City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day.
There will be no curbside collections on May 27, and the Transfer Station will also be closed.
Rubbish, recycling, and yard waste collection will be one day later than normal during the week of the Memorial Day Holiday. Friday collections will be done on Saturday, June 1.

The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests:
•Kimberly L. Rudy, 39, of 29 Chestnut St., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with third degree burglary and third degree larceny.
•Suzannah R. Roy, 26, of 388 Perkins Ave., Apt. No. 7, Waterbury was arrested on May 13 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Joshua N. McCall, 22, of 74 Locust St., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, and failure to comply with fingerprint request.
•Michael J. Minor, 47, of 71 Northwestern Dr., Bristol was arrested on May 12 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Deborah A. Moree, 37, of 80 Cove Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 12 and charged with disorderly conduct.
•Lynnette P. Richardson, 25, of 218 Farmington Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 12 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Deondre M. Jenkins, 29, of 467 Farmington Ave., Apt. No. 12, Bristol was arrested on May 12 and charged with illegal operation of motor vehicle under the influence, misuse of plate, no insurance, and operation/tow of unregistered motor vehicle.
•David F. Philbrick, 52, of 1 Magnolia Ave., Terryville was arrested on May 11 and charged with operation while under the influence and speeding.
•Pamela J. Knoblaugh, 59, of 34 Rowe Place., Bristol was arrested on May 11 and charged with first degree assault, second degree breach of peace, and carry and sale of dangerous weapon.
•Robert J. Fiorillo, 47, of 17 Broad St., Bristol was arrested on May 11 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, and first degree criminal trespass.
•Imee Lindsey C. Bueno, 36, of 506 King St., Apt. No. 8, Bristol was arrested on May 11 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Carlos A. Ortiz, 27, of 80 Richardson St., New Britain was arrested on May 11 and charged with credit card theft, fraudulent use of auto teller machine, and fifth degree larceny.
•Ivory M. Scinto, 33, of 42 Willis St., Bristol was arrested on May 11 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Veronica L. Rodriguez, 26, of 29 Chestnut St., Bristol was arrested on May 11 and charged with injury/ risk/impairing morals  and sixth degree larceny.
•Andy J. Medina-Gutierrez, 24, of 55 Benham St., Apt. No. 3, Bristol was arrested on May 11 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Kristen L. Cummings, 25, of 218 Wolcott St., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Jacqueline M. Posey, 46, of 673 Redstone Hill Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with injury/ risk/impairing morals, fourth degree larceny, sixth degree larceny and possession of shoplifting device.
•Damase Caron, 45, of 956 Farmington Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with third degree criminal mischief.
•Shannon L. St. Germain, 25, of 15 Pratt St., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with first degree forgery, fraudulent use of auto teller machine, and fifth degree larceny.
•John J. Brasseur, 50, of 28 Lincoln St., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with second degree breach of peace, injury/ risk/impairing morals, and second degree unlawful restraint.
•Jallen R. Jones, 26, of 218 Farmington Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Erica M. Shanks, 20, of 86 Fairlawn St., Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Anthony R. Tyson, 49, of 258 Farmington Ave., Apt. No. 2, Bristol was arrested on May 10 and charged with second degree criminal trespass, misuse of plate, no insurance, operation with registration/license suspended/revoked, operation/tow of unregistered motor vehicle, and theft of plate/insert.
•Howard Skirvin, 31, of 63 Grove St., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with four counts of illegal sexual contact of a minor under 16-years-old, sexual assault of a minor under 13-years-old, and four counts of fourth degree sexual assault of a minor under 16-years-old.
•Robin Witkowski, 22, of 72 Williams St., Plainville was arrested on May 14 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief.
•Brooke A. Murdock, 20, of 14 Pinney St., Apt. No. 9, Ellington was arrested on May 13 and charged with criminal violation of protective order non threatening.
•Nathan Grey, 33, of 82 Tulip St., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Christina Khounsombath, 32, of 101 Greene St., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Vylaysack Khounsombath, 35, of 101 Greene St., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Gregory P. Vallario, 25, of 138 Sheffield Lane., Bristol was arrested on May 13 and charged with third degree assault, disorderly conduct, and threatening.
•Melanie K. Campbell, 31, of 110 Turtle Brook Lane., Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with disorderly conduct and third degree assault.
•Nathan B. Gonzalez, 32, of 215 Park St., Bristol was arrested on May 15 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Monalisa Jackson, 36, of 82 Tulip St., Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Heather Kroher, 38, of 44 Warner St., Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Philip Gregory Lapine, 50, of 82 Tulip St., Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Karen A. Letourneau, 29, of 29 Gridley St., Bristol was arrested on May 15 and charged with second degree failure to appear. She was arrested in another incident and charged with disorderly conduct and third degree assault.
•Jonathan Martin, 23, of 167 Melinda Lane., Bristol was arrested on May 15 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Robert Lee Moody, 49, of 9 Irving St., Apt. No. 1, Bristol was arrested on May 15 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Kristin Potz, 22, of 486 Stevens St., Bristol was arrested on May 15 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Francesco F. Ranieri, 33, of 22 Phelan St., Plainville was arrested on May 16 and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession.
•Christopher M. Robinson, 34, of 41 Miller Rd., Apt. No. 43, Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Thaddeus Singleton, 33, of 275 Sonstrom Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Mercedes Theriault, 19, of 29 Gridley St., Apt. No. 2F, Bristol was arrested on May 16 and charged with second degree criminal mischief.

The following obituaries will be published in the May 31 Bristol Observer. For further information, turn to our print edition on Friday or our e-edition also on Friday.

Warren G. Miller, 84, of Bristol, husband of 63 years to Leona (LaBranche) Miller, died on Friday, May 17 at Countryside Manor, Bristol.

Thomas M. Bianca, 43, of Bristol, died Thursday, May 16 in Terryville.

Yolanda “Linda” (Zaino) Savastano, 87, of Bristol, died on Monday, May 20. She was the wife of the late Alphonse Savastano.

Richard Francis Wortcheck, 59, of Bristol, died Tuesday, May 14.

Janet R. Schwalm, 67, of Terryville died Tuesday, May 21 at Ingraham Manor, Bristol.

Gloria C. Desbois, 84, of Bristol, died Thursday, May 16 at The Pines at Bristol.

Mary Francis Markwica, 89, died at BristolHospital on Saturday, May 18.

Leo A. Michaud, 78, of New Britain, former Bristol resident, died Friday, May 17, at home following a long illness.

Warren G. Miller, 84, of Bristol, husband of 63 years to Leona (LaBranche) Miller, died on Friday, May 17 at Countryside Manor, Bristol.

Thomas M. Bianca, 43, of Bristol, died Thursday, May 16 in Terryville.

Yolanda “Linda” (Zaino) Savastano, 87, of Bristol, died on Monday, May 20. She was the wife of the late Alphonse Savastano.

Richard Francis Wortcheck, 59, of Bristol, died Tuesday, May 14.

Janet R. Schwalm, 67, of Terryville died Tuesday, May 21 at Ingraham Manor, Bristol.

Gloria C. Desbois, 84, of Bristol, died Thursday, May 16 at The Pines at Bristol.

Mary Francis Markwica, 89, died at BristolHospital on Saturday, May 18.

Leo A. Michaud, 78, of New Britain, former Bristol resident, died Friday, May 17, at home following a long illness.

