Wine Tasting fundraiser Friday night
The United Way of West Central Connecticut and the Professional Young Visionaries of Tomorrow will be hosting the 8th annual Winter Wine Gala on Friday, Nov. 30, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 42...
View ArticleBogdanski, Falcons go for broke and win
St. Paul’s quarterback Kevin Ashworth is on the run against Oxford. (Photo by Janelle Morelli) By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER OXFORD – With time ticking down on the clock in the fourth period of St....
View ArticleHoliday decorating
Photo by Janelle Morelli Four year old Lily, paints leaves on a fall picture at the Imagine Nation Museum on a recent Saturday. The four paintings created that day were hung at the Salvation Army,...
View ArticleNew director tapped for Meals for Neighbors
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church,27 Judd St, Bristol, CT 06010Phone: (860) 589-7744 By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER Zion Lutheran Church Names New Executive Director of Meals for Neighbors...
View ArticleHall of Fame inducts Class of 2018
The Class of 2018 for the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame. In the front row, from the left, Todd Ziogas, Susan Neveu, Morrie Laviero, and Tamara Stafford-Kirk. In the back row, from the left, Bill Sweet,...
View ArticleMuseum offers a ‘Day of Thanks’
The Imagine Nation Museum held a Thanksgiving luncheon for it’s preschool families and members last Tuesday. The Morin family enjoys their meal. (Photo by Janelle Morelli) By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER...
View ArticleLegion holding Pearl Harbor Day event
The American Legion will hold its annual Pearl Harbor Day on Friday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. This event is to honor all World War II veterans that served. It will be at the American Legion, Post 2 Meeting...
View ArticleShowcasing the talent of the city
The curtain raised on the annual Holiday Showcase of Stars on Saturday. On Friday night at St. Paul Catholic High School, the cast held a dress rehearsal for what was to come. Photos by JANELLE...
View ArticleHe came to conquer… and sign autographs
In advance of the latest Transformers adventure, the nine-foot-tall Bumblebee visited the Walmart on Farmington Avenue on Saturday. The event was sponsored by Walmart and Hasbro. Here, Jermaine poses...
View ArticleBE’s Myah Croze nominated to All-State
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – What would be the icing on the cake for Bristol Eastern girls soccer standout Myah Croze? How about a nomination to the All-State team? It’s a done deal and...
View ArticleFinance board sets down budget timeline
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Board of Finance approved the budget calendar for fiscal year 2019-20 put forth by City Comptroller, Diane Waldron, and her office. As of the November...
View ArticleLegion baseball dishes out awards
The Bristol American Legion baseball program held an awards dinner on Nov. 23. By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol American Legion Baseball program held its annual banquet on Friday,...
View ArticleHead to ‘The Hill’ to celebrate holidays
By TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce and Holiday on the Hill Committee will be hosting the Holiday’s on the Hill and Children’s Reverse Parade on...
View ArticleLooking back at fall season
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Well, the fall scholastic sports season has come and gone with the squads from Bristol making a little noise in the postseason. And it came from nearly every...
View ArticleBroad View Fund donates to Imagine Nation initiative
Representatives from The Main Street Community Foundation, the Broadview Fund, Bristol Preschool Childcare Center, and the Talcott Center for Child Development, presented a check to the Imagine Nation...
View ArticleGot your wishlist ready?
Vanessa poses with Santa for a photograph at Walmart Saturday. Photo by JANELLE MORELLI
View ArticleClub earns two national honors
Michael Suchopar, the president and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Bristol, right accepts the Blue Spirit Award Driving Great Futures Northeast Gold Award from the Northeast Leadership Conference...
View ArticleLegislators offer insight at roundtable
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER The Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce held the final legislative roundtable of 2018 at Bristol Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec. 4. State Representatives Whit...
View ArticleRibbon cutting for American Job Center at Tunxis
Tunxis Community College271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, CT 06032(860) 773-1300 TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER An official ribbon cutting was held on Tuesday, Dec. 4, to celebrate the...
View ArticleSaluting veterans
Above, Joanne and Edward Riccio III, look on as a photograph of their father, Edward Riccio, Jr. is revealed on Dec. 7 at the American Legion Post 2. The post held a ceremony to honor all World War II...
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