A little caring goes a long way
To the editor: I have noticed in Good Morning, Bristol! a few swipes have been given to Biden and none given to Trump. This seems to be a common practice…
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Benefit concert for Brian’s Angels to be held at Bleachers
By Laura Bailey The soulful sounds of blues and rock are set to reverberate through Bleachers Bar once again as Brian’s Angels prepares to host its annual summer benefit concert,…
Special Banking & Audit Committee meeting this morning
Today’s city meetings include Banking & Audit Committee Special Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Meeting Room 3-1, at city hall and Persons with Disabilities Commission, 7 p.m., at city hall. A meeting…
Farmington Avenue and Maple Street traffic to be rerouted for railroad repairs on Route 6 starting Saturday morning
Beginning at 5 a.m. on Saturday, July 13, Farmington Avenue at Maple Street and Burlington Avenue will be closed to traffic for approximately 72 hours for the replacement of the…
This evening’s coffee house at the library features ‘Over Easy,’ tickets available for Annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Bristol Historical Society program on Hartford circus fire this Thursday
Music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond featured at this evening’s Bristol Public Library coffee house Over Easy, with its classic rock favorites of the 50s, 60s and 70s,…
Students join U.S. military honored at Salute Dinner
Students from area high schools entering different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces were honored at the 14th Annual Salute Dinner in May at the Bristol Elks Lodge 1010. The…
Good morning, Bristol!
Thanks for taking my call GMB. First time, long time. Weather Mostly cloudy and 94 freaking degrees. Pothole Patrol The PHP staff was driving around minding its own business on…
Reader submission: Volunteering for Foodshare at Congregational Church
By Sharon Bachand, Bristol Senior Center contributor I was a happy volunteer among many at the Foodshare mobile food distribution on June 28 at the First Congregational Church parking lot…
Joint Meeting and City Council on tap this evening
City meetings for today, Tuesday, July 9, are as follows: Joint Meeting of City Council and Board of Finance, 6:45 p.m., council chambers, city hall. For virtual meeting link, click here….
Friends of Hoppers to hold informational meeting this Wednesday about proposed Perkins Street development
A plan to develop property bordering the Hoppers and Birge Pond areas be the subject of a meeting of the Friends of the Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve to be held…
Good morning, Bristol!
Monday. A good day for a headache. Weather For the most part, mostly sunny with a high of 93 “Look at me, mom, degrees.” Sidewalk Patrol Bring your manchette when…
Aquifer Protection Agency to meet this evening
The Aquifer Protection Agency will hold a special meeting this evening at city hall at 6:30 p.m. No agenda was available as of Sunday evening, July 7. Also, on Monday,…
Lots to read, including the Supreme Court decisions–if you take a minute, a new streaming service offered through the library and fiction from the New Yorker
Note: The previously posted column was incomplete and had been posted inadvertently. Apologies. By David Fortier Come Sunday morning, more than once I will have heard during the week that…
A founder of Midget football; how about all those woods!
By Bob Montgomery Walter Kenyon Walter, a 1948 graduate of Bristol High, recently passed away. He played three sports, football as a captain, basketball and baseball. He went into the…
Go Fest New York and Global Go Fest Bristol are here!
By Drew a.k.a ZypherFusion Hello Trainers! Welcome to the Go Fest edition of The Bristol Edition! This one will focus on the two biggest events for Pokémon Go this month:…
Good morning, Bristol!
Decisions, decisions. Weather Chippens Hill will see four to six inches of new snow. A small craft advisory is in effect near the Lake and everyone else can expect temps…
Good morning, Bristol!
Happy Birthday, America! Weather A peek out the window shows gray boring do nothing clouds and 82 unimaginative degrees. Total bummer. For those keeping score at home The National debt…
Bristol Legion baseball wins extra-inning pitchers’ duel over Danbury Tuesday night
Bristol’s Legion team hosted Danbury at Muzzy Field Tuesday night and both teams’ pitchers turned in outstanding performances. Danbury entered the night with a 9-1 record, so the locals knew…
A time for recharging with Jewish Havdallah ceremony
To the editor: Right now, many people are on vacation. We all look forward to time off, as it gives us a chance to relax and recharge. Yet, we all…
Democrats nominate Dickau to run in special election for vacant District 3 seat
Mark Dickau will be the Democratic candidate in the July 30 special election for the District 3 city council seat left vacant when Republican city councilmember Andrew Howe resigned, citing…