The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests:
•Kyle D. Perzanowski, 23, of 275 South St., Apt. No. 4E, Vernon was arrested on May 20 and charged with criminal violation of protective order non threatening.
•Ryan Cruz, 18, of 283 N. Washington St., Plainville was arrested on May 19 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief.
•Cynthia Deleon, 20, of 42 Welton St., Waterbury was arrested on May 19 and charged with second degree failure to appear. She was arrested in another incident and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Cody Bryan Martin, 18, of 81 Jennings Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 19 and charged with second degree criminal mischief.
•Dustin Cianci, 23, of 164 Frederick St., Bristol was arrested on May 18 and charged with violation of probation.
•Brett B. Wright, 24, of 130 Copper Rd., Southington was arrested on May 18 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Christian G. Echeverria, 32, of 165 Brace Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 17 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Ergys Alickolli, 22, of 253 National Ave., Apt. No. 3, Waterbury was arrested on May 17 and charged with first degree failure to appear.
•Rolando Santos, 38, of 135 Washington St., Bristol was arrested on May 17 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Mayvella Martin, 30, no address provided, was arrested on May 17 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Thaddeus Singleton, 33, of 275 Sonstrom Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 17 and charged with second degree failure to appear. He was arrested in another incident and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Anthony M. Catucci, 30, of 35 Jeffrey Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 21 and charged with interfering with an officer, second degree breach of peace and threatening.
•Cheryl Gardner, 38, of 88 Medford St., Bristol was arrested on May 21 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Ryan F. Johnston, 31, of 1016 Gatewood Dr., Enfield was arrested on May 21 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Ernest D. King, 44, of 16 Union St., Meriden was arrested on May 21 and charged with illegal manufacturing/selling/possessing/etc of drugs, failure to keep drug in original container and possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana first offense.
•Matthew J. Lodice, 30, of 48 Quarry Hill Rd., Waterbury was arrested on May 22 and charged with criminal violation of protective order threatening.
•Kirk D. Marshall, 58, of 29 Sessions St., Bristol was arrested on May 21 and charged with possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana second offense.
•Cynthia Oyola, 21, of 467 Farmington Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 21 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Kyle D. Perzanowski, 23, of 275 South St., Apt. No. 4E, Vernon was arrested on May 20 and charged with criminal violation of protective order threatening.
•Allen Hapeman, 26, of 279 Scott Rd., Terryville was arrested on May 24 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Jason O. Beebe, 38, of 77 Swanson Dr., Bristol was arrested on May 24 and charged with failure to have lights illuminated, and operation while under the influence.
•Spencer J. Lafountain, 20, of 179 Divinity St., second floor, Bristol was arrested on May 24 and charged with second degree breach of peace, carry and sale of dangerous weapon and threatening.
•Thomas Provenzano, 46, of 45 Irving St., Bristol was arrested on May 23 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace and second degree unlawful restraint.
•Gerald R. Mullaney, 52, of 240 East Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 23 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, criminal violation of protective order non-threatening, and threatening. He was arrested in another incident and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer and threatening.
•Michele F. Lamountain, 32, of 240 East Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 23 and charged with third degree disorderly conduct.
•Christian I. Sinche-Arpi, 24, of 20 Colman St., Apt. No. A-3, Bridgeport was arrested on May 23 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Cynthia Concepcion, 18, of 56 Laird Dr., Bristol was arrested on May 23 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Ivan N. Martin, 42, no address provided, was arrested on May 23 and charged with third degree burglary, first degree criminal mischief and third degree larceny.
•Tyler Hebert, 23, of 106 Laurel St., Bristol was arrested on May 23 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Devin J. Leary, 46, of 760 Pine St., Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Alex Aponte, 21, of 154 Park St., rear, Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Peter M. Smith, 45, of 46 Field St., Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with assault on a peace officer, second degree breach of peace, and failure to comply fingerprint request.
•Sonia M. Velez, 55, of 135 Shawn Dr., Apt. No. 26, Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with third degree criminal mischief.
•David J. Thomas, 45, of 112 Peck Lane., Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with third degree larceny.
•Bret M. Martin, 19, of 330 Queen St., Apt. No. B10, Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with criminal violation of protective order non-threatening.
•Jason Claude Martin, 26, of 22 Henderson St., Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with first degree sexual assault, second degree strangulation, and second degree unlawful restraint.
•Hector Maldonado, 37, of 22 High St., Apt. No. B5, Bristol was arrested on May 22 and charged with second degree criminal mischief, interfering with an officer and sixth degree larceny.

The Bristol Police Department reported the following arrests:
•Jason O. Beebe, 38, of 77 Swanson Dr., Bristol was arrested on May 24 and charged with operation while under the influence and failure to have lights lit/devices illuminated.
•Allen Hapeman, 26, of 279 Scott Rd., Terryville was arrested on May 24 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•John M. Perkins, 43, of 175 Hoover Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 25 and charged with operation while under the influence, failure to drive right and possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana.
•Nicole Raboin, 20, of 172 North St., Apt. No. A1, Bristol was arrested on May 26 and charged with disorderly conduct.
•Thomas Raboin, 54, of 156 Main St., Terryville was arrested on May 26 and charged with disorderly conduct. He was arrested in another incident and charged with third degree assault.
•Mayra Sampson, 49, of 82 Couture Dr., Bristol was arrested on May 27 and charged with disorderly conduct.
•Kevin K. Seward, 20, of 352 Peck Lane., Bristol was arrested on May 24 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Monika Tobolski, 38, of 70 East Shore Boulevard., Burlington was arrested on May 27 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•William J. Wood, 30, of 41 Brace Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 24 and charged with operation while under the influence and failure to drive right.
•Heather Kroher, 38, of 44 Warner St., Bristol was arrested on May 30 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Benjamin Niro, 27, of 57 Park St., Bristol was arrested on May 30 and charged with interfering with an officer.
•Tammy J. Dennis, 42, of 54 Mines Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 29 and charged with threatening.
•Shane R. Cote, 20, of 47 Stearns St., Apt. No. 2, Bristol was arrested on May 29 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace and second degree unlawful restraint.
•Alyssa L. Defilio, 19, of 47 Stearns St., Apt. No. 2, Bristol was arrested on May 29 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Frank Acampora, 50, of 18 Fair Lawn St., Bristol was arrested on May 29 and charged with disorderly conduct.
•Eric D. Johnson, 26, of 1040 Farmington Ave., Bristol was arrested on May 29 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, criminal possession of firearm or electronic defense weapon, illegal obtaining or supplying, and illegal possession of narcotics.
•Louis J. Deptula, 44, of 41 Miller Rd., Apt. No. 18, Bristol was arrested on May 28 and charged with second degree breach of peace and interfering with 911 call.
•Earl E. Wrisley, 49, of 14 Woodside Lane., first floor, Terryville was arrested on May 28 and charged with illegal use of credit card.

By KAITLYN NAPLES
STAFF WRITER
Despite criticism from members of public in attendance, the Charter Revision Commission unanimously approved several changes to the city’s charter. This included hiring a city manager, in addition to a mayor and council.
The commission held its last public hearing last week before sending the proposals to the City Council for approval. If the council approves the proposals, they will be listed on the November ballot for the public’s vote. The council does have the ability to send the proposals back for revisions, and then the commission would need to submit them again.
The majority of speakers at last week’s public hearing spoke against the proposal to hire a city manager. This proposal came up in 2008, and Mike Petosa, president of the Greater Bristol Labor Council, said the public voted it down then, so they will again.
“I said last time that the proposal for a CEO is fiscally irresponsible,” he said.
The Charter Revision Commission is considering proposing a “mayor-city council-city manager” kind of operation, where the mayor would continue to be a voting member and chairperson of the council, joint board and other boards that the mayor currently chairs, and would continue to make appointments to boards. The city manager would be responsible for running day-to-day operations like hiring department heads, supervising department heads and employees, and conducting annual written appraisals of all non-elected department heads, a press release from the commission said. The city manager would not be involved in voting on city issues, would prepare the annual budget, be responsible for long-term strategic planning, and would implement the budget, policies and procedures of the city.
Petosa said Bristol has been fortunate in the way it currently operates, and has a “strong mayor type of government” that needs to continue the course it is on.
Former City Councilor Tom Ragaini is also opposed to the proposal to implement a city manager, and said the cost of hiring another administrative position needs to be considered. He said the current operation allows for the “people to vote us in, the people vote us out.”
Democratic candidate for council Tim Gamache said the people of Bristol enjoy having a “representative government.”
“This is not a government that is for or by the people,” Gamache said.
Another possible proposal considered by the commission would allowing the public to vote on a proposed budget if it is more than 3 percent higher than the current budget. If the budget failed, it would be decreased to a 3 percent hike. If a budget approved by the joint board (which is the City Council and Board of Finance combined) that carries a 3 percent or less increase, there would be no referendum.
Other proposals under consideration include term limits for councilors, mayors, and Board of Education members, removing constables as elected positions, as well other minor revisions. The proposals were due to the council by this week, and are available on the city’s website.
Comments? Email knaples@BristolObserver. com.

