded from Monday, April 27…
Basketball Hoops Taken Down at Riley
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…
Local nursing home owner sets high standard for care
Tyson Belanger, owner of Shady Oaks Assisted Living on Stevens St., has received national attention for his efforts fighting Covid-19. His efforts have been featured in news coverage since April….
May (so far) in Photos
Sunset at New Departure (Photo by L. Carter)Flower Stand Hill Street (Photo by K. Carter) Bristol Hospital Flyover (Photo by L. Carter) Bristol Hospital Flyover II (Photo by L. Carter)…
Memorial Boulevard reopens to traffic May 26
To close temporarily for grad ceremonies June 8 and 9 Effective on Tuesday, May 26th, the City of Bristol will re-open the lower half of Memorial Boulevard to traffic, the…
St. Vincent DePaul Mission Shelter coping well with covid pandemic
By Jack Krampitz St. Vincent DePaul Mission Shelter for the homeless has had to weather several crises in the last few months. In February, Phil Lysiak, the shelter director for…
“Ten Minutes” with John Stavens
Hosted by David Fortier John Stavens, social studies teacher with five classes and athletic coordinator at Bristol Eastern High School, is home with his wife and four children. In this…
Local Little League Baseball Latest COVID-19 Victim
By Rit Carter Following the lead of the CIAC, NECBL and American Legion baseball programs, which all canceled their respective seasons, Bristol’s three little league programs (Edgewood, Forestville and McCabe-Waters)…
Pure Foods opens with record day
Among the businesses opening recently that will offer outdoor dining, as well as takeout, is the latest in JR and Leanne Rusgrove’s enterprises, Pure Foods at 459 North Main St….
City partners with restaurants to aid reopening
The city is streamlining the process for area restaurants to reopen as long as they adhere to the governor’s latest executive order which limits openings to establishments with outdoor dining….
Zoning commission approves assisted living project
The zoning commission unanimously approved plans, Wednesday, for a 60,000 sq. ft., 5-story building as part of a new assisted living project on the corner of North Main and Rt….
To Play, or Not to Play; that is the question
By Rit Carter Bristol’s three leagues (Edgewood, Forestville, and McCabe Waters) have made no official announcement about committing to a summer season, but one is expected very soon. The announcement…