Boys Basketball: Central, ranked 23rd, heads to states
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The CIAC Division III boys basketball bracket is set and the squad from Bristol Central went to battle this past week as the tournament’s No. 23 team. The...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Falcons overwhelm Coventry, 70-26
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The St. Paul Catholic girls basketball squad got right to work on Monday, Feb. 25 in the first round of the Class S state tournament, belting No. 30 Coventry...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Bristol Eastern’s new 1,000 point club members saluted
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER On Monday, Feb. 13, the Bristol Eastern girls basketball program honored all its 1,000-point scores over the years during the Lancers’ 63-28 victory over Bristol...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: St. Paul blows out Parish Hill in states
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – Step two in the CIAC Class S bracket for the St. Paul Catholic girls basketball team was a home tilt against No. 14 Parish Hill on Thursday, Feb. 28. And,...
View ArticleGirls Basketball: Back in states, BE beats Waterford
By MICHAEL LETENDRE STAFF WRITER BRISTOL – The Bristol Eastern girls basketball team made its return to the CIAC Class L postseason count as the ninth-rated squad defeated No. 24 Waterford 64-34 in...
View ArticleNAACP finds new home in Bristol
Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu cuts the ribbon for the Bristol NAACP’s new office at 55 South St. this past weekend. Photo by JANELLE MORELLIRead more →
View ArticleOnce upon a time, the mayor said…
Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu reads to students at Stafford Elementary School last Friday for Read Across America Day. Photo by JANELLE MORELLIRead more →
View ArticleSpring in the city
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER As the snow begins to melt, the City of Bristol wants residents to get involved in the plethora of activities that are being offered throughout the city, and for...
View ArticleResidents head to Abu Dhabi for Special Olympics World Games
TAYLOR MURCHISON-GALLAGHER STAFF WRITER This week, Special Olympics Team USA headed to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, including two members of Team Connecticut – Steve Manzone and Ken Richter. The...
View ArticleObituary: Heidi (Behrer) Case, 58
Heidi (Behrer) Case, 58, of Bristol, died on Sunday (March 3, 2019) at Bristol Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Heidi was born in Norwalk on August 6, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Bruce...
View ArticleObituary: Kevin L. Goodine, 55
Kevin L. Goodine, 55, of East Haddam, beloved husband of Katherine (Pelletier) Goodine, died on Sunday (February 24, 2019) with family by his side at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown. Kevin was born in...
View ArticleObituary: Joan (Stafford) Coppola, 80
Joan (Stafford) Coppola, 80, of Bristol, passed away on Sunday March 3, 2019 at Ingraham Manor in Bristol. She was the wife of William Coppola for 60 years. Joan was born on May 27, 1938 in Lowell, MA...
View ArticleObituary: Jeanne (March) Shugrue, 84
Jeanne (March) Shugrue, 84, of Bristol passed away Saturday March 2, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury. Jeanne was born October 12, 1934 in Waterbury, CT, daughter of the late John and Helen...
View ArticleObituary: Lee Patton Steele, 79
Lee Patton Steele, 79, of Bristol, went home to be with God Wednesday evening (February 27, 2019) at home with his loving life partner at his side. He had bravely battled numerous serious health...
View ArticleObituary: Tracy Lynn Dagata, 49
Tracy Lynn Dagata, age 49, of Bristol, beloved mother and friend to everyone that knew her, passed away at her home on January 10, 2019 due to complications of diabetes. Born Tracy Lynn Cruz on August...
View ArticleObituary: Collette (Lamadeleine) St. Pierre, 82
Collette (Lamadeleine) St. Pierre, 82, of Bristol, widow of Louis St. Pierre, died on Friday (March 1, 2019) at Ingraham Manor. Collette was born in Canada on September 26, 1936 and was one of six...
View ArticleObituary: Trista Nicholson, 33
Trista Nicholson, 33, of New Britain, formerly of Bristol, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 27, 2019. Born on February 2, 1985, she was raised in Bristol, and attended local schools where...
View ArticleObituary: Sally A. Buck, 55
Sally A. Buck, 55, of Bristol, died on Thursday (February 28, 2019) at Bristol Hospital. Sally was born in Bristol on May 27, 1963 and was the daughter of the late Edgar and Lorraine (Hill) Buck. A...
View ArticleObituary: Andrew ‘Andy’ DeFilio Sr., 72
Andrew “Andy” DeFilio Sr., 72, husband of Sheri (George) DeFilio, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Monday (March 4, 2019) at Southington Care Center surrounded by his loving family after a long...
View ArticleObituary: Raymond L. Thibeault, 71
Raymond L. Thibeault, 71, of Bristol, beloved husband of Jocelyn (Myers) Thibeault, died on Friday (March 1, 2019) at St. Francis Hospital. Raymond was born on June 16, 1947 in St. Agatha, Maine and...
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