Bristol police reported the following arrests:
•Brandon A. Banton, 25, of 28 Stafford Ave., Apt. No. 1C, Bristol was arrested on June 3 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, third degree criminal mischief, and threatening.
•Roderick Mack, 39, of 42 Hoye St., Terryville was arrested on June 3 and charged with third degree burglary, third degree criminal mischief, and third degree larceny.
•Roderick L. Green, 39, of 231 Burlington Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 2 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, threatening, and second degree unlawful restraint.
•Jose Perez, 47, of 200 Prospect St., Apt. No. 1E, Bristol was arrested on June 2 and charged with second degree assault, disorderly conduct, and second degree unlawful restraint.
•Javier Mojica, 41, of 42 Park St., Bristol was arrested on June 2 and charged with second degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer.
•Alma Robles, 41, of 21 Frances St., Apt. No. 2, Bristol was arrested on June 2 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace and criminal violation of protective order non threatening.
•Geanna Jarosz, 19, of 235 Farmington Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 1 and charged with evading responsibility and restricted turns fail signal.
•Robert S. West, 58, of 178 Maple St., Apt. No. 2, Bristol was arrested on June 1 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Guy P. Castonguay, 20, of 9 Wolcott Rd., Terryville was arrested on May 31 and charged with illegal manufacturing, distribution, sale of prescription and illegal possession of less than 0.4 ounces of marijuana.
•Kenneth Worrell, 39, of 586 East Rd., Bristol was arrested on May 31 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Richard J. Collins, 61, of 482 Broad St., Apt. No. 42, Bristol was arrested on May 31 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Melissa A. Bald, 42, of 85 Woodland St., Bristol was arrested on May 31 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Leonel Echagarrua, 53, of 39 Charolais Way, Burlington was arrested on May 31 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Cheryl Simmons, 44, of 478 Broad St., Bristol was arrested on June 5 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Michael T. Smith, 46, no address provided, was arrested on June 5 and charged with third degree illegal possession of child pornography, illegal sexual contact with victim less than 16-years-old, injury/ risk of injury/impairing the morals of children; child selling, fourth degree sexual assault with victim less than 16-years-old, and voyeurism with intent to arouse.
•Mark Crooks, 24, of 72 Park St., Bristol was arrested on June 4 and charged with violation of probation.
•Christina Alvarez, 22, of 502 Cooke St., Farmington was arrested on June 4 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Raymond Testa, 65, of 55 Gaylord St., Apt. No. 810, Bristol was arrested on June 4 and charged with sixth degree larceny. He was arrested in another incident and charged with evading responsibility and failure to obey control signal.
•Christian Bonilla, 23, of 661 Stafford Ave., Bristol was arrested with capital felony murder, murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.
•Christopher J. Strong, 39, no address provided, was arrested on June 4 and charged with second degree breach of peace.
•Gary A. Blanchette, 50, was arrested on June 4 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief.
•Roger M. Parracino, 53, no address provided, was arrested on June 3 and charged with criminal violation of protective order non- threatening.
•Sara M. Dionne, 23, of 73 Cabot St., Apt. No. 2F, New Britain was arrested on June 3 and charged with first degree failure to appear. She was arrested in another incident and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Yazmine Rosario, 34, of 113 Gridley St., Bristol was arrested on June 3 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Francesco F. Ranieri, 33, of 22 Phelan St., Plainville was arrested on June 7 and charged with first degree failure to appear.
•Katherine Carr, 23, of 111 Mile Hill Rd., Tolland was arrested on June 6 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•William R. Lambert, 34, of 167 School St., Bristol was arrested on June 6 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Maxwell M. Fenn, 23, of 285 Shaker Rd., Enfield was arrested on June 6 and charged with criminal violation of protective order non threatening.
•Curtis Ingram, 30, of 45 Divinity St., Bristol was arrested on June 6 and charged with violation of probation.
•Edwin A. Bishop, 32, of 86 Winthrop St., Apt. No. 2E, New Britain was arrested on June 6 and charged with third degree burglary and third degree larceny.
•Tina M. Mason, 44, of 19 Earl St., Bristol was arrested on June 5 and charged with sixth degree larceny.

By KAITLYN NAPLES
STAFF WRITER
The $180.7 million budget for the next fiscal year passed in a 12-3 vote last week at a joint board meeting of the City Council and finance board, with three Republican councilors voting against the package.
The 2013-14 fiscal year budget is expected to lower homeowners’ property taxes and will also provide the Board of Education with most of what it asked for at the beginning of the budget process. However, commercial properties will see an increase on their tax bills, which Republican Councilors Henri Martin and Derek Czenczelewski said isn’t a way to encourage businesses to come to Bristol, and stay.
“Commercial businesses are bearing the cost,” Martin said. “I don’t think it’s healthy.”
The proposed budget is a 2.1 percent increase, overall, which increases spending for the Board of Education by 1.56 percent or about $1.6 million more than its allocation for this year, and general government by 2.94 percent.
In his budget message, finance board Chairman Richard Miecznikowski said that the board was faced with a gap of $9.2 million at the beginning of the budget process. After departments were asked to submit between a zero and 2 percent budget increase, minimal bonding of the 10-year capital improvement plan, keeping a strong bond rating, and developing a plan to prioritize capital improvements that spread out costs over time, the board was able to decrease the original budget request of $185.1 million, to $180.7 million.
Mayor Art Ward said the budget “doesn’t grant every wish” but it delivers “responsible means of taxation” to continue the services the city offers to its residents, while keeping taxes low for homeowners.
Martin said he’d like to see the council get more involved in the budget process, and wants the city to start an orientation before the budget process begins for new city councilors or finance board members.
Czenczelewski said he wasn’t supporting the budget because it is causing a deficit “right off the bat” for the next fiscal year, and the increase on taxes for businesses is something he is opposed to.
“Businesses are just trying to get by,” he said, adding that he didn’t think the bottom line needed to be as “steep as it is.”
Republican Councilor Eric Carlson said he supported the budget, especially since he felt it was fair considering the current economic problems “that are beyond our control.”
While Republican Councilor Ken Cockayne said the finance board came out with “a pretty good budget,” he was opposed to it because it increases the Minimum Budget Requirement for the Board of Education, something he said he will never support.
Comments? Email knaples@BristolObserver. com.

SIMSBURY – In its second Zone 1 game of the season, the Bristol Legion baseball team found itself in a tight spot against a very familiar division foe.
Post 2 took on an aggressive Simsbury outfit who put runners on the base-paths early and often in its clash on Friday, June 14.
But Post 84 couldn’t get that winning tally across. In the end, the home team suffered a 2-1 setback to Bristol from Memorial Field in Simsbury on Friday, June 14.
With the win, Bristol improved to 2-1 overall while Simsbury fell to 2-1.
Post 2 pushed across all of its runs in a quick first inning of play while its pitching combination of Andrew Martin and Kyle Dube got the job done in two-hit effort.
Before Post 84 could even get an at-bat, the squad was trailing 2-0 on the board and that deficit was too tough to overcome.
“You’ve got to attack early,” said Bristol coach Dave Nocera. “What I like to do, especially when you’re on the road, is to score early, put a little pressure on the defense and the way Andrew Martin was pitching, you knew right away in the first inning, he had good stuff.”
Simsbury pitcher Gunner Kuchta-Koff was tremendous in the losing effort and after giving up two runs off three hits in the first inning, he was basically unstoppable.
He only faced the minimum 18 batters from the second frame on and that included one hit from Tony Nicoletti.
“I was very impressed with the way he threw today,” said Nocera of Kuchta-Koff.
Martin went six innings for Bristol, giving up only two hits, a solitary run, and struck out three while Kuchta-Koff went the distance, yielded four hits, two runs while striking out six, and walking only one.
But it was all Bristol early as Post 2 made its early push.
Connor Hayes opened the fray with an infield single and with one out, moved to third off a blazing double by Kyle Dube as two runners were on.
From there, Timmy Jalbert slipped a single down the right-field line as both runners scored and it quickly became a 2-0 game.
“In the first inning, we got off to a good start,” said Nocera. “We got a couple of key hits, we got a bunt down, put the pressure on (Kuchta-Koff). But he settled down nicely and pitched exceptionally well.”
Simsbury had multiple runners on base early but even as it put players in scoring position, Martin got out of each and every the jam to maintain the two-run edge.
In the first, Post 84 had runners on first and second but couldn’t score while in the second, Simsbury had second and third occupied with one out and still couldn’t secure a run.
In the third, Ryan Gothers walked with one out but remained stranded as Post 84 left six men on base after three completed frames.
“Especially with wood (bats), it’s tough to battle from behind,” said Nocera. “It tough to string a bunch of hits especially when you’re facing quality pitchers.”
With Bristol’s offense ahead but shut down thanks to Kuchta-Koff, Post 2’s defense was tested and while players like third basemen Jerry LaPenta made some outstanding plays in the field, four errors didn’t help matters any.
But nothing came of the gaffes and it took a two-out, sixth inning rally to finally get Simsbury on the scoreboard.
Andrew Girard doubled to center to start the tilt and later, Blair Zentak walked as runners were on first and third with the lead runner reaching the latter base via a passed ball.
A botched pickoff attempt at second base put the ball into centerfield as Girard crossed the plate to make it a 2-1 contest.
With the tying run on third, Martin got pinch hitter Dakota Hunter to pop-out as Bristol kept its 2-1 edge intact.
“Once Martin got into a groove, I knew we were in good shape,” said Nocera. “And then we had (Kyle) Dube in the pen, ready to close the game out. We got him in as soon as we needed him in the seventh inning. It was the perfect time to bring him in and pull a Mariano Rivera and close the door on these guys.”
With the score remaining 2-1 going into the bottom half of the stanza, Dube made his appearance and he was lights out.
He struck out pinch-hitter Jake Cassano, got Josh Figueroa to ground-out while Andrew Keene popped up to end the showdown as Bristol won a close 2-1 decision.
“It was a good win for us,” said Nocera. “Like the Terryville game, we did the little things that were necessary to win. I’m not completely satisfied and not happy with our at-bats at all. Not happy with some of the missed executions on the bunts, we missed a couple signs today and didn’t run the bases all that well today.”
“But you know what, we did enough to win, our pitching is going to keep us in every game, the defense needs to get a little bit better, but I’m confident that it won’t be an issue…as long as we can scratch across a few runs, I think we can contend for a zone championship.”

Bristol police reported the following arrests:
•Jeremy Bouthillier, 28, of 121 Curtiss St., Bristol was arrested on June 9 and charged with operation while under the influence and failure to signal sign.
•Jason A. Dionne, 21, of 288 Wolcott St., Bristol was arrested on June 9 and charged with operation while under the influence and failure to drive right.
•Michael A. Golaszewski, 27, of 354 Cooke St., Plainville was arrested on June 7 and charged with obtaining controlled substance by fraud and second degree forgery.
•Joanne McCurda, 49, of 49 Gridley St., Apt. No. 1, Bristol was arrested on June 9 and charged with disorderly conduct and third degree assault.
•Jenelly M. Ramos, 18, of 169 School St., Apt. No. 1, Bristol was arrested on June 7 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Francesco F. Ranieri, 33, of 22 Phelan St., Plainville was arrested on June 7 and charged with first degree failure to appear.
•Joege Rivera-Rodriguez, 27, of 29 Lillian Rd., Bristol was arrested on June 10 and charged with first degree trespass, second degree criminal mischief and second degree breach of peace.
•Nelson A. Thibeault, 55, of 24 Atkins Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 9 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Antrimeka Jeane’a Gomez, 32, of 88 Wakelee Rd., Apt. No. 11, Waterbury was arrested on June 12 and charged with accessory and third degree larceny.
•Andrew George Wargo, 52, of 5 Roberge Rd., Bristol was arrested on June 12 and charged with failure to keep drug in original container, illegal possession of narcotics, operation while under the influence, and restricted turns fail signal.
•Eric Burns, 25, of 13 Field St., Terryville was arrested on June 11 and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana first offense.
•Alex Raiford, 21, of 2090 Perkins St., Bristol was arrested on June 11 and charged with carry and sale of dangerous weapon, distribution of controlled substances less than 1,500 feet from school, illegal manufacturing, distribution, sale of prescription, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
•Joseph Rudzinski, 58, of 70 Gaylord St., Apt. No. 206, Bristol was arrested on June 11 and charged with making improper turn and operation while under the influence.
•Michael Carlson, 26, of 13 Atrium St., West Haven was arrested on June 10 and charged with fourth degree larceny.
•Joshua Ridl, 32, of 41 Margerie St., Bristol was arrested on June 10 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Gina Vasquez-Ridl, 26, of 166 Sheffield Lane., Bristol was arrested on June 10 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Jorge Rivera-Rodriguez, 27, of 29 Lillian Rd., Bristol was arrested on June 10 and charged with second degree breach of peace, second degree criminal mischief, and first degree criminal trespass.
•Justin D. Mangiafico, 22, no address provided was arrested on June 17 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Desiree A. Rioux, 24, of 24 Atkins Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 17 and charged with illegal possession near school, illegal possession of marijuana less than 4 ounces, illegal possession of narcotics, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
•Joseph S. Vigo, 20, of 219 Frederick St., Bristol was arrested on June 16 and charged with second degree failure to appear. He was arrested in another incident and charged with sixth degree larceny. He was then arrested in another incident and charged with third degree burglary, criminal violation of protective order non-threatening, and sixth degree larceny. He was then arrested in another incident and charged with third degree larceny, and sixth degree larceny.
•Jason A. Cabiya, 33, of 161 Park St., Bristol was arrested on June 16 and charged with third degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, injury/risk/ impairing morals and threatening.
•Kevin M. Dragon, 32, of 176 Greystone Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 16 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer, second degree strangulation, and threatening.
•Jamie Perchiano, 39, of 443 Burlington Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 15 and charged with reckless burning.
•Lisa M. Schaffrick, 48, of 139 Lewis St., Apt. No. 6, Naugatuck was arrested on June 14 and charged with third degree burglary and sixth degree larceny.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – After a tough 1-0 loss to Unionville the previous Saturday, the Bristol Legion baseball team was looking for a little payback at the expense of the squad from Torrington.
And Bristol put up a wood bat scoring bonanza against Post 38 as Post 2 zipped up a 7-1 decision in a Zone 1 game from Muzzy Field in Bristol on Monday, June 17 in a single game affair.
It was the biggest victory of the season for the Bristol outfit in Zone 1 play as Post 2 smashed Torrington pitching for 10 hits and none of them were bigger than the two shots Tim Jalbert unleashed during the fray.
The outstanding outfielder went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
His double and triple both were ripped just short of the outfield wall at Muzzy Field but it was also his glove that led to a huge third inning putout that set the tone of the game.
With a runner on second and two outs, Torrington’s Sam Shurburg zapped a shot into right for a base-hit.
Nick Yousefzad was right at third base as Jalbert had already tracked the ball down.
Yousefzad was waived home – and paid the preverbal price.
Jalbert made an outstanding throw to home plate as Yousefzad was looking to score.
Bristol catcher Josh Carney quickly snatched the Jalbert offering and Yousefzad had no chance at a scoring play
Carney applied a quick tag and Torrington’s chance to draw first blood in the game was quickly dashed.
“If one play sparked this team, it was that throw by Timmy Jalbert in right field,” said Bristol coach Dave Nocera. “That absolutely set the stage, sparked the whole team. We just fired up from that play. I mean, there were a lot of stars today but Timmy, to me, he’s really the one that got it going.”
Carney also had a big hit on the day as he cashed in on a two-RBI single while Kyle Dube picked up a single and double in the winning effort.
Also for Bristol, Connor Hayes tallied a single, Eli Minella and Dave Sills added hits late in the batting order as well.
Andrew Martin and Jarrett Michaels also drilled base hits to conclude a busy day at the plate.
Dube pitched well in his 4.1 innings of work before leaving the game off a bit of an injury.
He struck out four, walked one while allowing just the one run off four hits.
“Kyle was actually hurting on the mound a little bit today,” said Nocera. “He was struggling…he had a bit muscle pull in his back. We could tell he wasn’t 100-percent and that’s why we took him out. We didn’t want to take any chances.”
After Dube’s exit, Tony Nicoletti threw 2.2 innings of no-hit ball and certainly looked good in his relief stint.
Nicoletti gave up three walks in the fifth – loading up the bases – as he was rushed onto the field because of the Dube injury but nothing came of it as he cut down the last two batters via strikeout.
He retired the final eight batters he faced to end the game.
Defensively, Martin at third base was superb as he made two outstanding grabs off hard hit grounders for timely putouts.
All and all, Bristol made just one gaffe in the contest.
“There was only one infield error,” said Nocera. “It was just an exceptional performance by this team. We mixed the line-up up a little bit today. We move some guys in, we moved some guy around the (batting) order and it seemed to help a lot.
Losing pitcher Sam Shurburg battled but in the end, the meat of Bristol’s batting order pounded him for nine hits and five runs.
But Shurburg put a couple fires out early in the game as Post 2 loaded the bases up in the second frame with two outs in a 0-0 stalemate.
Dave Sills, however, bounced a grounder right back to Shurburg to end the frame as the game remained scoreless going into the third tilt.
And off the amazing assist by Jalbert to home plate, Bristol went on the attack offensively.
Michaels started the rally with a one-out single to left-center and Jalbert smashed a triple to deep right field as the lead runner scored to make it a 1-0 game.
Jalbert quickly crossed the plate off an RBI double by Dube and just as quickly, Bristol led 2-0.
With two outs, Jake Martel reached base via error and with two runners on, Carney cracked a base hit into right as his two RBI tally propelled Post 2 to an impressive 4-0 cushion.
In the fourth, an RBI groundout by Mitch Zagrodnic finally put Post 38 on the board but in Bristol’s portion of the frame, Sills singled and reached second off a fielding error as another rally quickly ensued.
From there, Martin stretched an RBI single into right as Post 2 edged ahead 5-1.
“The way we swung the bats today was beautiful,” said Nocera. “We were aggressive at plate, we hit the ball up the middle, just great situational hitting, ran the bases exceptionally well…all around, we played about a perfect a game as we could play.”
With Nicoletti now on the mound, he walked the bases loaded and with only one out to begin his stint as Torrington had the tying run at the plate not once, but twice in the fifth stanza.
However, it was all for naught as Nicoletti rang up two strikeouts and Bristol’s four-run lead stay intact.
Off another two-out rally, Carney, Minella, and Sills all walked to load the bases but a passed ball and a throwing error by the catcher led to two additional runs as Bristol zipped in front 7-1 to complete the scoring on the evening after five completed innings.
Nicoletti shutout Torrington the rest of the way as Bristol picked up its biggest win of the year in a six-run rout.
“I feel really good about the rest of the week,” said Nocera. “3-1 is not bad. We’re doing okay. We’re getting better, the guys are coming along nicely, and everybody’s contributing.”
“I feel really good about this team…they are enjoying themselves too which I think is the most important thing.”

Bristol police reported the following arrests:
•Scott A. Cabrera, 42, of 37 Vegas St., New Britain was arrested on June 18 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Jason M. Pilon, 32, of 420 King St., Apt. No. C6, Bristol was arrested on June 17 and charged with disorderly conduct and failure to comply fingerprint request.
•Brian D. Adamek, 30, of 23 Demorest St., Waterbury was arrested on June 17 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Toney J. Kelsey, 21, of 462 Hillside Ave., Apt. no. 1F, Hartford was arrested on June 17 and charged with second degree breach of peace, criminal possession of pistol/revolver, first degree criminal trespass, illegal possession of narcotics, injury/risk/impairing morals, possession of drug paraphernalia, threatening, and weapons in motor vehicle.
•Justin D. Mangiafico, 22, no address provided, was arrested on June 17 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Desiree A. Rioux, 24, of 24 Atkins Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 17 and charged with illegal possession near school, illegal possession of marijuana less than 4 ounces, illegal possession of narcotics, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
•Scott J. Dade, 25, of 800 Terryville Ave., Bristol was arrested on June 20 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Christian G. Echeverria, 32, of 8 Cheryl Dr., Waterbury was arrested on June 19 and charged with criminal violation of restraining order.
•Rodney R. Eldred, 47, P.O. Box 232, Bristol was arrested on June 20 and charged with second degree breach of peace, third degree assault and second degree strangulation.
•Craig W. Kallberg, 45, of 115 South Street Ext., Bristol was arrested on June 21 and charged with criminal contempt of court and violation of VD/HIV testing order.
•Michael N. Kowalski, 42, of 101 Oakhill Dr., Bristol was arrested on June 20 and charged with second degree criminal mischief.
•Daniel J. Leclair, 35, no address provided, was arrested on June 21 and charged with sixth degree larceny, credit card theft, illegal use of credit card, and first degree forgery.
•Raymond Poteau, 46, of 237 Summer St., Bristol was arrested on June 20 and charged with second degree breach of peace, third degree assault and second degree strangulation.
•Bruce Worley, 41, of 85 Wildwood Run., Bristol was arrested on June 19 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.
•Kristina A. Worley, 34, of 85 Wildwood Run., Bristol was arrested on June 19 and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree assault.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – With Bristol American Legion pitcher Jerry LaPenta taking the mound for Post 2 against Winsted on Saturday, June 22, the squad was in more than capable hands.
But midway through the fray, it looked like the Bristol defense wanted to give the game away as Post 43 was within a couple runs of the lead.
However, Post 2 regained its composure, let its pitcher make all the big throws and tallied up insurance runs on the board as Bristol turned away Winsted 6-2 in a Zone 1 contest from Muzzy Field in Bristol.
LaPenta went the distance and threw a four-hitter to keep Winsted (1-6) off-balance and out-of-whack.
“It was a great pitching performance by LaPenta,” said Bristol coach Dave Nocera. “It all starts with that.”
He struck out five while walking only one in the complete game effort while staying in control over the final innings to keep Winsted from stealing the lead.
But the problem was defense as errors gave Post 43 some hope as an RBI double from Nate Marshall cut the deficit to 3-2 and after 5 1/2 innings, Winsted was knocking at Bristol’s collective doorstep.
However, Bristol wrapped up the game with three critical runs while LaPenta limited the damages and did not give up any additional offense to close things out.
But the Bristol outfield played well, worked as a unit, and while the infield struggled, the trio snagged down every ball hit its collective way to keep the score where it was.
“That outfield we had out there was exceptional defensively,” said Nocera. “Vinny (Nocera) in left, Jake (Martel) in center, and (Tim) Jalbert in right, that’s a good outfield.”
Ahead by one going into its portion of the fifth, Jake Martel (1-for-1, double, two RBI, 3 BB’s) led off the frame with a walk, Jarrett Michaels (2-for-3, RBI) followed with a base-on-balls of his own while Tony Nicoletti (1-for-2, two RBI) reached via error as the bases were loaded with no outs.
From there, Jake Dubrosky (1-for-3, RBI) smacked a ball to center and as the out was recorded, Martel scored from third, pushing Bristol’s lead to 4-2 after five.
Winsted was unable to respond in the sixth as a huge three and out – spearheaded by a 5-4-3 double-play – ended the frame while Post 2 zipped across two runs in the sixth to put the contest out of reach.
Michaels and Connor Hayes (3-for-4, triple, two stolen bases, two runs) each singled on and with one out, Martel slammed a blazing double down the left field line as the duo scored to make it a 6-2 game after six.
In the seventh, Winsted strung together two hits in the tilt as Nigron (double) and Cam Goulet (single) started a quick rally but with two outs, time was running out.
Marshall ended the game off a fly-ball to left as Bristol wrapped up a 6-2 win to move to 4-3 in Zone 1 play.
“We didn’t play as well today as I would like,” said Nocera. “I’m still not happy with the amount of fly balls that we’re hitting. Our swings are still too long (and) we’re hitting too many balls into the air. We’ve got to shorten-up, choke up, and hit the ball on the ground. We have to approach our at-bats with a thought in mind about what we want to do.”
“We have to anticipate…what’s the situation, where are the runners, what do I need to do to have a productive at-bat as opposed to going up there with no thoughts in mind and just trying to get a hit.”
Bristol took a 2-0 edge in the first inning as a two-RBI single by Nicoletti put Post 2 on the board quickly.
In the second, Dave Sills reached base off a fielding error with one out and scored via an RBI offering by Michaels as his slow roller went right past the third base bag and propelled Bristol to a 3-0 push.
But Winsted scored the next two runs in the game.
In the fourth, Nick Lippincot scored a run off a Bristol miscue while one inning later, Post 43 added another tally and were within one at 3-2.
However, LaPenta retook charge of the game and ended the fray with a flourish to pick up his second win of the year.
“Our pitching has been outstanding every game,” said Nocera. “We have not had a bad pitching performance. We lost three games and all three games, we’ve pitched well. We have things we need to get better at and we have the talent to do so.”
“It’s just a matter of doing it and getting into a grove where we can start playing well.”
NOTES…On Sunday, June 23, Bristol split a pair of games with Avon at Avon Old Farms.
In game one, Bristol led right off the bat, 1-0, before allowing three straight runs to fall 3-0 on the road.
Post 2 pitcher Andrew Martin picked up a tough loss in the losing effort.
In game two, Bristol wrapped up a 7-1 win but had to fight for it.
Both squads scored a single run in the first and a 1-1 stalemate lasted into the third stanza when Post 2 went on the attack.
Bristol scored six straight runs in the third to go ahead in the game, 7-1, and never let up.
Kyle Dube pitched Post 2 to the victory as Avon lost for the first time in Zone 1 play.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – There were only two real choices when trying to decide who would earn the Bristol Observer Female Athlete of the Year for the 2012-13 scholastic season.
And with all due respect to all the other athletes around the Bristol area, who has the credentials, the resume and the athletic ability that Bristol Eastern senior Karissa Smith brought to the table every day?
No one.
It’s not even close with the exception of one other choice and that’s Central’s three-sport sensation Chandler Walker.
Walker, a junior for the Rams that played soccer (goalie), basketball and softball, did it all for Central and is one of the best at what she does.
And don’t be surprised next season if this honor belongs to her.
Ask any one of her coaches from Central and you’ll get a glowing report of exactly what Walker is all about on and off the field.
“Chandler Walker is a fantastic athlete and more importantly, she’s a fantastic kid,” said Central softball coach Nicole Shook. “She’s going to give 110 percent anytime, anywhere and I expect great things from her (in the future).”
In softball, Walker played in 23 of 24 games and batted a neat .403 with 31 hits, three home runs, 20 RBI while scoring 19 runs and stealing four bases.
In soccer, she helped her team win seven games and played the tough goalie position while in hoop, she averaged around 11 points and 11 rebounds-per-game as the rams were back in the state tournament picture.
Again, with credentials like that – and other like Bristol Central jumping Lauren Bossi – it would be difficult to bypass that duo.
But this year’s award winner is also a three-sport star was one of the best at what she does in multiple venues for Bristol Eastern.
Smith isn’t just a great athlete but she excels in everything she does on the field or court.
“For four years, she’s been a great competitor,” said Eastern girls basketball coach Tony Floyd. “She has all the physical attributes you look for in a kid. She’s competitive, she’s a hard worker, and she’s willing to learn. That’s where she picked up the game so quickly.”
“She goes hard on everything she does, she gives it 100 percent not just athletics, but in her school work.”
Over the years, she earned varsity letters in volleyball, basketball, softball and girls track but her biggest accomplishment came in the fall of 2012 when Bristol Eastern’s volleyball team went 23-1 and won the Class L championship.
Eastern defeated Old Lyme 3-0 to claim the state’s top prize.
Smith played in 76 of 78 sets and racked up 282 kills with a kill rate of nearly 50 percent.
She just wasn’t a good hitter but she could serve with the best of them with 68 aces, 182 digs, and 11 total blocks.
Back-line, front-line, outside of the line…she played every position with poise, understand and a willingness to do whatever her team needed her to do.
On Nov. 15 of last year in a semifinal showdown with RHAM, she smashed the squad for 24 kills in Eastern’s biggest win of the campaign outside of the championship tilt.
She also rang up 10 aces against Bulkeley while blocking two shots in four games this past year.
Against Farmington on Sept. 27, Smith turned in 20 digs but it wasn’t always about stats.
Every single intangible that a player could bring to the court – leadership, intelligence and guile – was ever-present each and every game by the clever Smith.
She was easily not only the MVP of the Class L championship game, but one of the best players in the state.
Four years of volleyball for Smith, four CCC South championships.
Smith is a two time All-State pick and she ended her career with a CCC Championship, a Class L title, and was a three time CCC South selection.
Then, she was a standout on the basketball court and a defensive wizard from game one.
Even when her teammates were beaten in defensive sets, Smith was there to block shots, clog the lane or just cause general havoc to disrupt the offensive flow.
On the campaign, she averaged just a hair under 17 points and 11 rebounds-per-game and easily was the top player in the Mum City as the Lancers went 15-7 this past fall.
Again, all those intangibles traits is something she displayed on the court on a nightly basis.
“She was a great leader,” said Floyd. “She led by example. She just worked so hard, she always supported her teammates and that’s one thing that was key for us.”
“You don’t find those kids that have those characteristics anymore as players, as leaders.”
In a seven game stretch from Dec. 7 to January 2, she zipped in 22.4 points-per-game as Eastern went 5-2.
On Thursday, Dec. 27, she played her best game ever as she dumped a career high 32 points and scooped in 22 rebounds in a 50-42 victory over Daniel Hand in its own tournament.
A typical game this past season, such as Eastern’s 53-36 win at Hall, saw the senior collect 24 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks, and five steals.
Smith was recognized for her work by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and the power forward/center was named Academic All-State.
Like Mallory Kloss and Kadijah Shoultz the season before, Smith played in a CHSCA Class LL-L senior girls all-star game at North Branford High School and handled herself very well against some of the state’s top players.
“She’s done such a great job over the last couple of years,” said Floyd. “She carried us inside. And she was all league for three years. I thought she should have been All-State with her stats. I think if we could have gotten one more game farther in the state tournament, she probably would have been.”
Then in the spring, her work with the javelin on the girls track and field team was just as impressive.
In the CCC South championships, Smith took first in the shot put (34’4”) and second in the javelin.
But it was her abilities in the javelin that earned her a spot in the State Open.
In the Class L championship, Smith took third in the event with a toss of 113’ 11.” In the shotput, she just missed the State Open mark but still placed third (34’2.5”).
That success led her to the Open event where she nabbed 17th place, throwing the javelin in a distance of 102-07.
With all the abilities she has in hand, picking the right college to get her education and being able to play her favorite sport was something Smith wanted to do at the next level.
But Smith made a very good local choice in which she can continue to pursue her volleyball career and she found such a place in Danbury.
Smith will attend Western Connecticut State University this fall and will play volleyball.
“She got a scholarship to Western Connecticut for academics,” said Floyd. “So that shows a lot about her.”
She ended the season so strongly in basketball that playing hoop in college was also a possibility.
Too say the least, Western is getting a gem of an athlete to join the women’s volleyball program.
And she’s a super kid with plenty of support from her family and you can see what all that nurturing and all the positive vibes have done for the incredible Smith.
“She’s a rare find,” said Floyd. “She’s very coachable…we’ll miss her next year.”

Bristol Observer ‘Female Athlete of the Year’ Karissa Smith on the basketball court vs. Maloney this past season.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – When deciding on the Bristol Observer Male Athlete of the Year for 2012-13, choosing just one athlete was nearly impossible.
Because in this search for that one perfect individual, two world class athletes – and individuals for that matter – came up and must be held accounted for.
So this year, just like 2010 in the case of Co-Athletes of the Year in Bristol Central’s Craig Lejeune and St. Paul’s Byron Jones, there will be two co-athletes of the year this time around as well.
And the Bristol Central/St. Paul formula holds true once again.
One selection ended up being Bristol Central’s Matt Blandino, the pitching ace who was drafted by the Reds this past year, but the other is another outstanding athlete from St. Paul.
His name is Kyle Dube and the selection was an easy one to make.
And if you want to talk about ability, poise, intensity, character and guts, Dube has all those abilities in abundance and has earned the nod of being one of Bristol’s finest.
And whether is was hitting a game winning three-pointer, like he did against Woodland this past season in a big one-point victory, making a steal and forcing a second overtime in the Falcons stunning win at Holy Cross or striking out some of the top players the Naugatuck Valley League had to offer, he seemingly did it all this past year.
“Kyle Dube is a very special player,” said St. Paul baseball coach Pat Holden. “He’s a special player on the basketball court. I know that (coach) Steve Phelps and his staff can’t say enough about him and quite frankly, I’m a little speechless because there are so many words to describe him.”
“He’s one of the reasons why St. Paul baseball is on the map.”
And while baseball might have been Dube’s best sport, he was one heck of a basketball player for the Falcons’ program.
The All-Academic All-State talent averaged a mean 17 points-per-game and certainly worked hard over the years to make himself into the outstanding basketball player his has become his senior campaign.
This year, the Falcons finished up at a very respectable 11-11.
“The thing I think that always impressed me about Kyle, even when he was young, was his willingness to do anything, to make any sacrifice to make his team better,” said St. Paul boys basketball coach Steve Phelps. “As he got older and he got stronger, he became more talented but those same attributes, those same characteristics that he had just became more pronounced and more intense as his high school career went on.”
As stated on other occasions, he’s a lot like former Boston Celtics’ star Reggie Lewis when it came to hardwood action.
Lewis wasn’t a big shouter or yeller on the hardwood and Dube wasn’t either but the St. Paul warrior always had his teammates’ ears and when he had something to say, they’d listen and respond in turn.
That also crosses over into the classroom for Dube.
“He’s a bit of a throwback but he’s also a modern guy,” said Phelps. “He’s a tremendous guy to have in the school community just to show and tell younger kids how it’s supposed to be done.”
Along with his 17 points a game, Dube snatched nearly seven rebounds-a-game while also scooping in 3.5 steals and nearly the same number of assists.
And even when St. Paul trailed by 17 in the fourth quarter of his final scholastic tourney against second seeded Classical Magnet in the second round of the Class S tournament, Dube helped his squad almost pull off a huge comeback but fell 71-64.
Whenever the Falcons played a game this season, Dube always gave his team a chance to pull out a victory.
“He’s always been driven by his willingness to succeed, and that desire to do and complete the things he’s coached to do,” said Phelps. “Some of the attributes and some of the characteristics that he has as a young man aren’t taught. It’s a family background.”
“It’s a commitment to his mom, his grandmother, to his grandfather before he passed, and he just constantly strives for success (and) that’s very apparent in the classroom.”
Moving on to baseball, Dube has been a major contributor since arriving at the Catholic school from Southington
In 2012, he was 6-1 on the mound and just this past season, he was still outstanding at 5-3 but was a bit snake-bitten because of a couple of close losses including a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat in the second round of the Class S tournament against East Hampton.
The record is certainly deceiving as his ERA was an amazing 1.87 in just over 48 innings of work as St. Paul was 17-6 this past season.
Dube yielded just 13 earned runs, struck out 47, while walking only 17, and opponents only batted .217 against him.
And the tougher the spot, the more impressive Dube was out on the hill.
“He’s a competitor,” said Holden. “He is always going to keep you in the game. Even if he’s not on his A-game, he’s still going to find a way to field his position…he’s going to find a way to get you a couple runs to put you in a position to win.”
“Stereotypical Kyle Dube.”
Two out of his three losses came against NVL champ Wolcott and two defeats were only by a single run.
Dube gave up just two runs or less in four of his wins while going the distance in four of his eight starts.
At the plate, he batted a blazing .429 at the plate with 33 hits, 20 runs scored, and 21 RBI.
Against Naugatuck, he went 4-of-4 from the plate and had four games of three or more hits.
In an 8-3 victory over Watertown, Dube was 3-of-4, drilled a home run, and ended the day with six RBI in a dominating performance.
With all his top level play – plus his performance in the classroom – the awards quickly came his way and those awards that came his way weren’t just fitting, but impressive.
Dube off his two outstanding scholastic sport seasons – plus his academic standing at St. Paul – all led to him being named the Naugatuck Valley League Male Athlete of the Year, which ended up the first time a Falcon was ever so named.
He was an All-Brass Division basketball player this year (he was also an honorable mention member of the Hartford Courant All-Star Basketball team) and did the same in baseball as an outstanding pitcher and shortstop.
Dube earned Academic All-State honors with a 3.8 grade point average, was one of the top students in his class (12th to be precise), and was also a four-year elected class president.
“When you cut through all that nonsense, kids – and I know his teammates – look up to him,” said Phelps. “It’s kind of corny a little bit in this day and age but he has a way of accepting that, he has a way of portraying that through his personality and not being arrogant and I think kids appreciate that about him.”
He was also named All-State by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in hoop while the senior also made the Academic All-State team in Class S.
To top it all off, Dube will attend Fairfield University to play baseball for its Division I program and will pursue a degree in engineering.
Simply put, he’s smart on the field, smart off of it.
Any college or university would welcome a young man with the drive, motivation and the likability of Kyle Dube.
“He’s just a phenomenal kid,” said Holden. “St. Paul is what it is and is where it’s at – academically, athletically, and socially – because of Kyle Dube. He’s that important. You say Kyle Dube and St. Paul is right there associated with it. He is the type of kid this school will produce but I don’t know that he himself could ever be duplicated.”
“He’s that good.”
 

Bristol Observer ‘Male Athlete of the Year’ Kyle Dube plays infield for the Bristol American Legion team this season.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – Just like the CIAC scholastic spring baseball tournament every year, the single elimination tournament favors that squad that has the best ace pitcher no matter what the record of the opposition.
And when the Bristol American Legion team bumped into Ledyard/ Pawcatuck of Zone 6, Post 2’s opponent had its best chucker on the mound.
Pitcher Doug Dumnarski pitched one of his best games of the season as his 15 strikeouts sent Post 2 packing as Bristol fell 12-0 in a seven inning, mercy-rule shortened affair in a state tournament, sectional game from Muzzy Field in Bristol on Saturday, July 20.
Connecticut’s play-in round is a single elimination event so it’s one loss and out for Post 2.
The stunning loss halted Bristol’s season in its tracks and the squad ended the year at 17-13 overall, 16-8 in Zone 1 play.
Ledyard/Pawcatuck had the worst record of any tournament qualifier but moved to 13-15 in the victorious effort against Bristol.
The Zone 6 squad moved on to round two on Sunday, July 21 against Waterford from Leary Park in Waterford.
Dumnarski was nearly unstoppable – throwing the ball at 85 mph – and simply got stronger as the game progressed.
In the seventh, he struck out the side to preserve the 12-0 push.
Offensively, the visiting squad rang up 13 hits, which was the third highest total for the team on the season.
Nate Storey went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored while Jordan Kowaiski was 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored as well.
Kavan Jakuba scooped up three hits, two scored runs and generated an RBI, Ryan Francis nabbed two hits while Dumnarski zipped in a double and collected three RBI in a dominating showing.
For Bristol, Timmy Jalbert rang up two hits for the home team while Jake Martel and Eli Minella each added base hits in the losing effort.
Of the four Bristol hits, none of them were of the extra-base variety.
Post 2 looked poised to score a run in second frame as Martel beat out an infield hit. However, he was quickly picked off first base.
Later, Jalbert smoked a ball up the middle to get on board but strikeouts of Josh Carney and Tony Nicoletti ended the threat as the game remained a 0-0 deadlock.
Jarrett Michaels lost a hard luck decision again for at the third time this season but pitched well through almost three innings of work.
Over the first nine batters he faced, he walked just one and did not yield a hit.
But in the fateful third frame, Bristol had two outs on the board before the whole thing went terribly wrong.
Off a full count, Bryan Harper popped up a ball behind first base that should have been caught.
But the ball was dropped and the error fueled the Ledyard/Pawcatuck contingent off a vicious two-out rally.
From there, Michaels gave up an RBI single and triple as the Zone 6 club led 2-0.
Bristol coach Dave Nocera made a quick pitching change and went to ace Kyle Dube.
But Ledyard/ Pawcatuck rocked Dube for four straight hits – leading to four additional runs – as the visitors staked a 6-0 tilt on Bristol after 2 1/2 innings of play.
Post 2’s offense didn’t do much after the second frame and even off hits in the third and fourth innings, Ledyard/ Pawcatuck still maintained its 6-0 edge.
And in the fifth, Bristol’s opponent made the game academic with a six-run spurt.
Dube just didn’t have it on the mound as Ledyard/Pawcatuck’s first four batters reached base and the scoring binge was on.
Late in the tilt, a two-RBI single by Storey gave the visitors a 10-0 push. Finally, Kowaiski added a two-run double to post Ledyard/Pawcatuck a 12-0 cushion that was never challenged.
Off the single by Minella, Dumnarski retired the final nine batters he faced.
Striking out the final five Bristol batters he faced, Dumnarski and Ledyard/Pawcatuck zipped up a 12-0 final in only seven innings of work to close out the 2013 campaign for Post 2.  
NOTES… Ledyard/Pawcatuck was one of six teams from Zone 6 to qualify for state tournament play…that squad had lost four games in a row coming into the sectional contest against Bristol…Post 2 had won two straight games coming into tournament play while Ledyard/Pawcatuck had won only four or its past 10 games.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – The 2013 American Legion baseball squad from Bristol had an up and down regular season this year.
But for a team that had a number of youthful components to it, Post 2 did remarkably well for all of its new team members.
The Seicheprey post ended the regular season at 17-12 overall and 16-8 in Zone 1 play.
Post 2 finished fourth in the Zone 1 race but was only one game out of third place.
“16-8 for a team with so many new players and a lot of youth on this team,” said Bristol coach Dave Nocera, “I’m pretty happy with that result.”
It certainly was a weird season for some of its younger players as a number of them were called upon to fill in big roles almost immediately.
Some of these guys might have thought they were on ‘The Price is Right” game show.
Each player almost acted like contestants that called down to “contestant’s row” during the program.
“Josh Carney…come on down! You’re going to be the every day catcher for the Bristol squad.”
“Rick Lemke…come on down! You get to start on the mound against Southington in one of the biggest games of the year.”
“A.J. Lorenzetti…come on down! You’re going to get some big playing time behind the plate.”
“Jacob Dubrosky…come on down! We need you to start at first base tonight.”
And that’s not a dig against any of those players, not in the least and I’m sure come next spring, we’ll hear a lot more from this group.
But that core group of younger players certainly got big time experience without having it at the scholastic level.
With Dave Cugno starting at catcher for Bristol Eastern, Carney didn’t see a ton of time behind the plate while Dubrosky played on the JV team for the Lancers.
Lemke didn’t throw one pitch at the varsity level for Central and only made one at-bat.
Lorenzetti didn’t get much chance to catch for St. Paul as the sophomore did a little pinch hitting and played here and there for the Falcons.
Of course, with sophomore Emilio Santiago in the mix at catcher for St. Paul, Lorenzetti’s opportunities are few and far between.
So when Bristol had to go young, it really went young.
The lack of a Junior Legion program really hurt Bristol this season as those players would have gotten more exposure and seen additional action which would have helped that young core out immensely.
But that blend of youth, with that veteran experience already established by Kyle Dube, Timmy Jalbert, Connor Hayes and the like, seemed to work well for Bristol and next season, most of that line-up will be back for a second go-around.
Bristol was oh-so-close in capturing third place in the zone this year as Simsbury had to fight to keep that ranking intact.
Simsbury won nine straight Zone 1 games to end its season and maintained its third place standing.
The game that might haunt Bristol most this past summer was a July 11 loss to Simsbury from Memorial Field.
In that contest, Post 2 dropped a 3-0 decision to Simsbury as Kyle Dube pitched well but ended up losing a close showdown.
A third place finish in Zone 1 would have kept Bristol away from the opening day of state tournament action and earned a first round bye.
But for Bristol, maybe playing and not getting any kind of rest might be the best thing, especially after ending the regular season with two straight victories.
Now with a little momentum on its side, Bristol thinks it can make a run in postseason play.
“We’re not done yet,” said Nocera. “I think we’ve got a good chance to win a couple games in the state tournament.”

Youth was the word for Post 2 this season.

By MICHAEL LETENDRE
STAFF WRITER
BRISTOL – Wrapping up second place in the Northern Division would be a first for the Bristol Greeners of the Tri-State Baseball League over its five year history.
And against Burlington on Saturday, July 27, the Greeners did just that in the second game of what turned into a doubleheader.
Mat Niedzwiecki threw a strong five innings for Bristol as the squad racked up 10 hits in its 8-2 victory over the Hunters from Page Park.
It wasn’t Niedzwiecki’s strongest outing of the season but any time he takes the mound, the opponent is in for a rough day.
He gave up just four hits, leading to two runs, while striking out six and walking only two to sew up another win on the mound.
“Mat didn’t have his best stuff today but he battled,” said Bristol coach Shawn Mirmina. “That’s what he does. He didn’t strike out as many guys as he usually does, he wasn’t as accurate as he usually was, but he still found a way to win and that’s all that matters at this point.”
With the Bristol defense in control, the offense was free to put up eight runs on the scoreboard and nabbed the lead from the start.
Dave Casanova was the offensive leader as he went 3-of-4 with a run and an RBI while Nick Palmisano – who was a strange sight manning left field on the afternoon – went 2-of-3 and tallied a team leading three RBI.
“We put him in the outfield today,” said Mirmina of Palminsano. “He can play anywhere pretty much. He’s a Division I player, come up there with us and we expect big things out of him.”
Just about everyone contributed offensively as Tyler Bush went 1-for-3 and drove in a run while Marco Ross continued his hitting streak by going 1-of-3 with a double, an RBI and two scored runs.
Bush also pitched the final inning for Bristol and racked up two strikeouts in the process.
TJ Wyrebek was 1-of-3 with two runs scored and a stolen base while John Pastyrnak went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Bryan Wyrebek was 1-for-3 with two scored runs and a stolen base while pitching a flawless sixth inning in relief of Niedzwiecki.
Burlington chucker Jay Pelletier hung around for a complete game effort, walking two batters for his troubles, but absorbed a tough loss.
Four errors prolonged his stay on the mound during a couple of the innings but after the first stanza, he gave up only one additional run until the fifth frame.
Brady Hecht, Josh Lamoute, Matt Dablain, and Steve Caruso all tallied hits for the Hunters, now 5-14.
Bristol scored four runs in the bottom of the first to end any suspense in the game as Ross drove in a run off an error, Pastyrnak drew a base-on-balls to force one in and Palmisano dropped in a two-RBI single to push the Greeners lead to 4-0.
In the third, Burlington got on the board as it loaded the bases for leadoff hitter Alex Hanson.
Hanson smashed a fly-ball to left which was caught by Palmisano for the first out of the frame.
But Josh Lamoute crossed the plate for the visitors first run of the game as the deficit was cut to 4-1.
In the bottom of the fourth, Bryan Wyrebek reached base via error, advanced off a wild pitch by Pelletier and zipped across the plate via an RBI single to left by Casanova to give the Greeners a 5-1 edge after four completed frames.
In the top of the fifth, Caruso landed a single in right that scored Hecht as the Hunters trailed by just three runs at 5-2 before Bristol added two additional tallies to the board.
With one out, Ross doubled deep to center, advanced to third off a wild pitch, and scored when a throwing error by Burlington catcher Mike Bahlmen was chucked into left field that make it a 6-2 game.
With T.J. Wyrebek, who drew a walk and later stole second while onboard, Palmisano jammed a double down the third base-line as the lead runner scored to make it a 7-2 affair.
In the sixth, Bryan Wyrebek reached first base safely off an error and stole second to get into scoring position.
A single by Bush scored Wyrebek and by the completion of the stanza, the Greeners were in front 8-2 and that lead stood until the final out of the contest was recorded.
Coupled with Bristol’s 7-2 win against Hunters earlier in the afternoon, the Greeners finished the season in second place in the Northern Division with one game left to play against Amenia of New York.
“All around, we played solid today,” said Mirmina. “It was nice taking both games.”

Bristol Police reported the following arrests:
•Simone Lewis-Mahoney, 33, of 21 Wooding St., Bristol was arrested on July 26 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Clarence Mahoney, 39, of 57 Edson Ave., First Floor, Bristol was arrested on July 26 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Charles E. Eldridge, 40, of 97 Stohers Place., Bridgeport was arrested on July 26 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, injury/risk/impairing morals and third degree strangulation.
•Brian P. Burke, 27, of 170 Ferraro Dr., Bristol was arrested on July 26 and charged with third degree assault, disorderly conduct and violation of protective order.
•Kristen A. Chipman, 43, of 170 Ferraro Dr., Bristol was arrested on July 26 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Bonnie E. Pelletier, 40, of 28 Muzzy St., Bristol was arrested on July 26 and charged with failure to comply fingerprint request, interfering with an officer, and operation while under the influence.
•William Parker, 56, of 28 Stafford Ave., Bristol was arrested on July 25 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Jeanne Winters, 46, of 241 Sperry Rd., Bristol was arrested on July 25 and charged with false prescription order, falsely assuming identity of doctor/practitioner, illegal possession of marijuana less than four ounces, illegal possession of narcotics and obtaining controlled substance by fraud.
•Daniel S. Munger, 46, of 1192 Burlington Ave., Bristol was arrested on July 25 and charged with illegal possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.
•Christopher Garden, 36, of 18 Bittersweet Lane., Burlington was arrested on July 25 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Philip J. Fortier, 62, of 206 South St., Bristol was arrested on July 24 and charged with first degree criminal trespass. He was arrested in another incident and charged with second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal trespass.
•Adolph W. Spring, 42, of 467 Farmington Ave., Apt. No. 17, Bristol was arrested on July 24 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace and third degree criminal mischief.
•Charles J. Castellini, 51, of 140 Oxford Way., Torrington was arrested on July 24 and charged with third degree larceny.
•Daniel L. Singleton, 55, of 9 Sable Court., Farmington was arrested on July 23 and charged with illegal manufacturing, distribution, sale of prescription of narcotics.
•Shawn M. Davis, 23, of 21 Adison St., Bristol was arrested on July 23 and charged with third degree burglary and sixth degree larceny. He was arrested in another incident and charged with illegal possession of narcotics, sixth degree larceny and possession of drug paraphernalia.
•Chad M. Konopka, 30, of 86 Summer St., Bristol was arrested on July 23 and charged with third degree assault and second degree breach of peace.
•Jeremy C. Bouthillier, 28, of 121 Curtiss St., Bristol was arrested on July 23 and charged with failure to keep right on curve/hill, operation without carrying license, and operation while under the influence.
•Lavar D. Owens, 33, of 41 Pleasant St., Bristol was arrested on July 23 and charged with violation of probation.
•William R. Lambert, 34, of 167 School St., Bristol was arrested on July 23 and charged with second degree breach of peace and second degree criminal mischief.
•Donna L. Hellmann, 34, of 79 Bristol St., Southington was arrested on July 22 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Robert S. West, 58, of 178 Maple St., Apt. No. 2, Bristol was arrested on July 22 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Jean-Marie A. Jackson, 43, of 31 Divinity St., Apt. No. 8, Bristol was arrested on July 22 and charged with second degree failure to appear.
•Christopher J. Lazore, 35, of 343 King St., Apt. No. 103, Bristol was arrested on July 21 and charged with disorderly conduct.
•Erin L. Shorette, 28, of 21 Ladeslipper Lane., Bristol was arrested on July 21 and charged with disorderly conduct.
•Elias Nazario, 52, of 21 Harland Ave., Waterbury was arrested on July 21 and charged with evading responsibility: physical injury and/or property damage, failure to keep right on curve/hill, injury/risk/impairing morals, and operation while under the influence.
•Kimberly Figueroa, 18, of 61 Rollinson Rd., Bristol was arrested on July 20 and charged with third degree assault and disorderly conduct.
•Kelly J. Gibeault, 28, of 10 Cedar St., Terryville was arrested on July 19 and charged with operation while under the influence.
•Ryan Cruz, 18, of 283 North Washington St., Plainville was arrested on July 19 and charged with sixth degree larceny, operation motor vehicle other than motorcycle without license first offense, operation of motor vehicle by minor having elevated blood alcohol content, and possession of alcohol by minor.
•Nathan Washburn, 24, of 365 George Washington Turnpike, Burlington was arrested on July 19 and charged with sixth degree larceny.
•Francis R. Pugliese, 43, of 63 Pierce St., Plainville was arrested on July 19 and charged with second degree breach of peace, third degree criminal mischief and first degree criminal trespass.
•Pasquale J. Mastroianni, 63, of 189 King St., Bristol was arrested on July 19 and charged with interfering with an officer, operation while under the influence and reckless driving.
•Stephanie A. Costa, 25, of 122 Vance Dr., Bristol was arrested on July 19 and charged with second degree failure to appear.

Carrie Norton and Lynda Russell will co-host a trip down memory lane at Lake Compounce on Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Bristol Historical Society. This event will include an exhibit of memorabilia from the Lake. For children of all ages, one of the original bumper cars will be on display throughout August. The program begins at 7 p.m. at BHS, located at 98 Summer Street, Bristol.  The event is free to members and $5 to non-members.